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Updates on road and trail work
116 AvenueCity Hall says the upgrades to 116 Avenue will finish ahead of schedule.The city's chief operating officer Brian Glavin says the original target date to finish was next month."Initially, we ...
Sep 13, 2023
Wapiti Area Synergy Partnership hosting Open House September 19
The Wapiti Area Synergy Partnership is inviting local landowners, residents and industry representatives to attend an open house event next week.WASP is holding an information night to get more landow...
Sep 13, 2023
Flooding in eastern Libya displaces at least 30,000 people, according to UN agency
DERNA, Libya (AP) - Devastating floods that engulfed a coastal city in eastern Libya have displaced at least 30,000 people, the U.N. migration agency says. The International Organization for Migration...
Sep 13, 2023
In the news today: Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak, Trudeau to meet MPs in London
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... More questions arise in daycare E. coli outbreak A report detailing critical he...
Sep 13, 2023
Seven in 10 Canadians worried about climate change, link it to extreme weather
OTTAWA - A large majority of Canadians are worried about climate change and believe it is the reason for an increase in extreme weather, a new national poll suggests. But the Leger poll says only a sm...
Sep 13, 2023
B.C. aware of dike problems before destructive flooding in 2021, documents show
Officials with the British Columbia government and the City of Merritt were aware of significant problems with dikes for several years before a series of atmospheric rivers flooded the community, docu...
Sep 13, 2023
More questions arise as investigation into Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak continues
CALGARY - A report detailing critical health violations at a central kitchen serving Calgary daycares affected by an E. coli outbreak is raising even more questions about how this could have happened....
Sep 13, 2023
Trudeau expected to meet with MPs in London, Ont., as Liberals hold 'frank' talks
LONDON, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to meet with most of his party's MPs this afternoon as they try to reverse a slump in the polls. Trudeau arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday night aft...
Sep 13, 2023
Increasing number of Canadians want to reconsider ties to monarchy, survey suggests
MONTREAL - Just over one year after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a new poll suggests a growing number of Canadians believe it's time to reconsider the country's ties to the monarchy. Data released...
Sep 13, 2023
Weather Network forecasts 'fickle fall' in Canada with season to start cold, end mild
Canadians can expect a "fickle fall" this year as the season is forecast to start off chilly before above normal temperatures lead the country into winter, a prominent forecaster predicts. The Weather...
Sep 13, 2023