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Peter Shokeir | [email protected] Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Covenant Health will not be identifying or announcing this year’s New Year’s babies for the second straight year.

Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage during an announcement in Edmonton on Friday, April 24, 2020. | Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta photo Peter Shokeir | editor@fitzhugh.

Education Minister Adriana LaGrange provided, from Edmonton on Oct. 27, 2021, an update on additional steps being taken to support students during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta photo Peter Shokeir | editor@fitzhugh.

Volunteers sort gifts for Santas Anonymous at the multipurpose hall between Dec. 18 and 20. | Supplied photo Peter Shokeir | editor@fitzhugh.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] UPDATE: Parks Canada has now closed the highway from Athabasca Falls to Saskatchewan River Crossing due to evaluated avalanche risk.

Patricia Street shuts down for the annual Street Party during the 2020 Jasper in January festival. | File photo Peter Shokeir | editor@fitzhugh.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] No injuries or fires were reported after 22 railcars derailed south of Brule in Yellowhead County on Dec. 17.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] All Albertans aged 18 and older can now book a booster shot, as long as at least five months have passed since their second dose. The province has also authorized the purchase of 10 million rapid tests.

Peter Shokeir | [email protected] An 18-year-old male has been charged in relation to the posting of a video online containing intimate images without consent. Following a 17-month investigation, Hinton RCMP charged the suspect on Dec.

A new heliport at the Parks Canada maintenance compound will support emergency operations for the area starting Dec. 20. | Supplied photo Peter Shokeir | editor@fitzhugh.