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• Edmonton Valley Zoo plans facility upgrades with new animals, attractions

  The Edmonton Valley Zoo 's 15-year master plan aims to build and upgrade several existing features, as well as add new attractions such as a polar bear exhibit.

  Features

  Dec 28
  
• Annette Dionne, last of the famous Dionne Quintuplets, dies at 91

  Annette Dionne, the last of the famous 'Dionne Quintuplets,' died Wednesday of complications due to Alzheimer's disease in a suburb of Montreal. She was 91.

  Canada

  Dec 27
  
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• Carney meets with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy today in Halifax

  Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet Prime Minster Mark Carney, today in Halifax, before heading to the United States for the weekend.

  Canada

  Dec 27
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• Oshawa fatal stabbing suspect linked to Peterborough homicide

  Peterborough Police Service (PPS) announced Friday the arrest of a suspect linked to a homicide earlier this month in Peterborough and another, in Oshawa. 

  Crime

  Dec 26
• Burnaby RCMP issue warrant for 18 year-old connected to Metro Vancouver shooting

  Burnaby RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for an 18-year-old man, wanted in relation to a shooting on Dec. 19, that hospitalized one man.

  Crime

  Dec 26
• ‘It’s tragic’; Prince Albert Salvation Army goes up in flames on Christmas Day

  The Prince Albert Salvation army is forced to shut down its doors have a fire on Christmas Day significantly damaged the building.

  Fire

  Dec 26
• Manitoba lowering breast cancer screening age to 40

  The province is lowering the minimum age for breast cancer screening from 50 to 45 beginning Jan. 2, a move being welcomed by advocates.

  Health

  Dec 24
• Canadian charities feeling financial crunch

  Charitable organizations across the country say they are feeling the impact of the rising cost of living. In some cases, donations are down and need is up.

  Canada

  Dec 21
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• Two children killed in Northern Ontario crash

  Ontario Provincial Police say a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck collided just after midnight on a remote section of the Trans-Canada Highway near Opasatika, Ont.

  Dec 21
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• Edmonton police release photos of truck connected to multi-vehicle hit and run

  According to police, on Dec. 16 at around 9:30 a.m., a Dodge Ram truck was driving north on 86 Street when it crossed onto 132 Avenue without stopping and hit a Honda CR-V.

  Canada

  Dec 20