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Federal dental plan adding challenges for Alberta dentists
Costs for dental work are notoriously high and to combat the high costs, the federal government released a national dental plan to try and curb costs.Dentists across the country, including Alberta, ha...
Jul 23, 2024
Minister Schow promoting Alberta in the U.K.
Minister of Tourism and Sport Joseph Schow will meet with key U.K. travel trade partners and outfitting businesses this summer to showcase Alberta as a premier destination.The provincial government sa...
Jul 23, 2024
Lethbridge City Council approves bid for 2026 Memorial Cup
Lethbridge City Council is supporting the City's bid to host the 2026 Memorial Cup.Lethbridge City Council on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, voted to provide $1.25 million and a letter of support to the Spor...
Jul 23, 2024
Member of Canada Soccer support team detained in France for alleged drone use
PARIS - The Canadian Olympic Committee says a "non-accredited" member of Canada Soccer's support team has been detained by French authorities in Saint-tienne for allegedly using a drone to record New ...
Jul 23, 2024
North Korea again flying balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says North Korea has again flown balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff says the balloons are flying north of Seou...
Jul 23, 2024
Adventure-seeking B.C. couple were victims found on Nova Scotia island: relative
HALIFAX - The British Columbia couple whose remains recently washed ashore on Nova Scotia's remote Sable Island have been identified as 70-year-old James Brett Clibbery and his 54-year-old wife, Sarah...
Jul 23, 2024
Grande Prairie Forest Area remains at high danger rating following storm Monday night
Wildfire risk in the Grande Prairie Forest Area remains high despite last night's storm.Alberta Wildfire says the rain was scattered and many parts of the forest remain dry and susceptible to lightnin...
Jul 23, 2024
France's Macron says he'll keep the centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will keep a centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics to avoid "disorder," brushing aside an 11th-hour prime minister nominati...
Jul 23, 2024
Manitoba Chiefs decry reduced federal funds for residential school searches
OTTAWA - The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs criticized the federal government for reducing funds to search the grounds of former residential schools, saying in a statement they are profoundly disappointe...
Jul 23, 2024
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile flips onto its side after crash along suburban Chicago highway
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - One of Oscar Mayer's hot dog-shaped Wienermobiles ended up flipped onto its side after crashing on a suburban Chicago highway, police said. The Wienermobile hit a car Monday mor...
Jul 23, 2024