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AP Exclusive: Justice Dept dropping Flynn's criminal case
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, abandoning a prosecution that bec...
May 07, 2020
Innisfail RCMP charge couple for possessing meth
A couple from Innisfail has been charged for possessing meth after local Mounties executed a search warrant Tuesday evening. RCMP executed the search warrant at a location on 45 Avenue in Innisfail wh...
May 07, 2020
Innisfail Mounties charge several for impaired driving
Throughout the month of April, Innisfail RCMP laid charges in relation to five instances of impaired driving. Cheryl Lukash, 48, of Sylvan Lake was charged with: Impaired operation of a conveyance; an...
May 07, 2020
Watchdogs warn COVID-19 apps come with privacy risks to Canadians
OTTAWA - Privacy commissioners from across the country are warning of potential risks associated with government COVID-19 apps used to trace the movements of Canadians. Some provinces have already int...
May 07, 2020
Rocky Mountain House maintains tax levy, waives penalties for 2020
The Town of Rocky Mountain House has maintained the municipal tax levy at its current rate for the second straight year as part of the recently passed 2020 Tax Bylaw. Adopted on May 5, the bylaw provi...
May 07, 2020
Feds to partly cover 'top ups' for front-line workers on minimum wage
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government, provinces and territories will spend $4 billion to increase the wages of essential workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. He says th...
May 07, 2020
Trudeau says he does not share view that oil and gas sector is beyond saving
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he does not agree that oil and gas in Canada is dead. Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and Green parliamentary leader Elizabeth May both claim t...
May 07, 2020
Alberta’s Colleges launch taskforce to support COVID-19 economic recovery efforts
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB - An economic recovery taskforce has been launched by Alberta's 11 Comprehensive Community Colleges (CCC).The taskforce will help local, provincial and federal governments, and indu...
May 07, 2020 The institutions represented in the taskforce (Photo courtesy GPRC)
Westerner Park welcomes guests on-site to access Glow Gardens
Westerner Park will be opening its northwest and southwest gates on Thursday, May 7 to welcome guests on-site to access Glow Gardens. The pop-up garden shop will be set up in their West parking lot, g...
May 07, 2020 (photo supplied)
Servus Credit Union makes $50,000 mental health donation
To kick off a movement aimed at helping Albertans start to feel good again, Servus is giving $50,000 to support mental health services in Alberta.Servus's donation will primarily go to support distres...
May 07, 2020