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Poilievre says the next Canadian election will be about the carbon price

Poilievre says the next Canadian election will be about the carbon price

Pierre Poilievre returned to Ottawa on Thursday after the holidays with a familiar demand for Justin Trudeau: call a carbon-tax election.
Provincial health plans to cover primary care by nurse practitioners: health minister

Provincial health plans to cover primary care by nurse practitioners: health minister

Federal Health Minister Mark Holland says provincial and territorial health plans will cover primary care provided by nurse practitioners, pharmacists and midwives.
CP NewsAlert: Two Alberta men sentenced for roles in 2022 Coutts border protest

CP NewsAlert: Two Alberta men sentenced for roles in 2022 Coutts border protest

Two Alberta men have been sentenced for their roles in the illegal Coutts border blockade in 2022.
New funding for horse racing injury research at UCalgary

New funding for horse racing injury research at UCalgary

According to the U of C, "this work not only aims to improve injury prediction but also to inform best practices in track surface maintenance," in Alberta.
Crown seeks prison time for pair accused of mischief at Coutts COVID border protest

Crown seeks prison time for pair accused of mischief at Coutts COVID border protest

Two men who became the faces of a protest at a key Alberta border crossing in 2022 need to do prison time to send a message that actions have consequences, a Crown prosecutor told court Thursday.
Drugs and 3D printed weapons seized by Cochrane RCMP

Drugs and 3D printed weapons seized by Cochrane RCMP

Following a traffic stop in Stoney Nakoda, Cochrane RCMP made a significant seizure of drugs and 3D printed weapons on Jan. 8.
Bowden Institution prisoner convicted in 1993 murder dies

Bowden Institution prisoner convicted in 1993 murder dies

Michael Lee Hobbs, 50, died in custody Jan. 2 serving an indeterminate sentence since May 14, 1993 after conviction in Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench in Calgary
Alberta to send water bombers, helicopters to help fight Los Angeles wildfire

Alberta to send water bombers, helicopters to help fight Los Angeles wildfire

Alberta is preparing to send water bombers, night-vision helicopters and incident command team support to help battle wildfires ravaging parts of Los Angeles.
Alberta athlete training for new 2026 Olympic sport

Alberta athlete training for new 2026 Olympic sport

Kylee Toth of Cochrane, Alberta plans to compete in ski mountaineering which is being introduced at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Alberta Education Minister rejects teachers' association concern over mandatory tests

Alberta Education Minister rejects teachers' association concern over mandatory tests

Alberta's education minister is dismissing concerns from the province's teachers' association that more mandatory testing cuts into classroom learning and can be detrimental to students.
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