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Fire destroys Catholic church north of Edmonton, town cancels Canada Day festivities

Fire destroys Catholic church north of Edmonton, town cancels Canada Day festivities

MORINVILLE, Alta. — Alberta's premier is condemning what he calls "arson attacks at Christian churches" after a historic parish was destroyed in a fire that prompted a small town to cancel its Canada Day celebrations.
Final figures from 2020-21 show Alberta with $17B deficit, over $5B in COVID-19 costs

Final figures from 2020-21 show Alberta with $17B deficit, over $5B in COVID-19 costs

EDMONTON — The latest figures show Alberta's fight against COVID-19 cost more than $5 billion by the end of the last fiscal year in March.
Shaw: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Shaw: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) _ Shaw Communications Inc. (SJR) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $285.6 million. The Calgary, Alberta-based company said it had profit of 56 cents per share.
Trial dates set, judge to determine if teen charged in officer death to be released

Trial dates set, judge to determine if teen charged in officer death to be released

CALGARY — Trial dates have been set for two people charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer.
'Never meant to hurt this lady': Man apologizes for woman's death in Edmonton hotel

'Never meant to hurt this lady': Man apologizes for woman's death in Edmonton hotel

EDMONTON — An Ontario truck driver held his face and cried as he apologized to his family and the family of a woman he killed in an Edmonton hotel room.
McDavid says Hart Trophy award particularly special with unanimous vote, Gretzky link

McDavid says Hart Trophy award particularly special with unanimous vote, Gretzky link

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid says his second NHL MVP award is special, but means a little bit more when it links him to the NHL’s all-time scoring leader.
'An egregious mistake': Conditional sentence for police officer who assaulted suspect

'An egregious mistake': Conditional sentence for police officer who assaulted suspect

CALGARY — A police officer who slammed a handcuffed woman to the ground face first has been given a 30-day conditional sentence for what a judge called an "egregious mistake.
Alberta COVID cases continue to fall, province set to fully reopen as planned

Alberta COVID cases continue to fall, province set to fully reopen as planned

EDMONTON — Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says COVID-19 numbers continue to fall but the plan is to remain vigilant as the province prepares to fully reopen Thursday. “Across the board, our numbers are moving in the right direction,” Dr.
Lawyer for trucker guilty in woman's Edmonton hotel death calls for shorter sentence

Lawyer for trucker guilty in woman's Edmonton hotel death calls for shorter sentence

EDMONTON — The lawyer for an Ontario truck driver who killed a woman in his Edmonton hotel room a decade ago is asking that his client be sentenced to about half the time called for by the Crown.
Ottawa adds another Alberta coal project to federal environmental assessment list

Ottawa adds another Alberta coal project to federal environmental assessment list

Environmental groups and First Nations say they are pleased the federal government is adding another proposed coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains to the list of projects it will review.
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