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NDP says no help for Alberta families or businesses in government's throne speech
Alberta's NDP says the UCP's intentions for the coming legislative session don't include any help for struggling Alberta families and businesses, and has no acknowledgement of the harm done to househo...
Feb 22, 2022
Death of an inmate from Drumheller Institution
UPDATE: Feb. 24, 2022The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit has charged four people in connection to the homicide of David James Klassen.Charges of first-degree murder have been laid against the following...
Feb 22, 2022
Josh Hamilton pleads to misdemeanor in daughter-assault case
One-time Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor in a case arising from an altercation with his teenage daughter, officials said. Hamilton, 40, pleaded guilty in Fo...
Feb 22, 2022
Emergencies Act committee members will take oath of secrecy: government Senate rep
OTTAWA - Members of a parliamentary committee set up to scrutinize the Emergencies Act will have to take an oath of secrecy, but will not be given access to highly classified material, says the govern...
Feb 22, 2022
Josh Hamilton pleads to misdemeanor in daughter-assault case
One-time Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor in a case arising from an altercation with his teenage daughter, officials said. Hamilton, 40, pleaded guilty in Fo...
Feb 22, 2022
Pentagon expected to OK National Guard for DC truck convoys
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is expected to approve the deployment of 700 to 800 unarmed National Guard troops to the nation's capital, a U.S. official said Tuesday, in the face of trucker convoys t...
Feb 22, 2022
Province renews joint FMA as part of long-term investment in northern Alberta forests
The province announced Tuesday it has renewed a joint forest management agreement (FMA) with two companies in northern Alberta for the next 20 years.The FMA has been renewed with West Fraser Mills Ltd...
Feb 22, 2022
Emergencies Act committee members will take oath of secrecy: government Senate rep
OTTAWA - Members of a parliamentary committee set up to scrutinize the Emergencies Act will have to take an oath of secrecy, but will not be given access to highly classified material, says the govern...
Feb 22, 2022
U.S. warns Canada, again, that it's not happy about proposed digital services tax
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Trade Representative's office has once again made its feelings clear about Canada's plan to implement a controversial new tax on digital services. The office issued an abrupt sta...
Feb 22, 2022
Alberta announces Red Tape Reduction Awareness Week
The provincial government is announcing its Red Tape Reduction Week, as part of the 13th annual Canadian Federation of Independent Business Red Tape Awareness Week from Feb. 22 to 25."Alberta is the b...
Feb 22, 2022