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Opposition NDP leader Naheed Nenshi sworn in as member of Alberta legislature
Opposition NDP leader Naheed Nenshi is officially a member of the Alberta legislature.The former Calgary mayor was one of three new MLAs to be sworn in following last month's byelections.Also sworn in...
Jul 14, 2025
Alberta Next panel set to begin hearings on public concerns with federal government
Premier Danielle Smith's hand-picked panel hearing how to fix relations with the federal government is set to get down to work this week with back-to-back town halls.On Tuesday, Smith and the 15 other...
Jul 14, 2025
CFL will review its procotols regarding the updating of fans in weather delays
TORONTO - The CFL is reviewing how it updates fans during weather-related issues after poor air quality forced it to reschedule a regular-season game Friday night. The CFL postponed the Saskatchewan R...
Jul 14, 2025
Alberta surpasses U.S. in confirmed measles cases with more than 1,300
Alberta has surpassed the United States in confirmed measles cases, after 30 new cases were diagnosed over the weekend.The province has now seen 1,314 cases since the beginning of March.The U.S. Cente...
Jul 14, 2025
Alberta government launches new grant to support survivors of gender-based violence
The provincial government has introduced a grant aimed at supporting survivors of gender-based violence.The Community Pathways to Justice grant is expected to help community organizations and Indigeno...
Jul 14, 2025
Pilot dead after helicopter crash in Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE - One person is dead after a helicopter crash in the Northwest Territories. RCMP say they were told around noon that an aircraft had crashed near the community of Behchoko. Police say the ...
Jul 14, 2025
Torrential rains: Montreal calls on Quebec to expand flood compensation
MONTREAL - Montreal's mayor says the province must expand its disaster compensation program in the wake of torrential rainfall over the weekend that flooded many homes. Up to 100 millimetres of rain f...
Jul 14, 2025
Provincial government forms 14 regional councils to offer input on local health care
The Alberta government has announced the creation of 14 new regional advisory councils that will allow residents to offer input on how healthcare is implemented in their communities.The councils are m...
Jul 14, 2025
Pitcher Jim Clancy, a longtime Blue Jay and 1982 all-star, dead at 69
TORONTO - Jim Clancy, who made his Major League debut during the Toronto Blue Jays' 1977 expansion season and spent 12 seasons with the club as a key member of its starting rotation, has died at 69. T...
Jul 14, 2025
Contractors to survey local ponds to help keep Lethbridge waterways healthy
Officials with the City of Lethbridge say you might notice some activity around stormwater ponds over the coming days. They say it's all part of keeping Lethbridge's waterways clean and healthy.Starti...
Jul 14, 2025