Beyond Local

About $6 billion will be available to municipalities right away for projects that are ready to go, according to the government, while the remainder will go into a $3-billion-per-year fund starting in 2026-27.

"While they've had some really awesome experiences skating outside, there is nothing that can replace being on fast ice, world-class ice, which we had in Calgary and we will have again."

Only a central bank can guarantee privacy rights would be upheld, competition encouraged, and universal access for those in remote communities, Lane said.

Shares in the Calgary-based company fell after it said increased cost of a proposed natural gas liquids pipeline were mainly due to increased competition from other pipelines being built in Western Canada.

Gagné dismissed several arguments from the owners seeking an injunction, including the notion of irreparable harm from not being able to use specific firearms for hunting or shooting.

Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes said the province should take a more regional approach to restrictions, as was done for a while last year.

Bill C-7 proposed an explicit, blanket prohibition on assisted dying in cases involving only mental illness.

Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the tests will screen asymptomatic staff at all long-term care and supportive living facilities.

University of Calgary resource law professor Nigel Bankes pointed ous Savage's promise to block mountaintop removal mines doesn't affect one proposal to do exactly that near the Crowsnest Pass.

"(The bill) makes it more accessible for people with mental health disabilities to kill themselves as a form of treatment without making mental health supports free."