How to tell if it’s a phishing scam
(NC) Phishing messages and calls are getting harder to tell apart from real ones. Get top tips on how to tell if they are legitimate calls or messages so you don’t take the bait.
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Dust settles on a year of misconceptions in southern Alberta
Cal Braid Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Remember last spring when we told you that Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz was assembling a drought command team to mitigate the severe drought that seemed inevitable? Well…false alarm. The drought squad got off easy as Mother Nature opened the skies and made forecasters look like fools. At the Bow…
Ontario resident treated after suspected bite from rabid bat
Celeste Percy-Beauregard Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A rabid bat found in Brantford may have bitten a person, Brant County Health Unit reported in a press release on Wednesday. The person who was exposed to the rabid bat is undergoing treatment and isn’t showing any rabies-related symptoms. The health unit says the positive test was done…
Jasper planning to undertake mass debris removal following wildfire
Peter Shokeir Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Jasper residents will soon get estimates for how much it will cost to get their destroyed properties cleaned up in a mass debris removal program. Coun. Wendy Hall requested an update on debris removal during a regular council meeting on Tuesday (Sept. 24). This comes as affected residents have…
Report finds 48 out of every 100 new nurses are leaving the profession before age 35
Canadian health care systems struggle to hold on to their young nurses, reveals a publication released this morning by the Montreal Economic Institute. “For every 100 nurses we train in the country, 40 are leaving the profession before their 35th birthday,” states Krystle Wittevrongel, director of research at the MEI and co-author of the publication. “This exodus…
Alberta’s tourism industry smashed records in 2023
Tourism is Alberta’s number one service export sector, bringing jobs, dollars and prosperity into the province’s economy. The 2023 tourism indicators make it clear: investments made by Alberta’s government in the province’s tourism sector are paying off. According to the latest data from Statistics Canada, in 2023 visitors spent $12.7 billion in Alberta, surpassing 2022’s…
Harvest Time in Lamont County – read the Sept 18 LEADER
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Fort Saskatchewan RCMP lay several charges following kidnapping with a weapon
On September 5, 2024, shortly before 1:00 p.m., Fort Saskatchewan RCMP received a complaint of a female being taken against her will and was placed in a vehicle with unknown subjects. Throughout the investigation it was learned the victim was in Edmonton where she was forced into a vehicle driven by an adult male. There were three…