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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's tested positive for COVID-19

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's tested positive for COVID-19

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for COVID-19, days after revealing he was isolating after one of his three children contracted the virus.
Northern MP Cooper condemns Nazi symbol use following protest image controversy

Northern MP Cooper condemns Nazi symbol use following protest image controversy

St. Albert Mayor Cathy Heron and Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi released joint statements on Saturday evening stating they were troubled by the image.
Federal government posts $73.7B deficit for April-to-November period

Federal government posts $73.7B deficit for April-to-November period

OTTAWA — The federal government ran a budget deficit of $73.7 billion for the April to November period of the current fiscal year. The Finance Department says the result compared with a deficit of $232 billion in the same period a year earlier.
St. Albert-Edmonton MP pushes to re-establish committee on Canada-China relations

St. Albert-Edmonton MP pushes to re-establish committee on Canada-China relations

'This committee was doing good work.'
Corruption in Canada worst in a decade, finds international watchdog

Corruption in Canada worst in a decade, finds international watchdog

Canada has, once again, slipped down the Transparency Canada rankings for corruption to 13th place
Convoys against mandates in other Canadian cities support of Ottawa truck protest

Convoys against mandates in other Canadian cities support of Ottawa truck protest

EDMONTON — Like many of those gathered near the Alberta legislature to support a convoy of trucks that inched their way through Edmonton's downtown streets for several hours on Saturday, Kyla Keulers has been to protests against COVID-19 health restr
Cabins provide shelter to homeless in Northern Alberta town as winter freeze continues

Cabins provide shelter to homeless in Northern Alberta town as winter freeze continues

As the winter winds howled across the region in recent weeks, dropping temperatures to Arctic conditions, many of the community's homeless have been kept out of the elements, thanks to a temporary housing program organized by local groups.
Passenger gets five years in hit-and-run death of Calgary police officer

Passenger gets five years in hit-and-run death of Calgary police officer

CALGARY — A judge says the actions of a passenger in the hit-and-run death of a police officer may have been "moderate to minimal" but he still deserves a sentence of five years in prison.
HBO's The Last of Us prepares for filming in Okotoks

HBO's The Last of Us prepares for filming in Okotoks

Industry advocate suggests empathy and respect as HBO sets up shop
Thousands gather on Parliament hill for massive protest against vaccine mandates

Thousands gather on Parliament hill for massive protest against vaccine mandates

OTTAWA — Trucks jamming Ottawa streets shut down the core of the national capital on Saturday as a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd packed Parliament Hill to demand the federal Liberal government end vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions, promising to
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