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AlbertaJun 14, 2022

Alberta drops remaining COVID restrictions as it says new case numbers keep falling

The Alberta government is lifting the few pandemic restrictions that remain in place, saying the province is moving past the Omicron wave as COVID-19 hospitalizations decline steadily. The government announced the decision in a news release late Monday afternoon, saying it will move to Step 3 of its reopening plan at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. Pandemic measures that will end include mandatory masking on public transit and isolation for people who test positive for COVID-19 or have symptoms. The government says isolation will still be recommended for those with symptoms or a positive COVID-19 test. Th
AlbertaJun 13, 2022

Calgary issues advisory for Elbow River but 'No flooding' expected

Calgary is warning people to stay off the Elbow River in preparation for heavy rain that's forecast for the Kananaskis region, west of the city, over the next couple of days. As much as 75 to 100 millimetres could fall by Wednesday morning. The city says no flooding over riverbanks is expected. However, the City of Calgary has issued a boating advisory for the Elbow River. The city says that "no flooding over riverbanks is expected" but flow rates of the river are expected to increase, leading to "dangerous" conditions. The advisory is only in place for the Elbow River at this time.
AlbertaJun 10, 2022

September sentencing date for Calgary man who killed girlfriend and her daughter

A man who admitted to murdering his former girlfriend and was eventually convicted of killing her young daughter is scheduled to be sentenced in September. Robert Leeming, 37, had pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Jasmine Lovett, but not guilty in the death of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson. Leeming testified that the little girl had fallen down some stairs and was later unresponsive. He said he snapped when Lovett accused him of doing something to her child and he struck the woman several times with a hammer before shooting her in the head with a rifle and burying both bodies in a
AlbertaJun 10, 2022

Alberta orders outside review into ambulance response time to dog attack victim

Alberta Health Services says there will be an independent review into why it took an ambulance 30 minutes to get to an 86-year-old Calgary woman who had been attacked by dogs. Police and paramedics responded Sunday to the Capitol Hill neighbourhood and found the injured woman who later died. Mauro Chies, interim president of Alberta Health Services, says the review by someone outside the province will look into the calls to dispatch, ambulance response time and availability of ambulances at the time. It comes after Premier Jason Kenney said the 30-minute response for the ambulance was not ad
AlbertaJun 10, 2022

Judge denies bail for third suspect in southern Alberta border blockade

A judge has denied bail for a third man charged with conspiracy to commit murder at a border blockade earlier this year in southern Alberta. Anthony Olienick appeared by video today in Court of Queen's Bench in Lethbridge, Alta., to hear the decision after a hearing last month. Reasons for the ruling are protected by a publication ban. Olienick, Chris Carbert, Christopher Lysak and Jerry Morin are accused of conspiring to kill police officers at a blockade near Coutts, Alta., in protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other pandemic restrictions. Morin's bail hearing, the only one that hasn't
AlbertaJun 10, 2022

Four cases of monkeypox recorded in Alberta as COVID-19 hospitalizations fall

Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health says the province has now recorded four cases of monkeypox. Dr. Deena Hinshaw says all four cases involve adults who are now self-isolating and helping health officials trace their close contacts. Hinshaw says the risk of the disease in Alberta remains low. She says the disease is spread by close physical contact.That includes multiple sexual partners, although the disease is not sexually transmitted. Hinshaw adds that the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 has decreased by 20 per cent over the past two weeks.
AlbertaJun 09, 2022

30-minute ambulance wait for Calgary woman attacked by dogs not good enough: premier

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says it's inadequate that it took an ambulance 30 minutes to get to an 86-year-old Calgary woman who had been attacked by dogs. Police and paramedics responded on Sunday to the Capitol Hill neighbourhood in the city's northwest and found the injured woman who later died. Alberta Health Services, which runs emergency medical services, has said the initial 911 call was sent to police based on information provided from the scene. A neighbour who called 911 has told CTV Calgary she asked for an ambulance and did her best to tell the dispatcher what was going on. Ken
AlbertaJun 09, 2022

Edmonton toughens bylaw, Drug use, loitering banned on transit

Edmonton has amended the Conduct of Transit Passengers bylaw in hopes of making the service safer for commuters and employees. it hopes will make public transit safer for commuters and employees. There have been several attacks at transit centres and hundreds of complaints about intimidating or unpleasant behaviour. The bylaw already banned behaviour that interfered with the safety or comfort of others, but transit peace officers and security contractors say it didn't give them the authority to remove troublemakers. The amendments passed yesterday also ban open drug use and loitering. Council
AlbertaJun 09, 2022

Sentencing hearing to begin for man in fatal 2019 shooting outside Walmart in Alberta

A sentencing hearing is to begin today for a man who fatally shot a shopper outside a Walmart store in central Alberta. Chase Freed, who is 20, pleaded guilty on Monday to the second-degree murder of Jim Williams in Red Deer in December 2019. RCMP said at the time that a masked man armed with a semi-automatic rifle shot Williams, who was 69, in front of his wife in the store's parking lot during an attempted robbery. Williams died later in hospital.

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CanadaJun 30, 2025

Canada wins bronze at women's 3x3 basketball World Cup

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CanadaJun 30, 2025

Income tax cut for middle class to take effect tomorrow: Mark Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that income tax cuts for the middle class will take effect tomorrow. The government has reduced the lowest personal income tax rate from 15 to 14 per cent. According to the Carney government's estimates, 22 million Canadians will benefit from this. PM Carney had promised this during the election campaign and said after the election that this cut would be implemented from Canada Day. This tax cut will apply to the two lowest tax brackets, the first whose taxable income in 2025 is up to $114,750 and the second whose income will be up to $57,375 in the
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BCJun 30, 2025

Attorney general’s statement on inquiry into event safety

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CanadaJun 30, 2025

Canada: Sprint canoeist Katie Vincent sets world record at national trials

Canadian sprint canoeist Katie Vincent has set a world record in the C-1 500-meter event. Katie Vincent set the world record during the National Trials in Montreal on Sunday. 29-year-old Olympic champion Katie Vincent set a new record by completing the event in 2 minutes 0.609 seconds. The previous world record was held by Alena Nazdarova of Belarus, who set the record at the World Championships in Hungary in 2019 with a time of 2 minutes 0.73 seconds. Quebec's Sophia Jensen, a World Cup silver medalist, took second place in yesterday's trials.
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CanadaJun 30, 2025

Man arrested in connection with slashing

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