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AlbertaSep 27, 2023

Driver sentenced to 12 years for killing Calgary police officer

A young man convicted in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.Sgt. Andrew Harnett died after he was dragged by an SUV and fell into the path of an oncoming car on Dec. 31, 2020.The driver of the SUV was days away from turning 18 and was charged as a youth with first-degree murder.A judge convicted him of manslaughter and ordered that he receive an adult sentence.The driver testified during his trial that he was scared when police approached the SUV during a traffic stop, and he saw Harnett put a hand on his gun.Court heard the SUV took off
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AlbertaSep 21, 2023

Alberta government presents plan to exit Canada Pension Plan

The Alberta government released a long-awaited report Thursday on the possibility of establishing an Alberta-only pension plan on Thursday. The government said it will introduce legislation to exit the Canada Pension Plan this fall, but will require public approval through a referendum before moving forward on the province's pension plan. "This is your pension, your choice," smith said. she said it would offer the same retirement benefit as the Canada Pension Plan at a lower contribution. The report, calculates employees and employers in Alberta would save $5-billion in the first year alone
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AlbertaSep 20, 2023

Alberta set to release report on provincial pension plan tomorrow

The Alberta government is to release its long-promised report on whether the province should quit the Canada Pension Plan and pursue its own provincial program. Premier Danielle Smith, along with Finance Minister Nate Horner and panel chair Jim Dinning, are to release the report at a news conference in Calgary on Thursday. Smith has said regardless of the report's conclusions, Albertans would have the final say on whether to abandon CPP in a referendum. The Opposition NDP has said Smith is playing politics by seeking another wedge issue with the federal government. The NDP has also said the
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AlbertaSep 18, 2023

Alberta reports COVID-19, RSV numbers ahead of respiratory virus season

Alberta's health minister gave a COVID-19 and respiratory virus update on Monday. According to Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, From Aug. 28 to Sept. 8, the province counted 559 Covid-19 cases, 92 hospitalizations and three ICU admissions, and five deaths. Meanwhile, 5 cases of respiratory virus and 28 cases of influenza reported. The new dashboard, which will include COVID-19, RSV and influenza reporting, will be available "in the coming weeks," LaGrange said. The minister said that as we say goodbye to summer and head into fall, parents need to take extra care of their children. The heal
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AlbertaSep 15, 2023

Smith announces funds for families affected by daycare E. coli outbreak

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will immediately provide families 2-thousand dollars for each child affected by an E. coli outbreak related to several Calgary daycares. Smith cried at a news conference this morning and said the province will also look into new regulations for shared kitchens and food safety. The announcement comes a day after parents with children in the daycares sent an open letter asking Smith to do more to deal with the situation. There have been 337 lab-confirmed cases, with 12 children still in hospital.
AlbertaSep 14, 2023

Alberta announces reopening of government units for affordable housing

Alberta is spending an extra $16 million to fix up aging government-owned affordable housing units to make them inhabitable once again. Social Services Minister Jason Nixon says the money is on top of the $94 million already allocated in this year's budget. The money will be used to replace windows and repair roofs along with other rehabilitation projects. Nixon says the government is working with housing providers to identify which units should get priority. He says over the next eight years, the government aims to invest $9 billion to build 25,000 new affordable homes. But he
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AlbertaSep 13, 2023

"we are not going away from fossil fuel use", Smith's strong message to Ottawa

Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith has given a strong message to Ottawa to maintain the province's oil and gas sector. Smith said that we are working to reduce the emissions without eliminating the use of fossil fuel. "we are not going away from fossil fuel use, we are going to move away from emissions", Smith said. Addressing the oil executives in Edmonton on Tuesday, she emphasized on carbon capture projects technologies We don't need what Ottawa has called the ‘Just Transition’ in Alberta because we do not intend to transition away from oil and gas,” she said. “This is not about tran
AlbertaSep 12, 2023

