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Cannabis edges out alcohol as the most common impairing substance: driver study

Cannabis edges out alcohol as the most common impairing substance: driver study

"Driving after cannabis use appears to be an emerging problem in Canada and may now be more common than driving after drinking alcohol," the study says.
Calgary water crisis update: Welding of hot spots completed

Calgary water crisis update: Welding of hot spots completed

Repairs of the five hot spots in Calgary's water main feeder are in their final stages. An updated timeline is expected this afternoon.
Hinton sounding alarm over health-care worker shortage

Hinton sounding alarm over health-care worker shortage

In Hinton, the number of local doctors has gone from 15 to just eight over the past five years, with many of the remaining doctors not working full-time hours.
Volker Stevin and supervisor fined $546,000 for workplace death

Volker Stevin and supervisor fined $546,000 for workplace death

Habtom Abraha was struck by a truck driven by his supervisor, Micheal O’Neill, and killed in late 2019, while conducting a routine inspection of a storm drain catch basin on a residential street in Airdrie. 
St. Paul RCMP officer behind bars facing charge of child luring

St. Paul RCMP officer behind bars facing charge of child luring

Previously charged with possessing, distributing and accessing child pornography
Canada's population forecast to reach 63 million, as people over 85 set to triple

Canada's population forecast to reach 63 million, as people over 85 set to triple

New projections by Statistics Canada suggest the nation's population could reach 63 million by 2073, with the number of people aged 85 or older set to triple.
Airdrie RCMP charge man after alleged luring of a minor on social media

Airdrie RCMP charge man after alleged luring of a minor on social media

Callum Stewart is currently before the courts in B.C. for possession and distribution of child pornography.
St. Paul RCMP warn of scammers who follow up on sales calls

St. Paul RCMP warn of scammers who follow up on sales calls

Scammers are duplicating a sales representative's email with a one character change, and continuing on a conversation that had already been started, for the buyer to make a purchase, RCMP warn.
Via Rail plan aims to streamline passenger rail’s place in Canada’s future

Via Rail plan aims to streamline passenger rail’s place in Canada’s future

Via Rail's five-year strategic plan aims to place the Crown Corporation as a best-in-class operator across the continent.
UPDATE: Avalanche caused skier to tumble hundreds of metres down slope near Lake Louise

UPDATE: Avalanche caused skier to tumble hundreds of metres down slope near Lake Louise

Two skiers were climbing the southwest ridge of the 3,544-metre peak at Mount Temple, one of the most popular alpine scrambles in Banff National Park, when one of them fell through a cornice at 3,350 metres, triggering a small avalanche.
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