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Alberta municipal leaders squash advocacy for permanent resident voting rights

Alberta municipal leaders squash advocacy for permanent resident voting rights

RED DEER, ALBERTA, CANADA — A Calgary city councillor's plea to have permanent residents be given the right to vote in municipal elections, an idea long dismissed by Premier Danielle Smith as unconstitutional, has been defeated. Coun.
First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders say work lays ahead on road to reconciliation

First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders say work lays ahead on road to reconciliation

OTTAWA — The Liberal party of today is not quite the same as the one elected in 2015 promising to foster new paths and nation-to-nation relationships with Indigenous Peoples, the leaders of the three national Indigenous organizations said as they loo
Skrlik upsets Carey in PointsBet quarterfinals, Homan and Lawes through to semifinals

Skrlik upsets Carey in PointsBet quarterfinals, Homan and Lawes through to semifinals

CALGARY — Kayla Skrlik advanced to the women's semifinals of the PointsBet Invitational with an 8-6 upset of second seed Chelsea Carey on Friday. Skrlik's Calgary foursome started with a three-point opening end.
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.
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