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Morinville’s St. Jean Baptiste Church destroyed by fire

Morinville’s St. Jean Baptiste Church destroyed by fire

Premier denounces apparent "hate-motivated act of violence.” 
Last Ice Area may not last: Study says High Arctic sea ice affected by climate change

Last Ice Area may not last: Study says High Arctic sea ice affected by climate change

Given the thin ice they began with, researchers concluded that about 80 per cent of the open water could be attributed to natural variation – the weather. The rest, though, was climate change. 
Body of man found in septic tank in 1977 identified using genetic genealogy: RCMP

Body of man found in septic tank in 1977 identified using genetic genealogy: RCMP

“We believe that Gordie Sanderson was killed by associates of his involved in various criminal acts in the Edmonton area.”
Final figures from 2020-21 show Alberta with $17B deficit, over $5B in COVID-19 costs

Final figures from 2020-21 show Alberta with $17B deficit, over $5B in COVID-19 costs

The fiscal report says taxpayer-supported debt in Alberta sits at $93 billion. Some $2.5 billion a year is servicing the debt.
Senate passes net-zero bill and budget bill before rising for summer break

Senate passes net-zero bill and budget bill before rising for summer break

The Senate has passed a government bill to mandate the country reach net-zero emissions by 2050, doing so hours before the upper chamber was to rise for the summer and before a possible fall election.
Banff National Park in extreme fire hazard

Banff National Park in extreme fire hazard

“We’re in extreme fire danger pretty much everywhere in the park and so we’re in extreme preparedness level.”
Ottawa adds another Alberta coal project to federal environmental assessment list

Ottawa adds another Alberta coal project to federal environmental assessment list

Environmental groups and First Nations say they are pleased the federal government is adding another proposed coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains to the list of projects it will review.
Heath Canada adds warning of very rare, serious condition as potential side-effect

Heath Canada adds warning of very rare, serious condition as potential side-effect

Health Canada is updating the label for the Oxford-AstraZeneca and COVISHIELD COVID-19 vaccines to add capillary leak syndrome as a potential side-effect.
Dog dies of heat exhaustion on Grotto Mountain

Dog dies of heat exhaustion on Grotto Mountain

Kananaskis Public Safety specialists responded to 21 call-outs from Friday through Sunday, including a wingsuit jumper caught in trees to a man swept over Elbow Falls.
Alberta COVID cases continue to fall, province set to fully reopen as planned

Alberta COVID cases continue to fall, province set to fully reopen as planned

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says COVID-19 numbers continue to fall but the plan is to remain vigilant as the province prepares to fully reopen Thursday.
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