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75 years of Alberta's 'rat free' program

75 years of Alberta's 'rat free' program

CTV News17-07-2025
Alberta is celebrating 75 years of being rat free. CTV News Edmonton's Miriam Valdes-Carletti has more on the program and how it came to be.
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