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Fire Safety Plans now required for construction, renovation, or demolition sites in Blackfalds
Effective October 15, 2024, the Blackfalds Fire Department will require Fire Safety Plans for construction, renovation and/or demolition sites with a cost of $5,000 or greater, meant to specifically a...
Oct 02, 2024
Cybersecurity head says there's no chance a foreign adversary can change US election results
WASHINGTON (AP) - Security for America's election systems has become so robust that Russia, Iran or any other foreign adversary will not be able to alter the outcome of this year's presidential race, ...
Oct 02, 2024
Cybersecurity head says there's no chance a foreign adversary can change US election results
WASHINGTON (AP) - Security for America's election systems has become so robust that Russia, Iran or any other foreign adversary will not be able to alter the outcome of this year's presidential race, ...
Oct 02, 2024
Canadian figure skater Sorensen suspended at least 6 years for 'sexual maltreatment'
Canadian figure skater Nikolaj Sorensen has been suspended for at least six years for "sexual maltreatment," the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner announced Wednesday. The suspension was list...
Oct 02, 2024
Quebec premier says Ottawa should forcibly relocate half of asylum seekers
PARIS - Premier Franois Legault says the federal government should force asylum seekers arriving in Quebec to move to other provinces, including people who have already settled in the province. Legaul...
Oct 02, 2024
Red Deer ratifies CUPE agreement
The City of Red Deer and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 417 have approved a new collective agreement. The new three-year agreement is retroactively effective from January 1, 2024 ...
Oct 02, 2024
Israel has right to defend itself, but wider war must be avoided: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning Iran's missile attack on Israel, but says the international community must do everything it can to help avoid a bigger regional war. Exchanges of f...
Oct 02, 2024
Edmonton's Wil Bateman continues to grow on Korn Ferry Tour with steady approach
Edmonton's Wil Bateman has learned to ride the waves of being a professional golfer in his second season on the Korn Ferry Tour. Bateman is one of three Canadians competing in this week's Korn Ferry T...
Oct 02, 2024
Province shoring up community drought and flood protection
Municipalities and Indigenous communities in Alberta can now apply for $19 million in funding to help protect homes, businesses and lives from floods and droughts. Alberta's government says it is step...
Oct 02, 2024
Blue Jays president Shapiro says GM Atkins will continue in current role
TORONTO - Team president Mark Shapiro says Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins will continue in his current role. Shapiro says it was an "incredibly disappointing season," but notes Atkins guided th...
Oct 02, 2024