Alberta (Canada)
Why Catholicism Remains Strong in Canada
EDMONTON, Alberta — The centerpiece of Pope Francis’s journey to Canada this week was his historic message of apology on Monday to the country’s Indigenous people for the Catholic Church’s role in the notorious residential school system that tried to erase their culture, and in which thousands of children were abused and died. But as […]
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Fresh Strawberries Linked to Hepatitis A Outbreak, F.D.A Says
Public health officials said they were investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A in the United States and Canada that is potentially linked to organic strawberries. American health officials said the outbreak most likely came from fresh organic strawberries branded as FreshKampo and H-E-B that were bought between March 5 and April 25. The strawberries were […]
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Oilers and Flames in Battle of Alberta: Bedlam on the Ice, Torn Loyalties Off It
ON THE ROAD BETWEEN CALGARY AND EDMONTON, Alberta — A white sedan trundled down a quiet road in Gasoline Alley, a tiny hamlet alongside Highway 2, with two flags flapping in a Saturday breeze. One fluttered for the Edmonton Oilers hockey club and the other for the Calgary Flames, two of the fiercest rivals in […]
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In N.H.L. Playoffs, a Canadian Divide Between Winners and Losers
TORONTO — Here, in the part of Canada that likes to think of itself as the center of the country — and as the center of ice hockey — the N.H.L. playoffs quickly and predictably withered. But hockey is raging like wild roses in Alberta, way to the west. The second round of the postseason […]
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