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• How weather, geography made southern Alberta a prime target for flooding
• Dix, 'heartbroken' NDP provincial council meet for election post-mortem
• Edmontonians offer homes, donations to flooded south Alberta
• Volunteers help people separated during Alberta flooding find each other
• Residents of 4 Calgary communities can return home
• Calgary flood victims angered by alleged price-gouging
• Flood watch still in effect for Edmonton, Devon
• Saskatchewan braces for highest influx of water in 100 years
• Via bomb plot suspect: Canada wrong to 'colonize' Afghanistan
• UNESCO defers decision on world heritage bid for Manitoba-Ontario forest
• Canada's alliance to fight child sex abuse online merely 'symbolic': briefing note
• Labrador town of Red Bay gets World Heritage Site status
• Best year for strawberries in decades, farmers say
• Photos: Pets rescued in Alberta floods
• Photos: Aerial images of massive Alberta floods
• Photos: Calgary's flooded Scotiabank Saddledome
• Medicine Hat braces for next round of flooding,

How weather, geography made southern Alberta a prime target for flooding Posted: 22 Jun 2013 01:50 PM PDT The rains have all but stopped in Alberta and the weather warnings have passed, however the flooding threat not only continues for many of the communities already affected, but many more are under flooding and flash flood warnings as the … Continue reading →

Dix, 'heartbroken' NDP provincial council meet for election post-mortem Posted: 22 Jun 2013 09:21 PM PDT VANCOUVER - A month after his party suffered a shocking electoral upset, British Columbia New Democrat Leader told party members that he takes responsibility for the debacle.

Edmontonians offer homes, donations to flooded south Alberta Posted: 22 Jun 2013 09:11 PM PDT While some Edmontonians opened their homes to evacuees, others flooded charities with donated clothes and household items for neighbours to the south.

Volunteers help people separated during Alberta flooding find each other Posted: 22 Jun 2013 11:16 AM PDT NANTON, Alta. - High waters that have been swamping southern Alberta since Thursday have separated many friends and families who have no easy way to reconnect with each other, and volunteers are scrambling to help.

Residents of 4 Calgary communities can return home Posted: 22 Jun 2013 01:10 PM PDT Though much of Calgary remains underwater, including parts of an eerily quiet downtown, some of the 75,000 flood evacuees are being allowed to go back home.

Calgary flood victims angered by alleged price-gouging Posted: 22 Jun 2013 11:35 AM PDT Calgary's flooding woes were further beset on Saturday by reports of price-fixing at the hands of greedy merchants, many of whom appeared to be trying to profit from the desperation of people seeking basic supplies.

Flood watch still in effect for Edmonton, Devon Posted: 22 Jun 2013 12:42 PM PDT The flood watch ordered Friday for the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton and Devon remains in effect Saturday.

Saskatchewan braces for highest influx of water in 100 years Posted: 22 Jun 2013 11:28 AM PDT As floodwaters from Alberta make their way in to the Saskatchewan River system, the province is bracing for its highest influx of water since the early 1900s.

Via bomb plot suspect: Canada wrong to 'colonize' Afghanistan Posted: 22 Jun 2013 12:42 PM PDT A man accused of plotting to derail a Via passenger train between Toronto and New York has sharply criticized the Canadian government for its military involvement in Afghanistan, labelling it a deadly and wrong form of "colonization."

UNESCO defers decision on world heritage bid for Manitoba-Ontario forest Posted: 22 Jun 2013 09:34 AM PDT WINNIPEG - It will be at least another year before UNESCO's world heritage committee decides whether to grant special recognition to a vast stretch of boreal forest along the Manitoba-Ontario boundary.

Canada's alliance to fight child sex abuse online merely 'symbolic': briefing note Posted: 22 Jun 2013 02:55 AM PDT OTTAWA - A splashy news conference last week touted Canada's membership in a global alliance against child sex abuse, but an internal document says the move was merely "symbolic" and places no obligations on the federal government.

Labrador town of Red Bay gets World Heritage Site status Posted: 22 Jun 2013 05:34 AM PDT A tiny town in Labrador has joined famed sites like Machu Picchu and the Taj Mahal as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Best year for strawberries in decades, farmers say Posted: 22 Jun 2013 02:24 PM PDT Ottawa-area farmers are crediting a perfect mix of heat and rain for an abnormally large, flavourful crop of strawberries this summer.

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Photos: Aerial images of massive Alberta floods Posted: 22 Jun 2013 12:50 PM PDT REFILE - ADDING MISSING WORD The Bow River over flows its banks into the downtown core and residential areas in Calgary, Alberta June 22, 2013. The heaviest floods in decades shut down the Canadian oil capital of Calgary on Friday, forcing the evacuations of tens of thousands of residents and shutting the Alberta city's downtown core. Some 1,300 troops were deployed to help with rescues and the mandatory evacuations that forced 100,000 people from their homes in Calgary and thousands more in the small towns surrounding the city. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Photos: Calgary's flooded Scotiabank Saddledome Posted: 22 Jun 2013 04:50 PM PDT This photo shared on Twitter shows flooding outside of the Saddledome in Calgary. The Calgary Flames have released some images of the flooded Scotiabank Saddledome on Saturday, June 22.

Medicine Hat braces for next round of flooding, Posted: 22 Jun 2013 05:02 PM PDT CALGARY - While Calgary turned a corner in its flood fight and residents trickled back home, thousands more rushed for higher ground as a surge of high water bore down on communities further to the east.

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