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NDP calls for ministerial panel on children in government care
Alberta's NDP is demanding the immediate re-establishment of a Ministerial Panel to see through what they say is urgently needed improvements to supports for children in care and child intervention se...
Nov 24, 2021
Calkins reacts to speech from the throne
Red Deer-Lacombe Conservative MP Blaine Calkins is unimpressed with the Liberal government's Speech from the Throne as read by the Governor General on Tuesday. Calkins released the following statement...
Nov 24, 2021
Als quarterback Trevor Harris says change of scenery rejuvenated him
The move to the Montreal Alouettes has made football fun again for Trevor Harris and taught the veteran quarterback the value of living in the moment. Harris began the year with the Edmonton Elks but ...
Nov 24, 2021
Military's water treatment system in Iqaluit stopped after high winds knock down tent
IQALUIT - The Canadian military says it has temporarily stopped its water treatment operations in Iqaluit after high winds knocked down one of its tents. The tent, covering holding tanks filled with p...
Nov 24, 2021
Alberta government accelerating the development of tech startups
The Alberta government's drive to diversify the economy is getting a boost as four business accelerators described as world-class aim to help promising startups grow.Provincial officials say business ...
Nov 24, 2021
First postelection question period picks up where campaign partisanship left off
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament are wasting no time plunging back into fractious partisanship. In the first question period since the Sept. 20 election returned practically the same minority House of C...
Nov 24, 2021
Environmentalists threaten Alberta Premier Kenney with lawsuit over inquiry remarks
A coalition of at least eight environmental groups is threatening to sue Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for defamation if he doesn't retract and apologize for statements saying a public inquiry found th...
Nov 24, 2021
Prosecutor shortage puts 1,200 cases at risk in Alberta
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Victims of crime could be left feeling empty in Alberta. There are currently 47 unfilled vacancies for crown prosecutors, and the Alberta Crown Attorney's Association says that coul...
Nov 24, 2021
New report finds Indigenous population contributed $6.74 billion to Alberta’s economy in 2019
A new report is highlighting the contributions Indigenous Peoples have made to Alberta's economy.The report was assembled by ATB Financial and MNP and is titled 'Opening the Door to Opportunity: repor...
Nov 24, 2021
Cold Shot, NDP calling for provincial support for struggling rural bus services
Cold Shot Bus Lines and the Opposition NDP are hoping the Alberta government can help inter-city bus service providers with some financial support, after operating at a loss over the last two years du...
Nov 24, 2021