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    US will use sanctions to disrupt Iran's 'malign' activity, Yellen says

    U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday said Iran's attack on Israel last weekend and its financing of militant groups in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq threatened stability in the Middle East and could cause economic spillovers. Yellen began remarks prepared for a news conference by addressing what she called an unprecedented attack on Israel by Iran and its proxies, saying Treasury would use its sanctions authority and work with allies to "continue disrupting the Iranian regime’s malig

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    If you stop to look at these grizzlies, you could get slapped with a fine

    Warming temperatures have uncovered a free lunch along the Bow Valley Parkway, and the area's most opportunistic eaters have wasted no time bellying up to the bar. For the past few weeks, two grizzly bears, the Boss, and another known as Split Lip, have been frequenting a section of railway track along the highway, chowing down on grain spilled from trains that has accumulated over the winter. The bears, which have set social media abuzz — and drawn more people to pull over on the side of the ro

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    Proposed Edmonton recovery centre aims to give lung transplant patients financial breathing room

    When doctors told Karen Ganong she needed a double lung transplant she thought they had the wrong person.What started as a cough in April last year, resulted in several hospital visits and respiratory failure.Ganong has since been diagnosed with interstitial lung disease.From Airdrie, she and her husband Fred have been in Edmonton for three weeks undergoing lung boot camp to strengthen Ganong's condition before her transplant.Alongside the stress about her health, they say finding a way to affor

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    Polish president Duda to meet Trump in New York, media reports

    WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish President Andrzej Duda will meet Donald Trump during a visit to New York this week, Polish media and a Trump campaign official said on Tuesday, as European leaders prepare for the possibility of the Republican's return to the White House. Nationalist Duda, whose term in office expires in 2025, was one of Trump's preferred international partners during his presidency. The Polish president's top aide has said they remain in contact.

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  • NewsThe Weather Network

    Days of messy weather with travel, flood threats over the eastern Prairies

    Special weather statements line parts of the eastern Prairies as a far-reaching spring storm threatens periods of heavy rain and snow this week

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    Prayer notes removed from Jerusalem's Western Wall ahead of Passover holiday

    Bunched up notes, placed into crevices of ancient stones of the Western Wall - Judaism's holiest site, were removed on Tuesday ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover. The notes were placed there by visitors believing their requests might find a way to God. (AP video shot by Alon Bernstein)

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  • EntertainmentThe Weather Network

    More April snow spreads into Alberta, and the wind chill returns

    Snow, and a wind chill -- welcome to April in Alberta. Brace for slower commute times through Wednesday as conditions change quickly across the province

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