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Alberta government to amend controversial farm safety bill
The NDP is bringing in more amendments to its controversial farm bill that has the support of only four of every 10 Albertans, Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier said Monday. Carlier said the coming...
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Airdrie RCMP hunt man who tried to run off with a Roomba
Airdrie RCMP are looking for a man who grabbed an armful of items, including a Roomba vacuum, and dashed out of a London Drugs store. The man entered the store at 2781 Main Street SW, selected an...
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Charges pending after boy, man killed in crash east of Taber: RCMP
Mounties say charges are pending after a man and a five-year-old child were killed and three other people were injured in a crash along a southern Alberta highway. Two vehicles were travelling...
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Is this your necklace? Cochrane RCMP look for owners of hundreds of stolen goods
Cochrane RCMP are hoping to reunite area residents with their stolen property. Police say a number of break and enter thefts took place over the summer in and around Cochrane, Didsbury, Airdrie and...
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Calgary Catholic schools cancel international travel
The Calgary Catholic School District has cancelled international student trips until at least September 2016 after discussions about “recent global events.” “We spoke with the schools that were...
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Young skier injured at Nakiska a member of race program
A nine-year old who was critically injured at Nakiska resort is a member of a ski racing program, according to a spokesman for the resort. The girl was found unconscious and unresponsive around 1 p.m....
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Calgary police release sketch of man wanted in attempted child abduction
Police have released a composite sketch of a man believed to be involved in an attempted abduction of a child in the northwest community of Varsity last week. A 12-year-old child was approached by a...
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Alberta PCs say they were close to new farm safety rules before losing election
Alberta Progressive Conservative Leader Ric McIver says the Tory caucus was close to bringing forward its own health and safety rules for farmers before it lost the last election. McIver declined to...
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Video: Menorah lighting at Calgary City Hall
There was a large crowd on hand at city hall Monday evening as dignitaries and guests came out to light the menorah. Herald videographer Lorraine Hjalte was there to capture the 27th annual event.
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Calgary man accused of $1.5M Facebook IPO fraud
The Alberta Securities Commission is accusing a Calgary man of defrauding investors looking to buy shares in Facebook’s initial public offering out of more than $1.5 million. Securities commission...
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Environment minister says Alberta has done enough on climate front
Environment Minister Shannon Phillips says Alberta is under no pressure to toughen up its newly released climate change plan even as Canada signals its support for stronger measures at the...
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High and rising dental costs prompt Alberta insurer to refuse increase in 2016
Faced with skyrocketing claim costs, one of Alberta’s largest public sector benefit providers says it will hold the line next year on the fees its will cover for charges by the province’s dentists. The...
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Okotoks youth charged with distributing intimate images
RCMP charged three boys from Okotoks Monday after the trio was discovered to be distributing photos of their female peers. “These charges stem from ongoing investigations in which several friends were...
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Have you seen these men? Police release photos of hate-motivated graffiti...
Calgary police have released photos from surveillance footage showing two men they believe are behind last week’s “hate-motivated” graffiti spree at the Tuscany CTrain station. The two men entered the...
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Alberta Health Services get new interim CEO; seventh leader in six years
The province’s health authority is putting a former pediatrics professor from Edmonton in charge of the $13.9-billion-a-year organization. Linda Hughes, chair of the recently-appointed board at Alberta...
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Nine-year old Calgarian dies after being injured at Nakiska Ski Resort
The death of a nine-year old Calgarian who crashed into a tree at Nakiska Ski Resort is sending ripples through the ski racing community. On Sunday, the girl was found unconscious and unresponsive by...
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Adventurers fall into icy waters in Banff National Park
The warmer than normal weather has prompted warnings to stay away from creeks, rivers and lakes after two close calls — including a man who survived going over Bow Falls — in Banff National Park. “A...
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Alberta NDP defeats opposition bid for more discussion on farm-safety bill
EDMONTON — The Alberta government has rejected a bid by opposition parties to delay a controversial farm-safety bill. The NDP caucus voted to defeat a motion to move Bill 6 to a legislature committee...
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Worker dies after ammonia leak at Medicine Hat fertilizer plant
A man has died following an ammonia leak at a Medicine Hat nitrogen plant. Lauren Welsh with Alberta Occupational Health and Safety says a second man who was exposed to the leak on Monday has been...
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Police looking for witnesses in two separate pedestrian accidents
Police are looking for anyone who may have information about a pair of crashes, including a hit-and-run, that happened Tuesday evening. The first took place in the city’s southeast as a 27-year-old...
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