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Manitoba to help with feasibility study to possibly search landfill for slain women
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government will be joining an Indigenous-led committee tasked with determining whether it's possible to recover the remains of two First Nations women believed to be in a landf...
Dec 16, 2022
B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway reopens to four lanes as repairs continue after 2021 floods
HOPE, B.C. - A stretch along a key highway that sustained severe damage from landslides and flooding across southwestern British Columbia last year is back to four lanes after temporary repairs at thr...
Dec 16, 2022
Dutch continue speedskating supremacy in Calgary, Canadians earn two bronze medals
CALGARY - The Netherlands continued its torrid medal pace at a speedskating World Cup in Calgary and the host Canadian team picked up a pair of bronze Friday. The Dutch collected a dozen medals, inclu...
Dec 16, 2022
Sylvan Lake has victim services gap filled by Blackfalds office
Sylvan Lake and Blackfalds are teaming up to offer services for victims of crime.The Central Alberta Victim & Witness Support Society, based out of Blackfalds RCMP, now serves Sylvan Lake and area...
Dec 16, 2022
Provincial government seeking input on Alberta judges’ compensation
Alberta's 2021 judicial compensation commission is inviting public submissions on compensation levels for Alberta judges.Provincial officials say an independent judicial compensation commission was es...
Dec 16, 2022
Central Alberta Economic Partnership announces new board
The Central Alberta Economic Partnership (CAEP) have announced their 2023 executive committee and slate of directors.The group has already had their first meeting as directors following their election...
Dec 16, 2022
Migrants pack Mexico-US border ahead of asylum limits end
REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) - Thousands of migrants packed shelters on Mexico's border with the United States on Friday as an end neared to Trump-era asylum restrictions. Ahead of that, illegal border crossi...
Dec 16, 2022
Samuel Charron, Daniel Chamale honoured as Canada Soccer's top Para, futsal players
TORONTO - Samuel Charron has been named Canada Soccer's Para Soccer Player of the Year for a third time with Daniel Chamale honoured as Canada Soccer Futsal Player of the Year. Charron, who has been p...
Dec 16, 2022
Major upgrades to Alberta’s highways highlighted in 2022
Hundreds of road and bridge projects completed during the 2022 construction season will drastically reduce travel time on Alberta's busiest roads.That according to provincial officials who say that ac...
Dec 16, 2022
A Better World hosting annual cold weather walk in support of The Mustard Seed
This walk in Lacombe supports The Mustard Seed of Red Deer, which provides shelter, clothing and meals to those experiencing poverty or homelessness, and school lunch programs for children in need. To...
Dec 16, 2022