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Expert says mitigation will only go so far, as wildfires like the one last year in Jasper continue to threaten mountain towns due to climate change.

The head of the Canada Council for the Arts doesn't think Alberta's arts sector is getting an equitable share of national arts funding. Now, it's hiring two arts liaison consultants to increase awareness about funding opportunities for Alberta artists.

As the Canadian Armed Forces continue to try and dig out of a deep recruitment hole, they're starting to give new recruits with medical conditions a shot at joining the military rather than automatically turning them away.

Following a strategic game plan, Martin delivered a clean, conservative performance for a first-run score of 80.60.That proved good enough for gold, with big name after big name crashing as the course conditions deteriorated on a windy day in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains.