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Seven new family doctors coming to Okotoks clinics this year

Seven new family doctors coming to Okotoks clinics this year

Seven internationally-trained doctors are expected to arrive at a pair of clinics in Okotoks this spring and summer.
Alberta liquor store spotlights Canadian products as U.S. tariffs paused

Alberta liquor store spotlights Canadian products as U.S. tariffs paused

Westview Co-op Liquor Store aims to further facilitate supporting local brands as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Feb. 3 that U.S. tariffs would be paused for at least 30 days
Government’s COVID report called biased, with little scientific backing: Alberta doctor

Government’s COVID report called biased, with little scientific backing: Alberta doctor

Dr. Dennis Fundytus calls the $2 million task force’s COVID report biased and says it turns people off of getting immunized.
B.C. man charged in theft from an Alberta firefighters association

B.C. man charged in theft from an Alberta firefighters association

Harold (Jeff) Avery, 57, a resident of BC, has been arrested and charged with Fraud Over $5000 in relation to missing monetary funds from the Cochrane Firefighters foundation in Southern Alberta.
Alberta city tops the world's coldest spots this week

Alberta city tops the world's coldest spots this week

Residents of Cold Lake woke up to a frigid reality on Feb. 4 as the northeastern Alberta city claimed the title of the coldest spot on Earth. 
2025 records in canola demand and high beef prices

2025 records in canola demand and high beef prices

Tariffs are a concern for economic outlooks on Canadian agriculture exports says Farm Credit Canada economist.
Business federation gives Alberta top marks in red tape reduction

Business federation gives Alberta top marks in red tape reduction

Alberta continues to win favour with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, this year notching its second consecutive full A grade atop the organization’s Red Tape Report Card.
Suspect pleads guilty to shooting his father in Southern Alberta

Suspect pleads guilty to shooting his father in Southern Alberta

Kaden Clouston admits to shooting his father with a shotgun at their Okotoks home last spring.
Nine migrants detained, one dead after illegal border crossings into Alberta: RCMP

Nine migrants detained, one dead after illegal border crossings into Alberta: RCMP

Mounties say they thwarted two illegal border crossings in Alberta this week, with nine people detained and another dead after fleeing from police.
Bird numbers down in Bow-Kananaskis count

Bird numbers down in Bow-Kananaskis count

“The lack of new cones on evergreen trees may be a good reason for a lack of birds that depend on them for food, but the count of most other species was also down."
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