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Hearings on Brooks solar project set to begin on Tuesday
Brooks, AB - Proponents of the Brooks Solar facility want to triple the capacity of the project but they'll need to get through a four-day public hearing set to begin on Tuesday first.Elemental Energy...
Dec 02, 2019

New poll shows popularity drop for Premier Kenney
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The honeymoon period for Premier Jason Kenney appears to be over, according to a poll released Monday.In a poll for the Canadian Press conducted by Leger, the percentage of Albertan...
Dec 02, 2019 Premier Jason Kenney - CHAT News File Photo

Alberta legislature adjourns after body found on steps
WARNING: Details in this story may be upsetting to some readers. EDMONTON - The Alberta legislature has adjourned after a body was found on the front steps of the building. Edmonton police say they we...
Dec 02, 2019

Swift Current Broncos fire trainer after allegations of unprofessional conduct
SWIFT CURRENT - The Swift Current Broncos say they have released head athletic trainer and equipment manager Jamie LeBlanc for what the team calls ``unprofessional behaviour.''LeBlanc was in his 10th ...
Dec 02, 2019 2019:Swift Current Broncos (Photo by Ed Fonger)

Alberta RCMP pens parody, "Thieves' Favourite Things," for theft awareness
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The holiday season brings joy and presents to many, and according to Alberta RCMP, a lot of theft.There were 130 mail thefts across the province in December 2018 and over 120 in Janua...
Dec 02, 2019 (Supplied by Pixabay)

Multi vehicle collision on icy Highway-3
COALDALE -- Coaldale Fire and emergency services and RCMP had to deal with a stretch of highway carnage on Sunday (Dec 1). Not once, but twice.Shortly after 7:00-pm, a multi-vehicle collision near the...
Dec 02, 2019 Hwy-3 Crash - truck and cargo trailer destroyed - LNN

Tory deputy leader apologizes for comparing Pride, St. Patrick's Day parades
Andrew Scheer's second-in-command apologized Saturday after comparing the Conservative leader's decision not to march in a Pride parade to choosing not to take part in a St. Patrick's Day parade. Leon...
Dec 02, 2019

Complaint says Quebec chief justice biased in Bill 21 case, should step aside
MONTREAL - Quebec's top judge is facing an accusation of bias and a call to withdraw from a case she is hearing challenging the province's secularism law, known as Bill 21. A junior college ...
Dec 02, 2019

Search for anti-nuke Greta unfolds amid calls for Canada to push NATO on bombs
OTTAWA - Ask Hugo Slim about teenaged climate change activist Greta Thunberg, and one thought comes to mind: if only there were a young person like her who was that worried about nuclear weapons. Slim...
Dec 02, 2019

Canadian basketball veteran English relives life full of tragedies for his book
TORONTO - Carl English has lived a life full of heartbreaking setbacks. From losing his parents in a house fire as a young boy to the death of his uncle to going unchosen in the NBA draft, t...
Dec 02, 2019