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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving the lives of his mother and two younger siblings …
Read More »Meet the B.C. man who swims to work
Some people walk to work, some take the bus or a train and a few might even take a ferry. Many drive to work, often in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Brent Hobbs of Kelowna, B.C., swims. He makes his way along the shore of Okanagan Lake to work twice a week, about 1.8 kilometres. He …
Read More »Rural Alberta frustrated with oil and gas ‘bad actors’ not paying tax as industry swims in cash
As questions loom about how Canada’s oilpatch will spend its record profits, Alberta’s rural municipalities are once again calling for what they’re owed in outstanding property taxes. Jason Schneider, a director with the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA), says the oil boom is good news, and the majority of companies are paying their …
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