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Update 23: Alberta wildfire update (Aug. 29, 3 p.m.)
With hot and dry conditions expected to continue through the long weekend, Albertans are advised to use caution when outdoors to prevent new wildfire starts.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., Aug. 29)Th...
Aug 29, 2025
RCMP urge safe water practices as Albertans try to beat the heat
As a prolonged heat warning remains in effect for most of Alberta, the RCMP reminds the public to practice safe water habits while taking refuge from the heat.As residents try to find some relief or s...
Aug 29, 2025
Alberta launches new digital wallet and mobile health card
The UCP government is launching what they call the new Alberta Wallet.This will give Albertans the option to carry their Government of Alberta-issued documents on their phones.A mobile health card is ...
Aug 29, 2025
CP NewsAlert: U.S.federal appeal's court rules Trump's tariffs illegal
WASHINGTON - A United States federal appeals court ruled today that many of U.S President Donald Trump's tariffs, including the fentanyl-related duties on Canada, are illegal but allowed for the levie...
Aug 29, 2025
Utah Supreme Court blocks execution of prisoner with dementia who chose to die by firing squad
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The impending execution of a man by firing squad in Utah was blocked by the state's Supreme Court on Friday after his attorneys argued he should be spared because he has dementia...
Aug 29, 2025
US revokes visas of Palestinian president and other officials ahead of UN General Assembly
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month's annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General...
Aug 29, 2025
California energy regulators pause efforts to penalize oil companies for high profits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California energy regulators Friday put the brakes on plans requiring oil companies to pay a penalty if their profits climb too high, a temporary win for the fossil fuel indu...
Aug 29, 2025
'Erroneous' claims being made about human remains case in Brooks, says RCMP
The RCMP says speculation and misleading information are not helpful.The Brooks detachment, along with the RCMP Major Crimes Unit, is continuing to investigate the case of 20-year-old Fatima Ahmed, wh...
Aug 29, 2025
Alberta contributing $5.5M for new Blood Tribe Police detachment
The Blood Tribe Police Service (BTPS) now has the funding it needs to build a new, larger and more modern detachment.The Alberta Government has announced $5.5 million in funding for the $17.2 million ...
Aug 29, 2025
B.C. ministry unaware of coroners attending death scenes remotely after 2019
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Ministry of Public Safety says it was unaware of the BC Coroners Service continuing a practice of attending certain death scenes remotely after 2019. Ministry spokeswoma...
Aug 29, 2025