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Province proposes creation of investment-attraction agency
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta looks to create a firm that will promote the province as a prime place to invest.Minister of Economic Development, Trade, and Tourism Tanya Fir has introduced ...
Jul 07, 2020
Bill proposed to support sand and gravel operators
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is clearing up the definition of minerals, sand and pits.Bill 31, the Environmental Protection Statutes Amendment Act, includes two amendments to definitions i...
Jul 07, 2020
New legislation aims to restore balance in Alberta’s workplaces
EDMONTON, AB - New legislation introduced by the province could save companies about $100 million per year.Bill 32, the Restoring Balance in Alberta's Workplaces Act, would support the reduction of re...
Jul 07, 2020
Photos surface of Andrew Scheer failing to wear mask while travelling
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer was spotted Tuesday in a Toronto airport lounge not wearing a mandatory mask. Two separate photos of the bare-faced party leader sitting comfortably in a wai...
Jul 07, 2020
Bears trying to live with people, but it still isn’t enough: study
EDMONTON - Grizzly bears are doing their best to get along with people, but it still isn't enough.Newly published research assessing more than 40 years of data concludes that without large wilderness ...
Jul 07, 2020
Charities battered by COVID-19 say federal support desperately needed
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is facing growing calls to provide direct support to Canada's charity and non-profit sector as some of the country's best-known and largest organizations say th...
Jul 07, 2020
Hollywood catches up to director Gina Prince-Bythewood
Gina Prince-Bythewood knows what good fighting looks like. The "Love & Basketball" director has been an athlete her entire life, but she also just loves action movies. So when she started dreaming...
Jul 07, 2020
Canadian airlines accused of ignoring COVID precautions, denying refunds
TORONTO - When Bobbi Jo Green booked a flight back in May for her, her husband, and her children to see two ailing family members, she was counting on the airline's physical distancing rules to still ...
Jul 07, 2020
Vancouver Whitecaps missing five players at MLS is Back Tournament
The Vancouver Whitecaps will be missing five players at the MLS is Back Tournament, including forwards Lucas Cavallini, Fredy Montero and Tosaint Ricketts. The club said defender Andy Rose and defende...
Jul 07, 2020
Canada's two largest railways move record grain in second quarter
CALGARY, AB. -- Canada's two largest railways moved record quantities of grain in the second quarter after benefiting from another strong month in June.Canadian National Railway says it is on pace for...
Jul 07, 2020