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With millions in property revenues lost to the fire, Jasper considers asking for provincial relief
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The town council of Jasper, Alta., is set to discuss today if it will ask for funding from the provincial government to offset reduced property tax revenues for the next three years.The potential request comes as town administration proposes property tax relief for residents affected by a devasta...
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Canada's inflation rate fell to 2% in August, hitting Bank of Canada's target
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Canada's inflation rate fell to two per cent in August 2024, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday, finally hitting the Bank of Canada's set target in its campaign to cool price growth.Last month's rate marks the slowest pace of growth since February 2021, mostly due to lower gasoline prices.The ...
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Edmonton police officers to return to some public schools by winter, superintendent says
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police officers could be stationed again in some city public schools by the winter 2025 semester, says Edmonton's public school superintendent.More than four years after halting the school resource officer (SRO) program in response to student and community concerns, the school board reopened the ...
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'A lost opportunity': Alberta gives back $137M to Ottawa in unspent funds to clean up inactive wells
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The Alberta government has officially handed back more than $137 million to the federal government after running out of time to spend the cash to clean up old oil and natural gas wells.Questions remain about why the provincial government was unable to use the much-needed funding, considering ther...
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My teeth say a lot about me — and my family's life during the Great Depression
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This First Person column is written by Liz Harrison, who lives in Grande Prairie, Alta. For more information about First Person stories, see the FAQ ...
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MPs to hold emergency debate after 6 First Nations deaths by police over 2 weeks
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The House of Commons will hold an emergency debate Monday evening after six separate incidents in two weeks where First Nations people were killed by police. Lori Idlout, MP for Nunavut, requested the debate. "For decades Indigenous people have been injured, worse yet, died at the hands of the RC...
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Father and sons named as victims in Lloydminster triple homicide
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A father and his two adult sons have been named as the victims in a triple homicide in Lloydminster, Sask., last week. Brent Peters, 66, Brennan Peters, 34, and Matthew Peters, 32, were found dead inside a home on the evening of Sept. 11, RCMP say.Their bodies were found after officers were calle...
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Edmonton council mulls restrictions on knives in corner stores
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City councillors will look at options Monday to limit knife sales in Edmonton convenience stores, with the potential for an outright ban on blades in corner stores.Council's community and public services committee will debate a series of options Monday after residents raised concerns about pocket...
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Bats are under threat from a deadly fungus. Here's how Alberta aims to mitigate the losses
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Alberta is forging ahead with efforts to protect bats now endangered by a deadly fungus expected to devastate colonies across the province. The little brown myotis and northern myotis are under threat due to white-nose syndrome, a disease that has killed millions of bats in North America and put ...
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Changes coming to allow Alberta pharmacists to vaccinate kids under five
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Alberta pharmacists will be allowed, by their regulator, to administer vaccines to children as young as two years old next year, sparking hopes this will boost slumping COVID-19 and flu shot rates.Under the current rules, pharmacists can give shots to kids only if they're five or older.However, n...
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