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Calgary : Man charged in unprovoked CTrain platform assault

Police in Calgary have arrested a man after an unprovoked attack on an individual on a C-Train platform in the city in April. The victim was left unconscious on the train tracks. Ilya Zianchurin has been charged with assault causing bodily harm and will appear in court August 2nd. Investigators say they are still looking for a woman to discuss her involvement in the matter....

Alberta man charged with death 30-year-old woman

RCMP say an Alberta man is facing a second-degree murder charged in the death of a 30-year-old woman earlier this week. Police say officers received a report Wednesday of an unresponsive woman at an apartments complex in Brooks. They say the woman -- who has been identified as Tamara Debbie Soosay of Brooks -- was dead by the time officers arrived. A 35-year-old man has been remanded in custody with his next court appearance set for Monday at Medicine Hat Provincial Court....

Rural mail carriers losing out to high gas prices, says costs for delivering doubled

A mail carrier says her costs for delivering packages along her rural route have doubled because of the steep hike in gas prices and cost of living. Jennifer Henson, one of 11-thousand rural and suburban Canada Post carriers, says she and her colleagues are responsible for the fuel and maintenance costs of the vehicles they use. She says a subsidy from Canada Post through special tax treatment helps, but it isn't enough for today's inflation. She says those measures should be increased. The 38-year-old said it used to cost her $60 to the fill the tank of her Ford Flex. "Now it's costing me $12...

Smith promising legislation to ignore federal laws if she becomes UCP leader

One of the front-runners to replace Jason Kenney as Alberta's premier says if she wins, legislation will be introduced this fall to ignore federal laws deemed harmful to provincial interests. Danielle Smith says her government ...

Alberta's Health minister wants to reduce stress on health care after COVID-19

Alberta's health minister says the province will remain vigilant despite lifting most restrictions in the province related to COVID-19. Alberta lifted the last few pandemic restrictions last week including mandatory masking on public transit and isolation for people who test positive for COVID-19 or have symptoms. Health Minister Jason Copping said Alberta is bracing for an increase in colds and flus again in the fall but he says more has to be done to reduce the strain on the health care system, which was already a problem before the pandemic. Copping says during the pandemic many people sto...

Alberta UCP announces cost of living measures as provincial inflation rate rises

Alberta's United Conservative government has announced two measures to help curb an increasing cost of living. The province says will keep a 13-cent provincial excise tax on gasoline in place for three more months after it first came into effect in April. The fuel tax relief program is to be reviewed in September. The province said in a second news release it will also provide homes, farms and small businesses with $50 monthly credits for electricity bills in July, August and September. The rebate will be applied to the bills automatically. The announcements were made after Statistics Canada r...

CN Rail announces new investments in Alberta and Ontario

Canadian National Railway Co. announced on Tuesday plans to invest approximately $430 million in Ontario and $365 million in Alberta this year. The Montreal-based company says the investments will be in technology, capacity, rolling stock units and company-wide decarbonization initiatives, as well as network improvements. Transportation Minister Omar Alghabra said in a news release that the announcement will help “improve the fluidity of (Canada’s) rail network against the unprecedented disruptions to service” in the last two years. CN Rail has invested more than $1 billion in Ontario an...

5 year old Girl sexually assaulted at Edmonton playground

Edmonton police are asking the public for help in identifying a man who sexually assaulted a five-year-old girl. Police say that sometime last week, the girl was playing at the Evansdale School playground when she was grabbed by man who sexually assaulted her and ran off. They say the man is described as white with short blond hair and blue eyes, wearing a brown shirt, jeans, black shoes without socks and a black watch. Police say he referred to himself as Kevin....

Alberta Premier Kenney shuffles cabinet following resignations

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has announced several cabinet changes following resignations tied to his party's leadership race. Environment Minister Jason Nixon now taking over permanently as finance minister, handling off his Envi...

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Man charged with murder following stabbing outside Vancouver coffee shop

A 32-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder following a fatal stabbing outside a Vancouver Starbucks.Police say the stabbing happened Sunday after a brief altercation between two men outside the coffee shop in the...

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