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Deadline for province's Working Parent Benefit ends March 31
EDMONTON, AB- Working parents have until March 31 to apply to receive a one-time $561 per child benefit to help with the cost of child care.Alberta parents "who used child care from April to December ...
Mar 17, 2021
Province announces funds to support victims of elder abuse
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is giving $750,000 to the Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council (AEAAC).To come over two years, the money will go to 31 coordinated community responses (CCRs...
Mar 17, 2021
Canadian Denis Shapovalov advances to quarterfinals in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships after beating Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday. The third-seeded ...
Mar 17, 2021
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died at 61
NAKURU, Kenya - President John Magufuli of Tanzania, a prominent COVID-19 skeptic in Africa whose populist rule often cast his East African country in a harsh international spotlight, has died. He was...
Mar 17, 2021
Rocky RCMP Report March 12-15 and upcoming check stop warning
To all motorists travelling in and around Rocky Mountain House over the next couple weeks, make sure to take extra precaution while driving and check that all of their driving documentation is up to d...
Mar 17, 2021
Penhold continues tax break for new home buyers
The Town of Penhold will continue to offer tax incentives for prospective new home buyers in the community. Last week, council approved the continuation of the town's New Home Tax Incentive Program fo...
Mar 17, 2021
Feds looking for answer from Prairie provinces on AgriStability changes
The federal government wants a yes or no from the three Prairie provinces on proposed upgrades to a program that protects producers against large declines in farming income.Federal Agriculture Ministe...
Mar 17, 2021
RDC business students make their case in online competition
The Alberta Deans of Business Case Competition 2021 had a different format than in the past, but that did not hinder the valuable learning opportunities for 50 provincial business post-secondary stude...
Mar 17, 2021
Hospital upgrades on the way for Olds, Wetaskiwin, Drayton Valley
The provincial government is touting its three-year, $50-million commitment from the latest budget to modernize and improve rural health facilities across the province.The Rural Health Facilities Revi...
Mar 17, 2021
PAMZ now accepting Blue Skies Awards Nominations
The Parkland Airshed Management Zone (PAMZ) is pleased to announce that its Blue Skies Awards program, which was cancelled in 2020 due to the Coronavirus-19 Pandemic, has been reinstated for 2021. Nom...
Mar 17, 2021