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Heat wave taking a toll on Alberta crops
Crop conditions in Alberta's Central region are being estimated at 77 per cent good or excellent, and on par with both the five-year and 10-year average.However, according to officials with Alberta Ag...
Jul 02, 2021
Feds lay out beefed-up flight refund rules after gaps laid bare by pandemic
OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing new rules that would strengthen passengers' right to flight refunds, ensuring reimbursement following cancellations made for reasons outside the airline's ...
Jul 02, 2021
Bail denied for man charged in young Bowden mother's death
Bail has been denied for the man accused in the death of his girlfriend this spring, a young mother from Bowden.Ross Arran McInnes, 27, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old ...
Jul 02, 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps need focus, right mindset to turn season around: coach
In the midst of a disappointing start to the season, Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Marc Dos Santos is once again reminding his team that every game in Major League Soccer is theirs to win - or lose. ...
Jul 02, 2021
Evacuee fled barefoot from wildfire that destroyed most homes in Lytton, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. - A woman who escaped a ferocious wildfire that destroyed the most of the village of Lytton, B.C., and surrounding First Nation communities says she didn't even have time to put shoes o...
Jul 02, 2021
Preliminary hearing set for central Alberta man charged in series of shootings
One of two men charged in a series of shootings west of Rocky Mountain House this spring, will see early next year if his case has enough evidence to go to trial.Keith Beaverbones, 28, is scheduled fo...
Jul 02, 2021
Man from southern Alberta hamlet wins $1M in vaccine lottery
LANGDON, AB - The first grand prize draw is complete for Alberta's Open for Summer Vaccine Lottery.Hailing from Langdon, a hamlet just east of Calgary, Tracey McIvor is now one million dollars richer....
Jul 02, 2021
Liberals keeping close eye on rapid-housing program revamp for future, Hussen says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of building affordable housing says projects left waiting cap-in-hand when the program they applied to ran out of funds will be at the front of the queue during...
Jul 02, 2021
Parties rake in millions in donations despite pandemic, padding campaign war chests
OTTAWA - Federal parties appear to have seen a drop in their fundraising in 2020, a year when the pandemic dented donations of all kinds. The Conservative return shows that the party pulled in more th...
Jul 02, 2021
First-dose walk-in clinic open for youth born between 2004 and 2009
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is now offering first dose walk-in clinics for Albertans born between 2004 and 2009.Starting July 2, youth born in those years can receive their first dose of COVID-19 va...
Jul 02, 2021