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Death toll rises for black bears in mountain parks
For the second time in a matter of days, a black bear has been killed in the mountain parks. Late Tuesday, an adult male was struck on the Trans-Canada Highway in Yoho National Park near Yoho Ranch. It...
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Ewart: Raitt defends decision forcing railways to move Prairie grain
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt defended the federal action that required Canada’s major railways to increase the volumes of grain they ship as a necessary move that helped maintain the country’s...
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Ewart: Oil prices, safety concerns slow crude-by-rail trains
After five years of rapid growth — punctuated by fiery crashes that stoked public safety fears across North America — the business of moving crude-by-rail is slowing down. It goes well beyond trains...
View ArticleHistoric Calgary Week: 'Railtown' could be a more fitting name for prairie city
Nicknames have a way of sticking but ‘Cowtown’ and ‘Oiltown’ might not be as fitting as ‘Railtown’ for Calgary. Historian Doug Coats shares his knowledge on the city’s correlation with the railway on...
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