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New funding will help address driver shortage: Alberta Transportation minister

New funding will help address driver shortage: Alberta Transportation minister

Funding is being provided by the Province through the Driving Back to Work program in part to encourage more women to enter the trucking industry and for online and simulator training.
Alberta senior dealt rare hand of 29 points in crib game

Alberta senior dealt rare hand of 29 points in crib game

A southern Alberta senior won the crib lottery when she was dealt the one in 216,580 hand of 29 points while playing the popular card game at a friend's house Monday.
Canadian Indigenous delegation heading to the Vatican

Canadian Indigenous delegation heading to the Vatican

An Alberta Métis man who is part of a 30 member delegation representing Canada’s Indigenous community said he is hopeful ahead of a visit to the Vatican to meet with the Pope next week.
UPDATE: Suspect arrested for stabbing at Okotoks campground

UPDATE: Suspect arrested for stabbing at Okotoks campground

A man wanted for a double stabbing at a campground in Okotoks has been found and charged with two counts of attempted murder.
Daughter-in-law died: Calgary man warns of rockfall on Trans-Canada Highway in B.C.

Daughter-in-law died: Calgary man warns of rockfall on Trans-Canada Highway in B.C.

Alan Tennant and his wife, Rona, were driving and talking to their daughter and her partner on the phone when the unthinkable happened.
Red Deer-Mountain View MP defends blockades

Red Deer-Mountain View MP defends blockades

Red Deer-Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen says invoking the Emergencies Act to clear the blockades was "overreach" while speaking at an town council meeting in Olds, Alberta.
Rejection of provincial police by municipalities not a surprise: expert

Rejection of provincial police by municipalities not a surprise: expert

There are good reasons why Alberta Municipalities rejected a government plan for a provincial police forces says policing expert.
Ousted candidate 'very disappointed' with UCP appeal denial

Ousted candidate 'very disappointed' with UCP appeal denial

Tim Hoven says a decision last week by United Conservative Party  (UCP) officials to reaffirm an earlier party decision prohibiting him from seeking the nomination in the Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre constituency is unreasonable.
Missing Calgarian Ryan Porterfield's car found in Balzac, police ask for public assistance in search

Missing Calgarian Ryan Porterfield's car found in Balzac, police ask for public assistance in search

Police are asking residents living near near Highway 566 and Range Road 293 to search their properties for signs of a Calgary man who's been missing for a week.
Writer, performer, tall person, John Cleese, brings silliness back to town

Writer, performer, tall person, John Cleese, brings silliness back to town

British comedian John Cleese talks cancel culture, lemurs and grey nose hairs ahead of a cross-Canada tour, including stops in Calgary and Edmonton.