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Alberta policing plan gets pushback, support from municipal leaders

Alberta policing plan gets pushback, support from municipal leaders

RED DEER, Alta. — Alberta’s government is getting pushback from some municipal leaders and support from others over its plan to build the sheriffs into a second provincial police service.
Alberta Energy Regulator to hold Rocky Mountain coal hearings despite legal challenge

Alberta Energy Regulator to hold Rocky Mountain coal hearings despite legal challenge

Alberta's energy regulator will go ahead with hearings on coal exploration in the Rocky Mountains despite concerns about the legality of the applications from the province's top court.
Ontario's first new nuclear reactor in a generation heads to public hearing

Ontario's first new nuclear reactor in a generation heads to public hearing

BANFF, Alta. — A public hearing slated for next week is the next milestone for what could be Canada's first grid-scale small modular nuclear reactor (SMR). On Oct.
No trial for three teens in Lethbridge high school football sex assault case

No trial for three teens in Lethbridge high school football sex assault case

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Members of an Alberta high school football team accused of sexually assaulting a teammate last fall won't face trial.
Delay in sentencing for three ringleaders convicted of mischief at Coutts blockade

Delay in sentencing for three ringleaders convicted of mischief at Coutts blockade

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The sentencing for three men convicted of helping lead and coordinate the COVID-19 protest blockade at Coutts, Alta., in 2022 has been delayed.
New numbers show Alberta lowest in Canada on per capita spending on inmates

New numbers show Alberta lowest in Canada on per capita spending on inmates

EDMONTON — New data shows Alberta spends the lowest amount of money per inmate in Canada – a number the province says is value for money but critics label short-sighted and worrisome.
MacNutt upsets Einarson, Carruthers ousted in PointsBet Invitational curling

MacNutt upsets Einarson, Carruthers ousted in PointsBet Invitational curling

CALGARY — Allyson MacNutt produced the biggest upset yet in a curling event that provides a stage for toppling heavyweights.
Alberta towns, villages and cities push for tabulator option in local votes

Alberta towns, villages and cities push for tabulator option in local votes

RED DEER, Alta. — Alberta municipal leaders are calling for the provincial government to reverse its ban on vote counting machines, saying it’s more costly and time-consuming to count by hand.
Alberta man accused in sex assaults and kidnappings fit to stand trial after stroke

Alberta man accused in sex assaults and kidnappings fit to stand trial after stroke

CALGARY — A psychiatric report has found a man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting six women east of Calgary is fit to stand trial but his lawyer wants the court to order another hearing before the long-delayed matter resumes.
Alberta First Nation angered over lack of consultation in dam decision

Alberta First Nation angered over lack of consultation in dam decision

A southern Alberta First Nation says it will fight a government decision on a dam that it says broke promises to take its concerns into account.
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