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Are you driving one of Canada's most stolen vehicles?

Are you driving one of Canada's most stolen vehicles?

Car theft in Canada has reached historic highs
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Libraries should be treated as "critical infrastructure" in rural communities, advocates say

Libraries should be treated as "critical infrastructure" in rural communities, advocates say

Libraries can be the heart of rural communities. They are a social gathering space and connecting link to services and programming, along with being a place to get the novel you need for book club.
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Quarter of Albertans cut back on basic needs to pay energy bills

Quarter of Albertans cut back on basic needs to pay energy bills

One in seven Canadians reduced spending on, or went without, necessities like food and medicine to pay for utilities in 2023
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Lagging rural housing starts blamed on lack of data

Lagging rural housing starts blamed on lack of data

Urban centres see growth in September, but development in less-populated areas shows signs of slowing
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Research project aims to conserve grassland and improve carbon sequestration

Research project aims to conserve grassland and improve carbon sequestration

Alberta’s grasslands are stable, long-term carbon sinks, and a project led by University of Alberta researchers aims to store an additional 32.5 megatonnes of carbon in the prairie soil.
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Do U.S. co-op models have solutions for rural Alberta?

Do U.S. co-op models have solutions for rural Alberta?

At the Reimagining Rural Economic Development Conference in Camrose on Thursday, speakers shared examples from Wisconsin co-ops that could help rural Alberta deal with pressing community needs and problems that lie ahead
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Household spending in Alta. dropped twice the national average in 2021, survey

Household spending in Alta. dropped twice the national average in 2021, survey

From transportation to clothes to entertainment, Canadian households spent almost 3 per cent less on goods and services in 2021, according to Statistics Canada.
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Give peas a chance: researchers use genomic tech to fight root rot

Give peas a chance: researchers use genomic tech to fight root rot

Hardier pea varieties could lead to a more climate-resilient food system
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West Nile virus forecasting maps in Alberta on pause since 2020

West Nile virus forecasting maps in Alberta on pause since 2020

"West Nile Virus is considered endemic in Alberta. Human case numbers are expected to occur each year and the numbers can and will vary."
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Low wages top reason for rural housing insecurity in Alberta

Low wages top reason for rural housing insecurity in Alberta

A survey found the top three reasons for housing insecurity in rural, remote and Indigenous communities in Alberta were low wages, inability to afford rent or mortgage payments, and increasing rent costs.
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