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Alberta businesses outline priorities ahead of municipal elections
With municipal elections taking place across Alberta this fall, the Business Council of Alberta (BCA) has released a new report, Municipal Matters: Business Priorities for Alberta's Local Governments,...
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Liberal MPs reluctant to lower 2030 and 2035 climate targets
EDMONTON - Some Liberal MPs are reluctant to see their government lower its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2030 and 2035, as Prime Minister Mark Carney stays quiet on whether Canada is ...
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High-speed rail construction could begin in four years, LeBlanc says
MONTREAL - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government's new major projects office will work to get construction underway on the Alto high-speed rail line within four years. He says...
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Judge temporarily blocks US effort to remove dozens of immigrant Guatemalan and Honduran children
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A federal judge in Arizona temporarily blocked the Trump administration from removing dozens of Guatemalan and Honduran children living in shelters or foster care after coming to ...
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Drought deepens in Eastern Canada as West sees some improvement: monitor
Officials say a deepening drought in Central and Atlantic Canada is creating water supply issues and underlining concerns about crop conditions and wildfires. The latest national outlook shows large p...
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Lethbridge ceremony honours fallen firefighters
On the 24th anniversary of 9/11, Lethbridge Fire & Emergency Services (LFES) sought to honour those who have lost their lives in the line of duty.Dozens marched through downtown Lethbridge as part...
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BBB warns owners of lost pets to beware of extortion scam
Owners of lost pets are being warned about a pet extortion scam."This scam highlights the lengths that scammers will take to get your hard earned money," says Mary O'Sullivan-Andersen, President/CEO o...
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B.C. First Nations and logging firm want Walbran Valley old-growth blockade to end
VANCOUVER - The Pacheedaht First Nation on Vancouver Island says a blockade opposed to old-growth logging on its traditional territory in the Walbran Valley near Port Renfrew, B.C., is undermining its...
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Majority of Brazil's Supreme Court panel votes to convict ex-president Bolsonaro of organized crime
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - The majority of a panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices on Thursday voted to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro of organized crime as part of his trial for allegedly a...
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Judge issues nationwide block on Trump policy that cuts off Head Start for people in US illegally
A federal judge has issued a nationwide block on a Trump administration directive that prevented children in the U.S. illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program. Head...
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