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The energy company says it will fund the spending program through cash from operations and unspent credit.

The 16-year-old is in Grade 11 at Eagle Butte High School in Dunmore, Alberta and has been working on the farm for as long as he can remember.

Trudeau agreed the federal share of annual funding for health care must increase and said he's willing to discuss that longer-term issue once the pandemic is over. He gave no timeline for that but suggested it could be up to three years away.

The COVID-19 pandemic is stoking fear and fuelling social and economic instability, creating conditions that intensify conspiratorial thinking, she said, adding she's concerned that young people are particularly vulnerable.

West Edmonton Mall said in an email that it's working closely with Alberta Health Services and the province on all restrictions and guidelines, including capacity.

The Calgary Police Service responded to his conviction with a statement that says Dunn's status as an officer is under review in light of the judge's ruling and that penalties up to and including dismissal are possible. 

A government-commissioned report says the effect of COVID-19 on the number of homeless people in Canada won't be felt for three to five years, giving policy-makers a chance to prevent the pandemic from putting people on the street.

Empire's e-commerce business saw growth of 241 per cent in the second quarter compared to the prior year, as a second wave of virus cases led to new lockdown measures in many parts of the country.

Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux in a report this morning notes the Liberals plan to spend $70 billion to $100 billion over the next three years on stimulus measures to get the economy back on its feet.

“The truth is Alberta’s fatality rate of COVID cases, which is the most important statistic, is ... significantly below that of Ontario, of Quebec, of Manitoba and only slightly ahead of British Columbia,” Kenney said.