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Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge has hosted Symphony Under the Stars every year since 2015 as part of the Jasper Dark Sky Festival, but this was the first time the resort hosted a complimentary concert for Jasper residents and first responders.

“When people have a place to call home, they can better cope with all of life’s pressures and challenges.”

Indigenous children are 17 times more likely to be removed from their families and put in the child welfare system than non-Indigenous youth in Canada, according to a 2019 Canadian Incidence Study on Reported Child Abuse and Neglect.

The number of new reported HIV cases jumped 73 per cent in 2023.

Alberta's Bill 20 establishes regulations for municipal political parties, sets limits for campaign contributions, and adds new responsibilities for municipalities.

The federal government has pledged $3 million, and the Alberta government is contributing $2.5 million.

"I don't think the wild-west approach of not having a cap and just letting the market do what it will is actually appropriate in this case."

"We’ve pushed our life-support systems beyond the brink and, rather than doing everything to keep things from getting worse, we elect politicians who roll back effective climate policies and ignore the crisis."

"It doesn't really matter what kind of fuel is out there right now when you have such a hot, dry year."