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Kenney: Province "studying" massive investments into Southern Alberta's irrigation system
TABER, AB - Southern Alberta's irrigation system has been largely unchanged for over 60 years now, but that could change in the near future.During his announcement of the twinning of a section of High...
Jul 02, 2020

Trans Mountain timeline: A look at key dates in the project’s history
OTTAWA - The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion cleared another legal hurdle Thursday when the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal to First Nations that argue they were not properly consulte...
Jul 02, 2020

Atlantic Canada prepares to lift travel restrictions as regional "bubble" opens
Atlantic Canadians are closely eyeing travel requirements and coronavirus case numbers across the region as the four provinces prepare to open their borders to their neighbours Friday, an experiment t...
Jul 02, 2020

Blackfoot Confederacy calling on Premier Jason Kenney to fire his "racist" speechwriter
EDMONTON, AB- The Blackfoot confederacy is joining the widespread calls to fire Premier Jason Kenney's speechwriter.Paul Bunner is under fire in a response to a series of allegedly racist articles he ...
Jul 02, 2020

First Nations coalition rejects recommendation to lift Sen. Beyak's suspension
OTTAWA - A coalition of First Nations chiefs and residential school survivors are rejecting new recommendations to lift Sen. Lynn Beyak's suspension from the Senate. They say her most recent anti...
Jul 02, 2020

Inquiry into mass shooting in Nova Scotia facing delays due to 'technicalities'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister says technicalities are causing delays as the provincial and federal governments work out what form an inquiry into the April mass shooting that clai...
Jul 02, 2020

Feds extend COVID-19 isolation order for anyone entering Canada until Aug. 31
OTTAWA - The federal government has extended the mandatory quarantine order for most people entering Canada until the end of August to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Any travellers ent...
Jul 02, 2020

Investigation underway after a vehicle allegedly rammed a Taber Police Service car
TABER, AB- There aren't a lot of details on what happened, but an investigation is now underway after it is alleged that a vehicle attempted to ram a Taber Police Service (TPS) patrol vehicle.After be...
Jul 02, 2020

Coronavirus concerns freeze Vanilla Ice show
AUSTIN, Texas - Vanilla Ice has indefinitely postponed a Texas concert that drew fierce criticism due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 1990s rapper with the hit single "Ice Ice Baby" had been schedule...
Jul 02, 2020

Presumption COVID-19 case in Nunavut, may be territory's first infection
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is reporting what may be its first case of COVID-19. Dr. Michael Patterson, the territory's chief public health officer, says there is a presumptive infection of a work...
Jul 02, 2020