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Mental health pilot extended until next June in Alberta schools

Mental health pilot extended until next June in Alberta schools

The top-up of the Mental Health in Schools Pilot adds $6.7 million to a round of funding set to end in December. Affected are programs in 59 rural and urban school authorities.
Missing Calgary hiker found dead on slope of Kananaskis Country mountain

Missing Calgary hiker found dead on slope of Kananaskis Country mountain

Missing Calgary hiker located on west-facing slope of Mount Smuts in Kananaskis Country with fatal injuries consistent with a fall from the mountain, say RCMP.
Costco testing membership card scanners at several locations across Canada

Costco testing membership card scanners at several locations across Canada

Costco Wholesale is testing membership card scanners at stores in Ottawa, Edmonton, Regina and the B.C. Lower Mainland.
Fatality inquiry into RCMP shooting of Stoney Nakoda man yields no preventative advice

Fatality inquiry into RCMP shooting of Stoney Nakoda man yields no preventative advice

“The root cause of death in this case was the decision made by Ralph Stephens to resist arrest using force and to exit the residence armed in a manner that presented a lethal threat to Constable [Michael] Wallace.”
St. Albert soccer coach avoids jail time for assaulting girlfriend and her parents

St. Albert soccer coach avoids jail time for assaulting girlfriend and her parents

A U-15 Team Canada soccer coach from St. Albert who threw his girlfriend to the ground and bit her parents was given probation.
Jasper wildfire: Officials working on plan to dispose of fouled fridges

Jasper wildfire: Officials working on plan to dispose of fouled fridges

Plan in the works to get rid of fridges from Jasper homes full of rotting food.
Charges laid in connection with fatal Aug. 6 shooting

Charges laid in connection with fatal Aug. 6 shooting

Charges have been laid in the Rocky View County shooting on Aug. 6 that took the life of Airdrie resident, Colin Hough. The investigation continues and another suspect remains at large.
Banff’s downtown pedestrian zone voted out in plebiscite

Banff’s downtown pedestrian zone voted out in plebiscite

Vehicles will be back in a pedestrian zone set up in Banff during the Covid pandemic.
Jasper wildfire: Residents able to return Friday, but visitors must wait

Jasper wildfire: Residents able to return Friday, but visitors must wait

"Visitation provides the basis of our economy, and we will need that to recover, but we will ask – and our industry partners have asked – visitors to wait," said Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland.
'Out-of-control' crowd forces suspension of Innisfail council meeting

'Out-of-control' crowd forces suspension of Innisfail council meeting

Residents opposing a carbon capture project slated for Central Alberta shouted slogans at council such as “just like Chernobyl”
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