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New numbers show Alberta lowest in Canada on per capita spending on inmates

New numbers show Alberta lowest in Canada on per capita spending on inmates

EDMONTON — New data shows Alberta spends the lowest amount of money per inmate in Canada – a number the province says is value for money but critics label short-sighted and worrisome.
MacNutt upsets Einarson, Carruthers ousted in PointsBet Invitational curling

MacNutt upsets Einarson, Carruthers ousted in PointsBet Invitational curling

CALGARY — Allyson MacNutt produced the biggest upset yet in a curling event that provides a stage for toppling heavyweights.
Alberta towns, villages and cities push for tabulator option in local votes

Alberta towns, villages and cities push for tabulator option in local votes

RED DEER, Alta. — Alberta municipal leaders are calling for the provincial government to reverse its ban on vote counting machines, saying it’s more costly and time-consuming to count by hand.
Alberta man accused in sex assaults and kidnappings fit to stand trial after stroke

Alberta man accused in sex assaults and kidnappings fit to stand trial after stroke

CALGARY — A psychiatric report has found a man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting six women east of Calgary is fit to stand trial but his lawyer wants the court to order another hearing before the long-delayed matter resumes.
Alberta First Nation angered over lack of consultation in dam decision

Alberta First Nation angered over lack of consultation in dam decision

A southern Alberta First Nation says it will fight a government decision on a dam that it says broke promises to take its concerns into account.
Murder suspects in fatal Alberta highway shooting will be tried together

Murder suspects in fatal Alberta highway shooting will be tried together

CALGARY — The two men arrested after a deadly roadside shooting near Calgary last month will be tried together. A manhunt began Aug.
Kevin Koe skipping a three-man curling team at PointsBet Invitational

Kevin Koe skipping a three-man curling team at PointsBet Invitational

CALGARY — Kevin Koe will skip a three-man curling team for now.
Homan wins, Dunstone upset to kick off curling's PointsBet Invitational

Homan wins, Dunstone upset to kick off curling's PointsBet Invitational

CALGARY — Gabby Wood says her curling team is ready for anything this season after facing the No. 1 women's team in the world.
Report says 'disproportionate' use of force against Indigenous and Black Calgarians

Report says 'disproportionate' use of force against Indigenous and Black Calgarians

CALGARY — An analysis of race-based data shows Calgary police used a disproportionate amount of force against Indigenous and Black individuals in the city last year.
'Big Sam': Paleontologists unearth giant skull of Pachyrhinosaurus in Alberta

'Big Sam': Paleontologists unearth giant skull of Pachyrhinosaurus in Alberta

It's a dinosaur that roamed Alberta's badlands more than 70 million years ago, sporting a big, bumpy, bony head the size of a baby elephant. On Wednesday, paleontologists near Grande Prairie pulled its 272-kilogram skull from the ground.
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