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Alberta announces flat $15-per-day child-care fee to replace subsidy April 1

Alberta announces flat $15-per-day child-care fee to replace subsidy April 1

EDMONTON — Alberta's government is replacing its child-care subsidy program with a $15-a-day flat rate for children kindergarten age or younger.
Assisted Living Alberta announced as last public health agency taking over AHS

Assisted Living Alberta announced as last public health agency taking over AHS

CALGARY — The Alberta government has named Assisted Living Alberta as the last of four new public agencies taking over provincial health care from Alberta Health Services.
Alberta cuts funding to gambling support group as it eyes private online betting

Alberta cuts funding to gambling support group as it eyes private online betting

EDMONTON — Alberta's government has ended a funding contract for a non-profit organization that provides education and resources for gambling addiction.
Father convicted of manslaughter in killing of Métis hunters denied full parole

Father convicted of manslaughter in killing of Métis hunters denied full parole

EDMONTON — An Alberta father convicted of manslaughter for aiding his son in the 2020 killings of two Métis hunters has been denied full parole.
Alberta Premier Smith pitching joint Canada-U.S. NORAD military base in Arctic

Alberta Premier Smith pitching joint Canada-U.S. NORAD military base in Arctic

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling for a joint Canada-U.S. NORAD base in northern Canada to bolster Arctic security. Smith says she pitched the idea at a recent meeting with fellow premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Retired judge to oversee review of Alberta's police watchdog, Crown prosecutors

Retired judge to oversee review of Alberta's police watchdog, Crown prosecutors

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says a retired judge has been appointed to oversee a review of the province's police watchdog and Crown prosecution service.
Alberta cabinet ministers to attend U.S. prayer breakfast in Washington

Alberta cabinet ministers to attend U.S. prayer breakfast in Washington

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is sending a delegation to the U.S. National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.
CEBL's Calgary Surge hire Kaleb Canales as head coach

CEBL's Calgary Surge hire Kaleb Canales as head coach

CALGARY — The Calgary Surge of the Canadian Elite Basketball League announced Thursday that former NBA bench boss Kaleb Canales has been named the team’s head coach for the 2025 season.
Walmart Canada to spend $6.5B over five years on new stores, sells fleet business

Walmart Canada to spend $6.5B over five years on new stores, sells fleet business

TORONTO — Walmart Canada says it will spend $6.5 billion over the next five years as it opens dozens of new stores.
Man wanted for 2018 shooting that killed Toronto rapper arrested in Alberta

Man wanted for 2018 shooting that killed Toronto rapper arrested in Alberta

Police say a man wanted for murder in a 2018 Toronto shooting that killed an up-and-coming rapper and a 28-year-old man has been arrested in Alberta.
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