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Developers want Alberta government to intervene on Canmore vacancy tax

July 3, 2025

790 km across Alberta for mental health

July 3, 2025

Millions in ‘unfair’ legal fees part of a broader problem in First Nations law

July 3, 2025

New provincial cash will boost local ag research

June 26, 2025

Daycare employee arrested after April assault

June 26, 2025

Bruderheim’s Maschmeyer signs with expansion Vancouver PWHL team

June 11, 2025

Lamont ponds gets aerated and stocked with 2,000 trout

June 11, 2025

Symbolism of vyshyvanka even stronger as deadly Russia-Ukraine war continues

May 30, 2025

Looking to boost tradespeople in Alberta

May 30, 2025

New Minister says Canada needs ‘infrastructure that gets our energy to tidewater’

May 30, 2025

Mailing Update for the May 28 Edition

May 27, 2025

Cold Lake First Nations opposes Alberta’s proposed Bill 54

May 22, 2025

Honda delays $15 billion electric vehicle project, moves some production to US

May 22, 2025

Federal government releases eight new home design templates for Canadian north

May 22, 2025

Southern Alberta School of Agriculture inches closer to fruition

May 22, 2025

RCMP encouraging parents to discuss personal safety with children

May 22, 2025

Leader threatened with lawsuit to stay silent on local UCP Constituency AGM

May 22, 2025

Fort Saskatchewan RCMP charge educational assistant with sexual offences against student

May 1, 2025

Alberta libraries thrive as rural lifelines, says Minister

May 1, 2025

Male charged after multiple arsons in Sherwood Park

May 1, 2025

Vermilion RCMP charges male after rural break and enter

May 1, 2025

Voters said to be turned off by candidates toeing party lines

May 1, 2025

National Red Dress Day an important reminder

May 1, 2025

DECLARED: Shannon Stubbs Re-Elected in Lakeland Riding

April 28, 2025

Devastating fire hits Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village

April 25, 2025

GHB lab busted by RCMP in Vegreville

April 25, 2025

Farm trucking licence rolls onto new Alberta training path

April 25, 2025

Homelessness on the rise in Grande Priaire as city continues to add resources

April 25, 2025

Conservatives forecasted to win Yellowhead, but political scientist warns of ‘complex election’

April 18, 2025

Special Olympics Alberta Summer Games beginning pre-game stretch

April 18, 2025

Tofield hosts U9 hockey tourney in memory of Strathcona player’s father

April 11, 2025

Sellers, buyers rush to beat Trump’s auto tariffs

April 4, 2025

O’Leary data centre in northern Alberta working with province in weekly meetings

April 4, 2025

Feds supported fossil fuel sector to the tune of nearly $30 billion last year

April 4, 2025

Village of Valemount facing economic crisis after Jasper wildfire closes highways

March 27, 2025

Farm values hit new high in Alberta

March 27, 2025

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Province announces photo radar ‘Cash Cow’ ending

March 27, 2025

Alberta’s Emergency Rooms closed for over 34,000 hours in ’24

March 26, 2025

ASIRT says investigation continues into death of man while in custody of St. Paul RCMP

March 24, 2025

Ousted MLA questions health minister from legislature floor over spending

March 24, 2025

Oil and gas companies plan to spend billions to boost future fossil fuel supply

March 12, 2025

Ontario printer spreading pro-Canada message with ‘Elbows Up’ posters

March 12, 2025

“Rural Communities expect better;” UCP MLA ousted from caucus supported by opposition

March 12, 2025

Poilievre makes tough statement on ‘Putin’s Illegal Invasion of Ukraine’

February 24, 2025

Redwater RCMP pick up 33 speeders over weekend

February 24, 2025

RCMP investigates voyeurism complaint in Ft. McMurray, foreign suspect charged

February 24, 2025

Swatting is no joke, RCMP say

February 24, 2025

Fort Saskatchewan RCMP seek public assistance in identifying suspects

February 21, 2025

Province of Alberta fighting racism head on

February 21, 2025

Province surveying Albertans on future rail expansion projects

February 19, 2025

Students encouraged to go offline

February 14, 2025

‘I will work relentlessly’, says Canada’s new chief advisor to combat human trafficking

February 14, 2025

Small-town Alberta needs you, future municipal professionals

February 14, 2025

Fort Saskatchewan and Vegreville RCMP arrest male for Break and Enter

February 14, 2025

St. Albert RCMP search warrant leads to drug seizure

February 14, 2025

Research out of Saskatchewan shows dairy cows build a natural immunity to bird flu after initial infection

