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KELOWNA, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — Winery owner Rolf de Bruin was well aware of the stakes as temperatures plunged to -24 C in Lillooet, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ, in mid-January.

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EDMONTON — Albertans will have to wait until the fall before they learn what the federal government thinks they should get if the province quits the Canada Pension Plan.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's chief electoral officer offered an inside look Thursday at the province's elections office as it scrambled to get ready for a snap election that Premier Blaine Higgs hinted would come last year but never did.

CALGARY — Taking a step back let Isabelle Weidemann take a step forward. The Ottawa speedskater's decision to stop racing mid-season was validated by the first world championship medal of her career in an individual distance.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba and Ottawa announced a deal Thursday to infuse $633 million into the province's health system, much of which they say will go toward hiring more front-line workers and improving care for seniors.

OTTAWA — The Transportation Safety Board is calling for improvements to pilot training and aircraft equipment after an investigation into a deadly helicopter crash in Nunavut.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Thursday he is confident a landfill search for the remains of two slain First Nations women will begin this year, while the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs said it was still waiting for signs of progress.

VAUDREUIL-DORION, Que. — Two women were killed and a third was critically injured in a stabbing attack Thursday in a condo tower west of Montreal, provincial police said. Sgt.

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