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'Eventually, but not for today,' Trudeau says of reopening Canada-U.S. border

"I think we're all going to wait patiently until such time as the health situation allows us to loosen border restrictions internationally. That'll be eventually, but not for today."

Mar 16, 2021 10:45 AM Read more >

Girl dead, young man in custody after attack in classroom at Edmonton-area school

RCMP said the girl was airlifted to an Edmonton hospital, where she died of her injuries, and her death is being investigated as a homicide.

Mar 15, 2021 7:03 PM Read more >

Expert says Albertans should take first vaccine offered even if premier touts choice

Kenney said some people have raised ethical concerns about the AstraZeneca shot because it was created using fetal stem cell lines. Some may also have preferences based on what they've learned about each vaccine's efficacy.

Mar 13, 2021 2:15 PM Read more >

Okotoks resident warns against fraudulent RV ads

Several people sent to Okotoks address through fake Kijiji ad.

Mar 12, 2021 6:41 PM Read more >

Failure to launch as artifacts found near lake

New Lac La Biche boat access digs into the past

Mar 12, 2021 4:15 PM Read more >

Alberta 911 fees to increase in September

The 911 levy is expected to bring in $41 million per year, half the cost of the upgrades, and municipalities will need to foot the bill for the other half.

Mar 12, 2021 2:30 PM Read more >

Liberals, Bloc Quebecois join forces to pass revised assisted dying bill

The bill is intended to bring the law into compliance with a 2019 Quebec Superior Court ruling which struck down a provision that allows assisted dying only for intolerably suffering individuals whose natural death is "reasonably foreseeable."

Mar 12, 2021 1:15 PM Read more >

Ottawa won't set new deadline for providing clean water in First Nations communities

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised in 2015 to lift all drinking-water advisories by this March. In December, Miller announced that deadline would be missed.

Mar 11, 2021 4:15 PM Read more >

Next step on Alberta pension plan in spring, but no change without referendum: Kenney

Treasury Department officials are currently studying the feasibility of Alberta going it alone on a provincial plan.

Mar 11, 2021 12:15 PM Read more >

Alberta finance minister says final bill on defunct Keystone XL not 'materially' above $1.3B

On Monday, Premier Jason Kenney told the house during question period that his government will sue the U.S. government to recoup the money under legacy rules tied to the old North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.

Mar 10, 2021 10:15 AM Read more >