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VIDEO: Airdrie-Cochrane MLA calls for UCP leadership contest in wake of cancellation of in-person vote

VIDEO: Airdrie-Cochrane MLA calls for UCP leadership contest in wake of cancellation of in-person vote

A southern Alberta MLA says the move from an in-person vote to mail-in ballot in the UCP leadership review shows Kenney knows he is unlikely to remain the premier.
Alberta senior dealt rare hand of 29 points in crib game

Alberta senior dealt rare hand of 29 points in crib game

A southern Alberta senior won the crib lottery when she was dealt the one in 216,580 hand of 29 points while playing the popular card game at a friend's house Monday.
New funding will help address driver shortage: Alberta Transportation minister

New funding will help address driver shortage: Alberta Transportation minister

Funding is being provided through the Driving Back to Work program in part to encourage more women to enter the trucking industry and for online and simulator training
UPDATED: MLA Rosin says $1.5 million K-Country pass revenue only for conservation officers in K-Country

UPDATED: MLA Rosin says $1.5 million K-Country pass revenue only for conservation officers in K-Country

Banff-Kananaskis MLA Miranda Rosin says $1.5 million in revenues from the Kananaskis Conservation Pass is only funding the six new conservation officers to be deployed in K-Country.
Canadian Indigenous delegation heading to the Vatican

Canadian Indigenous delegation heading to the Vatican

An Alberta Métis man who is part of a 30 member delegation representing Canada’s Indigenous community said he is hopeful ahead of a visit to the Vatican to meet with the Pope next week.
Grizzly bears emerging from winter dens in Southwestern part of the province

Grizzly bears emerging from winter dens in Southwestern part of the province

Banff National Park has reported its first bear sighting of spring and it is suspected to be a well-known grizzly, known as "The Boss".
UPDATE: Suspect arrested for stabbing at Okotoks campground

UPDATE: Suspect arrested for stabbing at Okotoks campground

A man wanted for a double stabbing at a campground in Okotoks has been found and charged with two counts of attempted murder.
Daughter-in-law died: Calgary man warns of rockfall on Trans-Canada Highway in B.C.

Daughter-in-law died: Calgary man warns of rockfall on Trans-Canada Highway in B.C.

Alan Tennant and his wife, Rona, were driving and talking to their daughter and her partner on the phone when the unthinkable happened.
Roam transit, Parks Canada sign five-year $12.9 million deal, new electric buses to be purchased

Roam transit, Parks Canada sign five-year $12.9 million deal, new electric buses to be purchased

A $12.9 million five-year agreement between the Bow Valley Regional Transit Service Commission and Parks Canada will help purchase electric buses as part of the overall goal to reduce car use and road emissions.
Rejection of provincial police by municipalities not a surprise: expert

Rejection of provincial police by municipalities not a surprise: expert

There are good reasons why Alberta Municipalities rejected a government plan for a provincial police forces says policing expert.
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