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World Suicide Prevention Day event in Sylvan Lake
The Town of Sylvan Lake is hosting a free event next month to help mark World Suicide Prevention Day. Sylvan Lakers are invited to bring their whole family for a hands-on event all about suicide aware...
Aug 20, 2025
Central Alberta business to benefit from federal funding initiative
A central Alberta business is among seven recipients set to receive federal funding aimed at supporting rural and Indigenous communities and entrepreneurs throughout the province. Bear Hills Gas Stati...
Aug 20, 2025
Parliament should have discussed recognition of Palestinian state, open letter says
OTTAWA - An open letter signed by dozens of community and business leaders says the Liberal government should not have decided to recognize a Palestinian state without debating the issue in Parliament...
Aug 20, 2025
Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and stayed a lower court's order keeping in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central Amer...
Aug 20, 2025
Valérie Plante says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney share the same priorities
MONTRAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney are aligned on priorities including public transportation and housing. Plante and Carney met at Montreal City Hall for th...
Aug 20, 2025
Poilievre calls on federal government to classify Bishnoi gang as terror entity
SURREY - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is the latest politician calling for the federal government to designate the India-based Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity. His call on a visit ...
Aug 20, 2025
Town of Sylvan Lake encouraging residents to vote on name of Community Rock Snake
After name suggestions and painted rocks, Sylvan Lakers are now being encouraged to vote. After many creative name submissions, the Town says they've narrowed it down to the top five names and they ne...
Aug 20, 2025
Elon Musk, world's richest man, spotted in Bella Bella, B.C., on weekend visit
Airport shuttle driver Sean Carter has lived in the remote northern British Columbia community of Bella Bella for almost nine years and says the small coastal village occasionally gets a celebrity vis...
Aug 20, 2025
Gabbard slashing intelligence office workforce by 40%, cutting budget by more than $700 million
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Office of National Intelligence will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually, the Trump administration announced Wednesday. Direct...
Aug 20, 2025
RCMP arrest minor in Montreal on terror-related charges
MONTREAL - The RCMP say they have arrested a minor in Montreal on terrorism-related charges. Police say they arrested the young male in the city's Cte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grce borough around 1:30...
Aug 20, 2025