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Northern Alberta town council must decide on how to handle restrictive flag and crosswalk petition

Petition is asking for the town to only allow white ladder crosswalks and town and provincial flags on town properties.

Nov 15, 2023 9:45 AM Read more >

Brothers, 14 and 18, facing charges after deadly Calgary shooting

CALGARY — Police in Calgary say charges are pending against two brothers following a shooting Monday that killed one man and injured two others.

Nov 15, 2023 6:45 AM Read more >

Poilievre should admit most farm fuels already exempt from carbon price: Guilbeault

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says if Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had "any sense of moral decency," he would "admit" that 97 per cent of fuel used by Canadian farmers is already exempt from the carbon price.

Nov 14, 2023 4:15 PM Read more >

Saskatchewan trucker dies in fatal semi pile-up on I-40 in Texas

The collision occurred at about 8:15 a.m. Nov. 12 in Wheeler County, Texas.

Nov 14, 2023 2:45 PM Read more >

Man charged with manslaughter in death of five-year-old boy in Alberta foster home

LEDUC, Alta. — RCMP say they charged a man with manslaughter in the death of a five-year-old boy living in a foster home south of Edmonton.

Nov 14, 2023 1:15 PM Read more >

Inside the struggle to save Canada's most endangered bird

As federal and provincial governments clash, a failure to protect Canada's last wild-born northern spotted owl reveals cracks in the country's species at risk law.

Nov 14, 2023 8:15 AM Read more >

St. Albert RCMP release image of casino armed robbery suspect

Cops seek male suspect who fled in dark-coloured Jeep Cherokee after armed robbery at Century Casino in St. Albert.

Nov 14, 2023 6:45 AM Read more >

Okotoks doctor skeptical of province's health care plans

Some doctors and nurses are skeptical that the UCP government’s plan to restructure health care in the province will improve service delivery.

Nov 13, 2023 5:45 PM Read more >

Royal Canadian Mint to begin circulation of coins with image of King Charles

WINNIPEG — The first Canadian coins bearing the face of King Charles are soon to be circulated across the country.

Nov 13, 2023 4:45 PM Read more >

Shooting in Chestermere under investigation

The Chestermere RCMP are seeking public help as they investigate a shooting on Sunday night in the area of Meganser Drive. Chestermere RCMP received a report of a shooting in Nov. 12 at 10:57 p.m.

Nov 13, 2023 3:15 PM Read more >