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Athabasca County will consider STARS funding increase

Athabasca County will consider STARS funding increase

Request will be added to upcoming budget discussions
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Early August crop conditions below five-year average

Early August crop conditions below five-year average

Crop conditions in regions in South and Central Alberta remained poorly rated at the beginning of August.
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'Freedom Convoy' leaders' criminal trial goes beyond mischief charges

'Freedom Convoy' leaders' criminal trial goes beyond mischief charges

Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were among the most prominent organizers of the protest movement that rolled into Ottawa early in 2022, and they're scheduled to be the first members of the organizing committee to stand trial on Sept. 5.
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Okotoks hockey alumnae making her mark with Boston Bruins

Okotoks hockey alumnae making her mark with Boston Bruins

Hockey: Laurenne Mercier manager of team services for NHL club
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Blue-green algae found in Lacombe Lake: City

Blue-green algae found in Lacombe Lake: City

“Access is suspended until further notice and the dog beach gate is closed.”
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Canada's first case of new COVID variant is detected in B.C.

Canada's first case of new COVID variant is detected in B.C.

The centre said the BA. 2.86 variant of the Omicron strain was identified in a person from the Fraser Health region who hadn't recently been outside the province.
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Feds say prime minister's residence at 24 Sussex may be replaced rather than restored

Feds say prime minister's residence at 24 Sussex may be replaced rather than restored

OTTAWA — The prime minister's problem-plagued official residence could be replaced instead of restored, though the government says its plans are not complete.
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Ontario pilot dies in plane crash in a southern Alberta field: RCMP

Ontario pilot dies in plane crash in a southern Alberta field: RCMP

CLARESHOLM, Alta. — An Ontario woman is dead after a plane crashed in a southern Alberta field Aug. 29.
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UPDATE: RCMP, Parks Canada locate overdue hiker's body near Banff

UPDATE: RCMP, Parks Canada locate overdue hiker's body near Banff

RCMP and Parks Canada have located an overdue hiker deceased near the Cascade Falls trailhead following a search of the area on Aug. 28.
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STARS airlifts man in life-threatening condition after Gleniffer Lake-area crash

STARS airlifts man in life-threatening condition after Gleniffer Lake-area crash

Calgary resident taken to Foothills Medical Centre after motorcycle crash south of Gleniffer Lake.
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