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Lacombe County wins planning award for annual review process
Lacombe County has been awarded the 2024 Planning Award of Merit for Implementation Success by the Alberta Professional Planners Institute. The award recognizes Lacombe County's annual review process ...
Jul 11, 2024
Head of US aid agency says Israel has pledged to improve safety for humanitarian workers in Gaza
ASHDOD, Israel (AP) - The head of the U.S. agency overseeing American humanitarian assistance worldwide on Thursday said she has received Israeli pledges to allow aid workers to move more quickly and ...
Jul 11, 2024
Mark Carney would be 'outstanding' addition to federal politics, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney would be an "outstanding addition" to federal politics, and that he has been trying to recruit him to join the po...
Jul 11, 2024
Rehabilitation to 19 Street nearly complete
Crews have nearly completed road rehabilitation on 19 Street between Gaetz Avenue and 49 Avenue.All lanes of traffic are expected to be open by Saturday, July 13. City officials say this work is compl...
Jul 11, 2024
Building resiliency for Alberta beef farms
The governments of Alberta and Canada are supporting Alberta Beef Producers in expanding its food safety and certification program. According to government officials, Alberta is known worldwide for it...
Jul 11, 2024
Canada Revenue Agency order to seize Saskatchewan money unusual, say experts
REGINA - Legal experts say the federal government has taken an extraordinary step in trying to take $28 million from Saskatchewan's bank account for not paying carbon levy money, a case that is to be ...
Jul 11, 2024
Some Alaskan salmon fisheries lose Ocean Wise label amid concern for B.C.-bound stock
VANCOUVER - Vancouver-based seafood sustainability group Ocean Wise has removed its recommended designation from southeast Alaskan salmon fisheries. It says there are questions about the impact of the...
Jul 11, 2024
Thomas opens with 62 to lead Scottish Open by 1 with McIlroy 3 shots behind
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) - Justin Thomas dressed in tartan-patterned trousers and played the part Thursday in the Scottish Open with an 8-under 62, his lowest opening round on the PGA Tour since h...
Jul 11, 2024
Alberta K-6 schools to increase mandatory provincial testing this fall
Elementary students in Alberta could soon be subject to more testing than usual.Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides has outlined to school officials in an email the new Enhanced Early Years Assess...
Jul 11, 2024
Yukon government directs mining company to implement 'safeguard' measures after spill
Yukon mines minister John Streicker says the Eagle Gold mine disaster has the territory's residents "justly concerned" about the implications of the mining spill on Yukoners' way of life "for generati...
Jul 11, 2024