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Residents who fled northern Alberta community eligible for evacuation relief

Residents who fled northern Alberta community eligible for evacuation relief

EDMONTON — Hundreds of residents forced to flee a remote northern Alberta community seven days ago can now apply for emergency payments from the provincial government.
Domestic violence strategy should include more prevention programs: experts

Domestic violence strategy should include more prevention programs: experts

TORONTO — Any Ontario strategy to end intimate partner violence must include more programs for men at risk of becoming perpetrators, an area in which the province is currently sorely lacking, experts told a committee Wednesday.
Report reveals low-income Albertans falling through cracks of health benefits program

Report reveals low-income Albertans falling through cracks of health benefits program

EDMONTON — Alberta's ombudsman says thousands of low-income residents seeking benefits to cover off health-care costs face unfair barriers.
Coutts murder-conspiracy trial hears covert late-night shipment was underwear, guitar

Coutts murder-conspiracy trial hears covert late-night shipment was underwear, guitar

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Police suspected two COVID-19 protesters at Coutts, Alta., were set to receive a covert, late-night shipment of guns, but a courier told court Wednesday it was socks, underwear and a guitar.
Western sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ sweats in renewed heat wave, rivergoers told to avoid cheap floaties

Western sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ sweats in renewed heat wave, rivergoers told to avoid cheap floaties

CALGARY — As Western Canadians sweat under a renewed heat wave, Calgary emergency crews say they continue to bail out rivergoers who are trying to beat the heat by navigating swift currents on dime-store pink flamingo floaties.
Returning champions Henderson, Ko, Khang headline CPKC Women's Open field

Returning champions Henderson, Ko, Khang headline CPKC Women's Open field

CALGARY — Returning champions Brooke Henderson, Lydia Ko and Megan Khang highlight the field that will tee off at the L-P-G-A Tour's CPKC Women's Open next week.
Manitoba, N.L., only provinces to offer publicly to take asylum seekers from Quebec

Manitoba, N.L., only provinces to offer publicly to take asylum seekers from Quebec

HALIFAX — The premiers of Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador are so far the only leaders to publicly volunteer to take in asylum seekers to ease pressure on Quebec, despite a joint call from all premiers for would-be refugees to be distributed mo
Alberta, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ toast wine deal after tiff over taxing direct sales to consumers

Alberta, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ toast wine deal after tiff over taxing direct sales to consumers

EDMONTON — The Alberta-British Columbia wine fight appears to be coming to an end. The premiers of both provinces announced Tuesday a one-year deal to again allow Albertans to directly order wine from more than 300 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½
No suspects in fire that razed trailer used for residential school investigative work

No suspects in fire that razed trailer used for residential school investigative work

SADDLE LAKE, ALTA. — The RCMP is asking for the public's help after a fire in Alberta destroyed a trailer being used for residential school investigative work.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ premier says working with Ottawa can feel like 'beating our head against a wall'

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ premier says working with Ottawa can feel like 'beating our head against a wall'

HALIFAX — sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s premiers on Tuesday lamented what they said was the federal government's lack of teamwork on important files from housing to school lunch programs, with British Columbia's premier saying working with Ottawa can feel like “beating o