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"Albertans will tell us how they want to see coal development – if they want to see coal development – and, if they want to see coal development, where it will be," Sonya Savage said Tuesday.

"It’s not a terribly unusual reaction from a cougar to see an animal of that size as  a prey species … it’s obviously concerning that it happened so close to people," said Alberta Parks conservation officer Nick Dykshoorn.

Bar set too high to give politicians the boot, says Renaud

Leonine O’Driscoll-Zak, 5, and Wyatt O’Driscoll-Zak, 2, are believed to be in the company of their grandmother, Therese O’Driscoll, 68, and their aunt Alison O’Driscoll 38.

Phase 2B will include people without a functioning spleen, as well as those who have undergone cancer treatment in the past year, have severe mental illness or substance use disorder, or are pregnant, among others.

Under the bill, citizens who wanted to recall a legislature member for poor performance would have 60 days to gather signatures from 40 per cent of eligible electors.

A group representing plastics manufacturers says it still expects the federal government to list some items as toxic this spring, despite the environment minister’s careful words on the matter at committee.

Lake Minnewanka Loop will be closed to vehicles Mondays through Thursdays from May 1-20 and the eastern end of Bow Valley Parkway will once again be off limits to vehicle traffic this summer.

"I think we're all going to wait patiently until such time as the health situation allows us to loosen border restrictions internationally. That'll be eventually, but not for today."

RCMP said the girl was airlifted to an Edmonton hospital, where she died of her injuries, and her death is being investigated as a homicide.