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Northern Alberta fire department recipient of 350K from creative sentencing

Northern Alberta fire department recipient of 350K from creative sentencing

A 2022 workplace fatality in the Peace River area — approximately 500 km north of Edmonton — was resolved with a $350,000 payment to the Caslan Fire Department.
Two killed in double crash north of Edmonton: RCMP

Two killed in double crash north of Edmonton: RCMP

Two people are dead after their truck was in two collisions in Sturgeon County Wednesday evening.
Reeve says public should know how much they pay for policing

Reeve says public should know how much they pay for policing

An Alberta municipality says it wants to tell ratepayers how much of their taxes is being spent on policing costs, but Municipal Affairs is taking issue with its disclosure.
Alberta Infrastructure minister latest to admit taking Oilers playoff tickets

Alberta Infrastructure minister latest to admit taking Oilers playoff tickets

Airdrie-Cochrane MLA Peter Guthrie is the third Alberta cabinet minister to admit attending Edmonton Oilers playoff games courtesy of a medical distribution company
Reignited trade war and 'sham allegations' unfairly punish canola producers, NDP critic says

Reignited trade war and 'sham allegations' unfairly punish canola producers, NDP critic says

Canola producers need protection from an ongoing trade war with China that’s costing their industry billions of dollars, says Heather Sweet, the Alberta NDP agriculture critic.
Ottawa orders TikTok's Canadian arm to be dissolved over national security risks

Ottawa orders TikTok's Canadian arm to be dissolved over national security risks

The federal government is ordering the dissolution of TikTok's Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media platform, but stopped short of ordering people to stay off the app.
GoFundMe supporting Alberta mother whose partner died in Mexico

GoFundMe supporting Alberta mother whose partner died in Mexico

In the early hours of Nov. 1, an Airdrie woman's partner, Kirby, passed away unexpectedly, leaving behind Weger and their four-year-old daughter.
'How to immigrate to Canada' searches spike after U.S. election

'How to immigrate to Canada' searches spike after U.S. election

Google Trends says people in the U.S. are searching how to immigrate to Canada.
RCMP raid three suspected drug houses in Central Alberta, turn up meth and cocaine

RCMP raid three suspected drug houses in Central Alberta, turn up meth and cocaine

Four people charged after search warrants executed at three residences in Innisfail, south of Red Deer.
Crop yield in southern Alberta estimated to be above average: Sigurdson

Crop yield in southern Alberta estimated to be above average: Sigurdson

Minister of Agriculture and Highwood MLA RJ Sigurdson said this year was a difficult growing season in some parts of Alberta.
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