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Canada Post strike leaves Lac La Biche high school drama class in costume crunch

Nov 30, 2024 10:15 AM Read more >

Canada Post strike hampers Black Friday sales, holiday shipments as businesses' frustrations rise

The work stoppage continues as the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear, with many retailers wholly reliant on Canada Post for getting purchases out to customers

Nov 30, 2024 8:33 AM Read more >

Innisfail-based company fined for Water Act contravention

Enviro Container and Cleaning Solutions Inc., fined $12,000 of which $11,500 will go to Canada WaterPortal Society

Nov 29, 2024 5:30 PM Read more >

Wolf killing contest, bounty not backed by science or ethics: Canmore conservationist

“How archaic are wildlife management regulations in Alberta and just how free flowing are they for something like this to happen?”

Nov 29, 2024 3:45 PM Read more >

Oil and gas drilling activity to reach 10-year high in 2025: Industry group

CALGARY — An industry organization predicts 2025 will see the highest amount of oil and natural gas well drilling activity in Canada in a decade.

Nov 29, 2024 11:00 AM Read more >

Canadian news publishers suing ChatGPT developer OpenAI

OTTAWA — A coalition of Canadian news publishers is suing OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system.

Nov 29, 2024 10:15 AM Read more >

Provinces filling void left by Ottawa’s inaction on Canada-U.S. border, Poilievre says

On Wednesday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her province will be “acting urgently and decisively to patrol our own shared border with Montana, with more details to be announced soon in that regard.”

Nov 28, 2024 3:17 PM Read more >

No more ID? Air Canada starts rolling out facial recognition technology at the gate

Air Canada is poised to roll out facial recognition technology at the gate, making it the first Canadian airline to deploy the software in a bid to streamline the boarding process.

Nov 28, 2024 2:59 PM Read more >

Alberta MLAs vote to increase accommodations allowance

Members of the Legislative Assembly can claim $270 more for accommodations each month after the Members’ Services Committee voted to increase the allowance on Nov. 26.

Nov 28, 2024 2:15 PM Read more >

Alberta MAID survey input vital, says hospice society official

Government launches survey as it reviews how the federal medical assistance in dying (MAID) program is regulated.

Nov 28, 2024 1:45 PM Read more >