February 5, 2025

Cold Lake bid for AJHL hockey team denied

February 5, 2025

French military airplane touches down at northern airports

February 4, 2025

Alberta creates ‘automatic yes toolkit’ to cut permits and introduce time-limits

January 29, 2025

Fertility Alberta aims to increase access to fertility care

January 29, 2025

Opinion: CBC siphoning millions from Online News Act meant to help publishers remain competitive

January 24, 2025

Canadian farmers bearing brunt of global geopolitics

January 24, 2025

Food waste shows potential in improving human health, says researcher

January 24, 2025

Alberta is calling — but is AI listening?

January 24, 2025

If You Use Stimulant Drugs, Talk to Your Doctor about Heart Health

January 20, 2025

Whitehorse man sentenced to year in custody for possession of child porn

January 20, 2025

Smith’s visit to Trump’s imperial court: Boom or bust for Canada’s looming trade war?

January 16, 2025

Yukon Premier reports positive talks with Trump Jr.

January 16, 2025

Strip mining to be allowed under Alberta’s new coal rules

January 16, 2025

Teacher in Manitoba gets jail time for sexually exploiting teen student

January 16, 2025

Heat pumps growing in popularity across Maritimes provinces as a winter heating solution

January 16, 2025

Vermilion RCMP charge male for break and enter

January 16, 2025

Premier Danielle Smith speaks with Legislative Reporter George Lee about matters important to rural Albertans

January 8, 2025

Legislative Reporter sits down with Alberta Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi

January 8, 2025

Need to Pay a Bill Over Christmas Break?

December 23, 2024

Municipalities say unpaid oil and gas taxes should be collected from royalty revenue

November 14, 2024

A granddaughter remembers

November 6, 2024

Life in and after the military has rewards and challenges, say Newfoundland medics

November 6, 2024

Private member’s bill introduced to Legislature aims to make life better for Indigenous Albertans

November 6, 2024

Reignited trade war and ‘sham allegations’ unfairly punish canola producers, says opposition critic

November 6, 2024

Registered nursing training program going well

November 6, 2024

Expert says gun owners are responsible for safety of their own firearms

November 6, 2024

ATA wants provincial government to rethink Bill 27

November 5, 2024

Bruderheim Trunk or Treat event this Sunday!!

October 24, 2024

NOTICE: Town of Lamont’s Halloween Trick or Treat Hours

October 24, 2024

Alberta reports record increase in HIV cases

October 23, 2024

Dawson City suing its own Mayor

October 23, 2024

Wabasca billboards will focus on local missing and murdered Indigenous people

October 23, 2024

Privatization is a Trojan horse, Ontario health coalition says

October 23, 2024

Covered Bridge Chips president and CEO steps aside after domestic violence charges

October 23, 2024

Young farmer eager to keep agriculture alive for her generation

October 23, 2024

Alberta’s remodelled Victim Services Unit extends rural reach, minister maintains

October 16, 2024

Air India travellers arrive in Chicago as RCMP investigates emergency landing in Iqaluit

October 16, 2024

Alberta the sole province where going electric won’t always save you money

October 16, 2024

Chris Hadfield talks importance of regular eye checkups

October 16, 2024

11 million YouTube views and counting for ‘ghost town’ photographer

October 9, 2024

Sepsis: the silent killer that can affect anyone

October 9, 2024

Grassland bird population declined 70 per cent in past 50 years

October 9, 2024

AHS says it’s looking into thousands of patient referral delays

October 9, 2024

Beaumont resident dies in motorcycle crash

October 9, 2024

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Developers want Alberta government to intervene on Canmore vacancy tax

The Building Industry and Land Development (BILD) Alberta Association is asking the Government of Alberta to review Canmore’s vacancy tax bylaw, citing concerns about the precedent it would establish, according…

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790 km across Alberta for mental health

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790 km across Alberta for mental health

A 19-year-old Grande Prairie local has completed a massive 790-km journey running across the province from Lloydminster to the B.C. border near Demmitt. Nicole Troyer has run, walked and cycled…

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Millions in ‘unfair’ legal fees part of a broader problem in First Nations law

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Millions in ‘unfair’ legal fees part of a broader problem in First Nations law

Legal fee agreements between a First Nation and its former law firm were unfair and, in some cases, unenforceable, a Saskatchewan judge concluded. Some legal experts say the issue is…

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