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Police find weapons and ammunition while preparing broken down pickup for towing

A spokesperson for a group opposed to the current human sexuality curriculum being taught in Alberta schools to Grade 5, 6 and 7 students spoke to Rocky View school trustees this week.

“It would be very rare, almost unheard of, for council not to respect an order with a tribunal."

RJ Sigurdson, Alberta’s minister of agriculture and irrigation, announced $165 million in funding to support livestock producers affected by drought and extreme growing condition.

A former civilian jail guard at the Piikani Nation RCMP detachment in Brocket, Alta. is facing criminal charges of sexual assault and breach of trust after an alleged in-custody assault last week. Charles G.

Lake Louise RCMP with help from Alberta RCMP Traffic, Alberta Sheriffs, and Parks Canada conducted a two-day commercial vehicle inspection at Moraine Lake, with 33 of 50 passing inspections, 14 put out of service, and six requiring immediate attention.

High River RCMP have charged one person in connection to a September assault and are trying to identify three other suspects.

“When a bear’s life is potentially in danger and there's something they can do about it, they’ve chosen to act, which is fantastic.”

New technology allows better treatment for Afib, a condition of abnormal heart rhythm that increases risk of heart attack and stroke.

Experts say the large-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage in hard-to-abate sectors like oil and gas production and cement manufacturing will be required if Canada is to have a shot at meeting its climate targets.