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Jasper wildfire damage now estimated at $1.23B — and could go higher, insurance industry says
The estimated cost of wildfire damage in the Rocky Mountain town of Jasper has ballooned to $1.23 billion, partly a result of the municipality's relative isolation making it more expensive to remove debris, say insurance industry officials.
News Canada Edmonton January 29
Gridlocked: The Way Out
Congestion already costs Toronto drivers time and money. Here's how tolls could help
Nicole Brockbank
News Canada Toronto January 29
L.A. fire conditions made 35 per cent more likely thanks to climate change, researchers say
Inayat Singh
News Science January 28
Researchers to monitor farming's nitrous oxide emissions using Yorkton CBC tower
Liam O'Connor
News Canada Saskatchewan January 29

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