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Cycling Without Age launching in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A new volunteer-run program is aiming to help seniors and people with mobility challenges get outside. Cycling Without Age takes participants around Medicine Hat on Tri-shaws. This ...
Apr 25, 2023
Government highlights second action taken under Alberta Firearms Act
Officials with the provincial government say Alberta will require individuals and organizations employed to confiscate firearms to first be licensed by the province.Government officials say this actio...
Apr 25, 2023
New arena and event centre announced for Calgary
CALGARY, AB - The City of Calgary, the Alberta government and the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enable construction of a new arena and events centr...
Apr 25, 2023
Province increasing supports for victims of domestic violence
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Government of Alberta said it is increasing funding for a variety of programs that help domestic violence victims.It will provide an additional $1.6 million to support preventio...
Apr 25, 2023
Town of Taber receives $103K grant to install EV charging stations
TABER, AB - The owners of electric vehicles (EV) will soon have more places to charge them in Taber.The Town of Taber announced on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, that it has received a grant of $103,560 fro...
Apr 25, 2023
HSAA calls for DynaLIFE to commit to wage fairness and return to bargaining
Alberta health-care workers employed by DynaLIFE are asking their employer to put patients and wage fairness ahead of profits and return to the bargaining table.After a year of negotiations, officials...
Apr 25, 2023
Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Taliban have killed the senior Islamic State group leader behind the August 2021 suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport that left 13 U.S. service members and about 170 Afghans...
Apr 25, 2023
Joly 'concerned' as Azerbaijan escalates Nagorno-Karabakh dispute with Armenia
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says she's "deeply concerned" about Azerbaijan escalating a long-running dispute with Armenia over a breakaway province by blocking its main access road. ...
Apr 25, 2023
Jury to deliberate in major Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys
WASHINGTON (AP) - The seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants went to the jury on Tuesday after dozens of witnesses over more than three months i...
Apr 25, 2023
Yosemite closes over flooding threat as huge snowpack melts
LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) - Park officials are temporarily closing much of the famed Yosemite Valley due to a forecast of flooding as rising temperatures are expected to melt the massive snowpack accumulat...
Apr 25, 2023