Parkland County aims to sink CRB

A legal challenge launched last month by Parkland County could topple the Capital Region Board and paralyze the board’s activities indefinitely.

Parkland County filed an application with the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench against the province on May 13 challenging the legal basis for the Capital Region Board (CRB). Board ...

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Hands-free devices just as distracting, says new U of A study

Talking using a hands-free device such as Bluetooth while driving may be legal, but it doesn’t make it any less dangerous than talking on a cellphone, says new University of Alberta research.

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Province to impose teacher deal

Alberta’s education minister says he’s going to impose an agreement on Alberta’s teachers and school boards this week – a move the head of St. Albert’s public teachers’ union denounced as undemocratic.
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Stop with the turf wars, minister warns

Local mayors need to knock it off with the turf wars and team up to build the Capital region, says Alberta’s minister of municipal affairs.
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