Alberta allowed schools to purchase buses for students convenience

Alberta government has asked schools to submit applications for new funding by October 31, to overcome the transportation problem of students in province. A new initiative by the UCP government will allow school boards to purchase buses and extend transportation services to more Alberta students. $20 million in funding is now available to school boards that manage their own student transportation fleets. These funds are expected to support the purchase of up to 115 new buses. “Alberta’s conservative government is taking real and practical steps to help more students find transportation,"
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AlbertaSep 11, 2023

Alberta's opposition launches survey about class sizes in schools

Alberta's opposition NDP has launched a survey on class sizes to get a clearer picture of how many students there are per classroom in 2023-24. NDP's education critic Rakhi Pancholi said that the UCP government is not reporting about class sizes for the last 4 years. She's heard some classrooms across the province have 30 to 35 students this school year. MLA for Edmonton-Whitemud Pancholi said we wants the UCP to build more schools, hire more teachers and education assistants, and increase funding. At the same time, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said Alberta is spending $2 billion ov

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BCJul 31, 2025

Hundreds of athletes coming to Surrey to participate in Surrey Open tennis tournament

The Surrey Open tennis tournament will officially open on Friday evening at Newton Athletic Park in Surrey, but the tournament's preliminary competitions are set to begin on Thursday evening.The Surrey Open tournament, which starts today, will continue until August 10. Players from not only across the country, including BC, but also from the United States will be seen participating in the tournament. A total of about 700 players will be seen participating in the tournament.The tournament is being organized by the Newton Tennis Club and free food will also be available during the tournament. Th
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CanadaJul 31, 2025

Summer McIntosh gets third gold medal at the World Swimming Championships

Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh has won her third consecutive gold medal at the World Swimming Championships being played in Singapore. Today, Summer McIntosh won the gold medal in the women's 200-meter butterfly event with a timing of 2 minutes 1.99 seconds. Summer McIntosh missed out on setting a world record in the event by just .18 seconds (point 18 seconds). She said she wasn't happy with her swim in the final 25 meters but was happy to win the gold medal. In this event, Regan Smith of the United States won the silver medal and Elizabeth Dekkers of Australia won the bronze medal. Meanwh
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CanadaJul 31, 2025

Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard retires at National Bank Open

Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard has retired from the game of lawn tennis. She played the final match of her professional tennis career yesterday against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland. In this match, 31-year-old Bouchard, who hails from Westmount, Quebec, suffered a 2-6, 6-3, 4-6 defeat. Before the second-round defeat at the National Bank Open, Bouchard made a winning start to the tournament on Wednesday, winning the first round match with 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. Tennis Canada announced before the start of the National Bank Open that Bouchard would retire at any stage that she exits this tourname
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CanadaJul 30, 2025

Prime Minister Carney says Canada will recognize a Palestinian state

Canada intends to recognize the state of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly this September. Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement today in Ottawa after holding a virtual meeting with his cabinet. Carney says Palestinian statehood depends on elections next year that do not involve Hamas. The prime minister's announcement comes after British Prime Minister Keir (KEER') Starmer said the U-K would officially recognize a Palestinian state if Israel does not implement a ceasefire and drastically scale up aid in the Gaza Strip. Multiple humanitarian groups say starvation is
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CanadaJul 30, 2025

World Swimming Championship 2025: Canada wins bronze in 4X100m mixed medley relay

Canadian swimmers performed well on day 4 of the World Swimming Championships being played in Singapore. On one hand, Canada won a bronze medal today and on the other hand, Summer McIntosh, Kylie Masse and Ingrid Wilm did well in their respective events. Today, Canada won the bronze medal in the 4x100-meter mixed medley relay with a timing of 3 minutes 40.90 seconds, thanks to the performances of Kylie Masse, Oliver Dawson, Josh Liendo and Taylor Ruck. In the semi-finals of the women's 200m butterfly event, Summer McIntosh entered the final with a timing of 2 minutes 6.22 seconds. The 18-year-