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Hundreds of tonnes of mandarin oranges are wasted in B.C. each year – why?

Around 10% of the holiday citrus is wasted annually, due to overproduction and its sensitivity to degradation, says food recovery expert

Dec 17, 2023 4:45 PM Read more >

Podcast looks for new leads in Saskatoon woman's disappearance

The SPS-produced podcast series explores the 2015 unsolved disappearance of 32-year-old Kandice Marie Singbeil.

Dec 17, 2023 3:15 PM Read more >

Nakoda Elementary wins CBC national music contest

The school’s three grade 5 classes came together to cover Drake’s “Passionfruit” for the CBC’s “Music Class Challenge.”

Dec 17, 2023 2:42 PM Read more >

Future of historic Alberta churches destroyed by arson in doubt

Community group to meet to determine next step in restoring historic St. Aidan's Church; Historical Society says Pioneer Memorial Church unlikely to be rebuilt

Dec 17, 2023 1:45 PM Read more >

Banff's council considers hiking grant to save heritage buildings

“To lose five buildings over three years is a hard loss for our community."

Dec 17, 2023 12:15 PM Read more >

RCMP looking for suspects in Janvier church fire

Church in Northern Alberta destroyed by Friday night blaze

Dec 17, 2023 9:15 AM Read more >

NASA tests robot snake on Alberta glacier

The device (whose acronym expands into Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor) is essentially a 4.4-metre long, 200 lb. mechanical snake that is 10 centimetres in diameter.

Dec 16, 2023 3:15 PM Read more >

New wolf pack forms in Banff National Park

Parks Canada fears some wolves may have been fed human food or garbage.

Dec 16, 2023 1:45 PM Read more >

'Tone it down!': B.C. homeowner gets nasty letter over Christmas decorations

The letter used coarse language, describing the Sooke, B.C., house as 'the joke of the neighbourhood' for using so many Christmas decorations.

Dec 16, 2023 11:15 AM Read more >

UPDATED: Skier injured in avalanche in Yoho National Park, conditions dangerous

Parks Canada warns of hazardous avalanche conditions from a weak, shallow snowpack in Banff, Yoho and Kooteney national parks where the avalanche rating is currently considerable.

Dec 16, 2023 8:13 AM Read more >