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Alberta Education Minister David Eggen says he is appalled after seeing hurtful and offensive material about residential schools that was given to a student. An outraged student posted a photo of an o...
rdnews@socastdigital.com Sep 20, 2018
ST. PAUL, Alta. - Alberta’s education minister apologized Thursday after learning an online social studies course asked students about the positive effects of residential schools. Students were ...
rdnews@socastdigital.com Sep 20, 2018
EDMONTON - The province is working with an investment contractor to help connect Alberta businesses with Silicon Valley. It's called Connection Silicon Valley (CSV), and its aim is to help build relat...
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JASPER, Alta. - Two people suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries when they were swept about 600 metres by an avalanche they triggered while climbing a mountain in Jasper National Park. Pa...
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EDMONTON – Alberta is starting to stockpile marijuana but isn’t saying where it’s being kept. Finance Minister Joe Ceci says cannabis shipments have begun but he says for security re...
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CALGARY – Police are investigating a Calgary art gallery heist in which thieves made off with works worth about $500,000. Investigators say last May the suspects used a saw to cut through the do...
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MEDICINE HAT- With cannabis set to be legal on October 17, provinces have been working to amend their impaired driving laws to include cannabis. The laws vary from province to province. In Alberta, th...
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EDMONTON - Alberta Environment says two black bear cubs being rehabilitated will be returned to the wild by mid-October despite concerns that it is too early. The Cochrane Ecological Institute, a non-...
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CALGARY - A lawyer for a man on trial for first-degree murder in the death of a Calgary mother of four says Curtis Healy should be found guilty of second-degree murder instead. A jury heard evidence t...
rdnews@socastdigital.com Sep 19, 2018
UPDATE [OCT. 1] – RCMp advise that Treston Minde, reported missing Sept. 17, has been located. Wetaskiwin RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance.
rdnews@socastdigital.com Sep 19, 2018