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Paxlovid to be available at more Alberta pharmacies
Starting April 1, more Alberta pharmacies can supply COVID-19 antiviral medication to eligible residents.Paxlovid is the first COVID-19 treatment approved by Health Canada that can be taken orally at ...
Mar 30, 2022
B.C. landslide caused 100-metre high tsunami, set off earthquake scale: study
VANCOUVER - A retreating glacier in a remote British Columbia valley caused a massive landslide that crested a 100-metre tall tsunami, wiped out kilometres of salmon habitat and was detected as far aw...
Mar 30, 2022
Government aiming to give Albertans stronger voice in democracy
Alberta's Recall Act and Citizen Initiative Act will come into force on April 7.Government officials say the Recall Act strengthens democracy by giving Albertans a method to hold elected officials acc...
Mar 30, 2022
Renewal deadline for commercial carriers extended
Alberta's government has announced an extension to the deadline for commercial carriers to renew Safety Fitness Certificates (SFC) that are required to operate in Alberta.Provincial officials say comm...
Mar 30, 2022
Trial date set for former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen charged with sexual assault
VANCOUVER - A trial date has been set for a former Vancouver Canucks forward charged with sexual assault. Jake Virtanen's case is set to be heard by a judge and jury in B.C. Supreme Court starting on ...
Mar 30, 2022
New Alberta Child and Youth Advocate named
A new Child and Youth Advocate for Alberta is due to be sworn-in next month.Terri Pelton will be sworn-in as Alberta's Child and Youth Advocate on April 5."With a career spanning more than 30 years as...
Mar 30, 2022
Building national monument honouring residential school students to take five years
Ottawa is eyeing a five-year timeline to build a national monument to honour children who suffered its residential schools system. Construction of a memorial in the national capital was listed as one ...
Mar 30, 2022
Splitting the ATA is all about payback and diminishing the profession
When it began life as the Alberta Teachers' Alliance in 1917, the ATA had as one of its first policy objectives that the teaching profession should be fully self-regulating. The profession itself, thr...
Mar 30, 2022
Henderson debuts new driver at The Chevron Championship, first major of LPGA season
Brooke Henderson has lost count of all the tweaks and adjustments that have been made to her driver heading into The Chevron Championship. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., estimates that she's trie...
Mar 30, 2022
Family Easter photos at Bower Place
For the first time since 2019, family photos with the Easter Bunny will be available at Bower Place in Red Deer next month.A rustic chic barn display will be at Centre Court as a photo back drop, with...
Mar 30, 2022