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Smith pushing back on federal plan to bring asylum seekers to Alberta
Premier Danielle Smith is pushing back against what she calls the federal government's plan to ship tens of thousands of asylum claimants to Alberta. Smith released a statement saying Alberta has alwa...
Sep 12, 2024
RCMP say three dead, suspects at large, in targeted attack at home in Lloydminster
RCMP said suspects were at large but the public was not at risk Thursday following a triple homicide at a home in Lloydminster, Sask.Staff Sgt. Brian Nicholl didn't give details about the victims.He t...
Sep 12, 2024
Alberta First Nation suing federal government over right to clean drinking water
EDMONTON - An Alberta First Nation has revived a lawsuit it launched 10 years ago in an effort to get the federal government to recognize its human right to clean, safe water.The Ermineskin Cree Natio...
Sep 12, 2024
‘Unprecedented’: Severe Calgary hail storm caused $2.8 billion in damage last month
The Insurance Bureau of Canada says a severe hail storm that battered Calgary last month is the second-costliest event in Canadian history.The bureau says the initial damage estimates come from Catast...
Sep 12, 2024
Wild horses advocacy group rescues foal after mother dies in Clearwater County
Volunteers with a central Alberta organization recently faced abominable sights and smells while rescuing a young, wild foal deep in the West Country.On Aug. 20, members of the Help Alberta Wildies So...
Sep 12, 2024
Ottawa loses bid to quash Israel advocates' lawsuit calling for halt to UNRWA funding
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has denied Ottawa's bid to quash a case in which advocates for Israel are asking for a reversal of Canada's temporary freeze on the main United Nations agency supporting Pal...
Sep 12, 2024
Border Patrol response to Uvalde school shooting marred by breakdowns and poor training, report says
U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas in 2022 failed to establish command and had inadequate training to confront what became one of the nation's deadliest class...
Sep 12, 2024
B.C. to scrap consumer carbon tax if federal government drops legal requirement: Eby
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will end the provincial carbon tax on consumers and shift the onus to "big polluters" if the federal government removes a legal requi...
Sep 12, 2024
Emergency department in Beaverlodge to be without a physician Friday
Alberta Health Services says there will not be a doctor in the emergency department at the Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, September 13.People with medical emergencies can...
Sep 12, 2024
Small Business Week returning in late October
The Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for Small Business Week next month.The chamber will be holding four events throughout the week to celebrate local entrepreneurs.The Wo...
Sep 12, 2024