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'Flamingo car' drawing attention on Alberta roads

'Flamingo car' drawing attention on Alberta roads

On St. Albert roads, this car draws a lot of attention every summer.
WestJet issues 72-hour lockout notice to mechanics union, prepares to reduce schedule

WestJet issues 72-hour lockout notice to mechanics union, prepares to reduce schedule

WestJet has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the union representing its mechanics, and warns a work stoppage could happen as early as Tuesday.
Abortion website created by B.C. woman to give Canadians a choice

Abortion website created by B.C. woman to give Canadians a choice

Canada's first interactive website aims to help people with their abortion options.
Flooded school in Northern Alberta won't re-open until September

Flooded school in Northern Alberta won't re-open until September

School officials say a quarter-million litres of water poured into Northern Alberta school
2SLGBTQ+ youth organization shutting down in St. Albert

2SLGBTQ+ youth organization shutting down in St. Albert

Outloud, St. Albert's organization for supporting 2SLGBTQ+ youth, is closing due to a lack of adequate funding, says the board's president.
Visiting Jasper? Paid parking in town is back for the high season

Visiting Jasper? Paid parking in town is back for the high season

Paid parking is back in downtown Jasper from May 1 to Oct. 31
Police find man dead in charred wreckage 3 months after Edmonton fire

Police find man dead in charred wreckage 3 months after Edmonton fire

Seventy-year-old Ricardo Olivares' body was found in a burned apartment and a man charged with arson now also faces manslaughter charges.
Alberta prison guards working at Bowden reject inmate needle exchange program

Alberta prison guards working at Bowden reject inmate needle exchange program

About 100 prison union members from Bowden Institution held a rally against needle exchange, saying the can be turned into weapons.
State-of-the-art industrial hemp processing plant coming to Northern Alberta

State-of-the-art industrial hemp processing plant coming to Northern Alberta

Money from the Government of Alberta and federal government are supporting hemp production projects in the Elk Point and Frog Lake areas.
Man charged with firearms offences in Okotoks shooting

Man charged with firearms offences in Okotoks shooting

Kaden Clouston, 26, of Okotoks is charged with discharging a firearm with intent and the victim is recovering in hospital, police said.
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