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Long weekend drivers to enjoy cheaper gas as crude oil tumbles

Long weekend drivers to enjoy cheaper gas as crude oil tumbles

The final long weekend of summer will also be the cheapest for Canadian drivers, with gasoline prices heading into the Labour Day holiday the lowest they've been since late February.
Alberta Municipalities want public safety task force, not provincial police

Alberta Municipalities want public safety task force, not provincial police

The association maintains the Province has chosen to focus on how it can distance itself from Ottawa rather than enhance public safety.
Alberta lieutenant-governor says not a done deal she'll OK proposed sovereignty act

Alberta lieutenant-governor says not a done deal she'll OK proposed sovereignty act

Salma Lakhani says she would seek legal advice as required, but says she is duty-bound to ensure the Constitution is followed. 
Extended care facility now reporting over 50 cases, no deaths

Extended care facility now reporting over 50 cases, no deaths

45 residents and nine staff test positive as COVID-19 outbreak hits Northern Alberta care facility.
Fight for fewer words: Pierre Poilievre promises new law against government jargon

Fight for fewer words: Pierre Poilievre promises new law against government jargon

The front-runner in the Conservative leadership race promises to enact a "Plain Language Law" that he says would bring an end to government jargon.
Man stabbed by stranger when he refused to give him a cigarette

Man stabbed by stranger when he refused to give him a cigarette

The victim told police he was outside his home in Victoria when a stranger stabbed him in the chest.
Suspicious envelope of white powder causes evacuation of Vancouver City Hall

Suspicious envelope of white powder causes evacuation of Vancouver City Hall

Sixteen members of the Hazardous Material Team responded to the call with seven different fire trucks of varying sizes.
Pharmacists offer to prescribe medications for minor ailments to help ease pressures on doctors

Pharmacists offer to prescribe medications for minor ailments to help ease pressures on doctors

In B.C. where almost a million people are without a family doctor, some believe pharmacists could play an important role in taking pressure off the primary-care system.
COVID-mandate lawsuit tossed for being 'bad beyond argument'

COVID-mandate lawsuit tossed for being 'bad beyond argument'

A highly-publicized lawsuit targeting the provincial government’s COVID-19 measures has been thrown out by a B.C. Supreme Court justice.
Hiker spends 'long and uncomfortable' night on mountain after falling off ridge

Hiker spends 'long and uncomfortable' night on mountain after falling off ridge

A hiker who fell 50 to 70 metres off the top of Northover Ridge in Kananaskis spent the night on a glacier with two of his rescuers.
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