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Banff-based Liricon Capital Ltd. has partnered with Quebec-based Plenary Americas to submit an updated proposal to Alberta Transportation, Invest Alberta Corporation and the Canada Infrastructure Bank to move to the design phase of the proposed Calgary to Banff passenger rail project.

Samantha Ginter, a harm reduction advocate in Airdrie and a resident of Big Springs, said the app is akin to a “virtual” safe consumption site.

The report also suggests Alberta will have to swiftly ramp up investment in clean tech or risk missing out. It says Alberta will need to invest more than $2.1 billion a year in clean tech by 2030, increasing to $5.5 billion in clean tech by 2040, to fully capitalize on the opportunity. 

The Late Show host Stephen Colbert joked about Okotoks' tangled deer last week

The province sees pharmaceutical and life sciences as a key target sector in the economic recovery plan.

The University of Calgary says Alberta has one of the highest rates of STEC infection in the world given its abundance of cattle, sloped terrain, food crops, and use of well water.

Canada Post cites staffing issues, James River General Store postmaster says she was placed on unpaid leave over vaccine refusal

The Armed Forces has been battered for months with reports and headlines about inappropriate sexual behaviour involving senior commanders, which has left the military reeling and its top ranks in turmoil.

The new bill goes further than the original, banning conversion therapy for consenting adults, as well as for children and non-consenting adults. 

The Kolomyjas’ foray into the world of competitive axe throwing began in 2016, when they tried the sport for the first time at a birthday party. Five years and thousands of throws later, the couple is excited to represent Airdrie, and local venue Rival Axe Throwing, at worlds for the second time.