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Give peas a chance: researchers use genomic tech to fight root rot

Give peas a chance: researchers use genomic tech to fight root rot

Hardier varieties could lead to a more climate-resilient food system
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Patients commute, visit virtual clinics to connect with doctors

Patients commute, visit virtual clinics to connect with doctors

Data show 190 doctors taking new patients in Alberta Primary Care Networks, down from 390 in May 2022
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Marginalized groups face higher housing insecurity in rural Alberta

Marginalized groups face higher housing insecurity in rural Alberta

Women, 2SLGBTQIA+, and Indigenous people are disproportionately at risk, according to a new report from the Rural Development Network.
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Low wages top reason for housing insecurity

Low wages top reason for housing insecurity

The Rural Development Network's survey of 3,211 people from 21 participating rural, remote, and Indigenous communities in the province found the top three reasons for housing insecurity reported by respondents were low wages, inability to afford rent or mortgage payments, and increasing rent costs.
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Northern communities see surge in vehicle thefts

Northern communities see surge in vehicle thefts

Overall, there was an 18 per cent increase in vehicle thefts in Alberta between 2021 and 2022
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Rural film office shares experience, future plans

Rural film office shares experience, future plans

As The Mountain View Regional Film Office grows, it is looking at new ways to make expansion sustainable for its member communities.
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Panel discusses building Indigenous-municipal relationships

Panel discusses building Indigenous-municipal relationships

For municipalities trying to strengthen social connections and economic ties with Indigenous communities, there is no one roadmap to reconciliation.
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Wildfires, severe weather disrupting bird breeding and migration

Wildfires, severe weather disrupting bird breeding and migration

From devastating fires to heat domes and cold snaps, climate change has encroached on critical breeding habitat and shows signs of disrupting migration of birds in Alberta.
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Rural Alberta hit hard by housing crisis

Rural Alberta hit hard by housing crisis

Chronic lack of rental supply and worsening inflation leads to high costs, substandard conditions.
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Difference in new COVID vaccines 'extremely small,' expert says

Difference in new COVID vaccines 'extremely small,' expert says

Health Canada has approved Moderna formulation, currently reviewing Pfizer
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