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TC Energy inks deal for Indigenous ownership stake in Keystone XL pipeline
CALGARY -- Indigenous communities are being given a chance to pursue an ownership interest in the Keystone XL pipeline project, builder TC Energy Corp. announced on Tuesday.The Calgary-based company s...
Sep 29, 2020
Red Deer adds two active COVID-19 cases
Red Deer has added two active cases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, according to the latest numbers from the province, for a total of seven. The number of recoveries in Red Deer remains listed at ...
Sep 29, 2020
Town of Penhold urging province to expedite roundabout project
The Town of Penhold has sent an urgent request to Alberta Transportation in hopes of expediting work on a new roundabout at the community's busiest intersection.With a large amount of motor vehicle co...
Sep 29, 2020
Fredericton city councillors divided after poet laureate reads abortion poem
Fredericton city council is considering ending the custom of opening public meetings with a poem after the city's poet laureate read lyrical verses about abortion during a meeting Monday night. ...
Sep 29, 2020
Ponoka skate park closed due to vandalism and COVID violations
Unfortunate circumstances for youth in Ponoka as Hamilton's Skate Park has now been closed for the remainder of the season.Town officials say the move follows numerous complaints from the public about...
Sep 29, 2020
Ponoka updates home improvement incentive program to offer property tax breaks
Ponoka town council has approved the lowering of the qualification threshold on the town's Assessment Increase Incentive for Major Home Renovations so more local citizens can qualify for property tax ...
Sep 29, 2020
Liberals revive efforts to make Sept. 30 holiday for Indigenous reconciliation
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is reviving its effort to create a new statutory holiday to commemorate the victims and survivors of Indigenous residential schools. Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault...
Sep 29, 2020
Rocky RCMP Report: September 24-28
This is a report released to the media from the Rocky Mountain House (RMH) RCMP giving a brief description of various crimes and call-ins, both solved and unsolved throughout the community between the...
Sep 29, 2020
Agriculture investment aimed at supporting economic innovation and jobs
The Alberta government has announced further supports for the province's agriculture sector aimed at building value-added capacity and bolstering economic activity.The plan is said to aggressively pur...
Sep 29, 2020
Canada's top coaches connect to navigate relationships with athletes
Maelle Ricker's relationships with her coaches were pivotal in getting her to the top of the snowboard podium at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The first Canadian woman to win an Olympic gold medal at...
Sep 29, 2020