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Additional staff, resources needed for overcrowded classrooms while new schools are being built, teachers say.

On Dec. 19, Premier Danielle Smith, Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, and Alberta Medical Association president Dr. Shelley Duggan spoke about the agreement, which according to the government, will propel Alberta doctors to the top of the national pay scale.

The Alberta government says it has heard back from Canada’s chief actuary on its bid to leave the Canada Pension Plan -- but says the actuary has not provided an estimate on how much Alberta should get.

​A new approach to provincial funding threatens economic development in rural Alberta while undermining the premier’s own marching orders, the NDP charged.

A video of the assault has spread on social media and RCMP have received additional reports from concerned individuals who have seen the video.

The AIWC in Madden has taken in an emaciated black bear found wandering alone near Barrhead,

The Cochrane Food Bank looks back on a very busy year serving the community, while also outlining a significant decline in donations this holiday season.

Canada Post is set to start accepting commercial letters and parcels as it works to get back to normal operations following a month-long strike.

Canada Post says letters destined for the North Pole will arrive by Christmas Eve as its operations resume, but Santa Claus "won't have time to respond" this year.

The campaign to encourage Cochranites to get out and support those in need this winter through the Coldest Night of the Year walk is officially underway.