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Appeal to stop ID requirements at Alberta's SCSs dismissed
EDMONTON - Alberta's top court has dismissed an appeal from harm reduction advocates who wanted to stop a provincial policy that requires people who want to use a supervised consumption site to provid...
Jan 31, 2022

City offering new downtown parking payment method
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is making it easier for businesses in the Downtown area to pay for their customer's parking.Businesses can access a new and convenient option to pay for their c...
Jan 31, 2022

Province announces new program to attract & retain rural physicians
FORT MACLEOD, AB - Alberta's rural communities could soon have hope in getting more family physicians.Health Minister Jason Copping has announced $6-million over the next three years for the Rural Edu...
Jan 31, 2022

Alberta jobs minister wants answers from caucus colleague who attended border protest
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta cabinet minister Doug Schweitzer says he wants answers from a fellow caucus member who attended a truckers protest that is snarling traffic at the United States border.Schweitze...
Jan 31, 2022

Coutts mayor frustrated with convoy, but “no problems” with protestors in village
COUTTS, AB - The mayor of Coutts says being in the village "is kind of like being under siege."On Saturday, multiple commercial vehicles lined up near the Canada-U.S. border at Coutts, demanding that ...
Jan 31, 2022

Ottawa politicians return to office Monday as convoy carries on
OTTAWA - Much of downtown Ottawa remains in a forced lockdown today as a convoy of Canadians demanding an end to all COVID-19 restrictions continues its stranglehold on the nation's capital for a four...
Jan 31, 2022

Justin Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA, ON - Canada's Prime Minister has tested positive for COVID-19. Justin Trudeau tweeted the news out Monday morning, noting he is feeling fine. This morning, I tested positive for COVID-19. I'm ...
Jan 31, 2022

Trial to start for teen charged in 2020 hit-and-run death of Calgary police officer
CALGARY, AB - A trial for the 19-year-old man charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer just over a year ago is scheduled to begin today. The teen, who cann...
Jan 31, 2022

Canes get shut out 6-0 in Edmonton
EDMONTON, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes did not end their three-game road trip through Alberta on the right note.Travelling to Rogers Place on Sunday for a matchup with the Oil Kings, the Canes fell ...
Jan 30, 2022

Kenney on Coutts convoy: "This blockade must end"
COUTTS, AB - Alberta's Premier is urging protesters at the Coutts border to go home.On Saturday, hundreds of commercial vehicles lined up near the Canada-U.S. border, demanding that public health meas...
Jan 30, 2022