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Trudeau touts vaccine deals as Canada notches new daily record in COVID-19 cases

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to offer Canadians modest hope about progress in testing and vaccine development after Canada notched an all-time high of new COVID-19 cases in a day.

Oct 24, 2020 10:45 AM Read more >

A good death: palliative care/hospices make a difference

While Alberta lags behind eastern Canada in availability of hospice/palliative beds, advocates say it's a needed option.

Oct 24, 2020 10:30 AM Read more >

Canada, Alberta agree on caribou protection deal that gives them years to take action

EDMONTON — Canada and Alberta have signed a deal on caribou protection that gives them years to take action but could allow energy drilling to resume on some ranges.

Oct 24, 2020 10:15 AM Read more >

Paralympians turn attention toward Beijing Games

Oct 24, 2020 8:45 AM Read more >

Cochrane Ecological Institute concerned with Alberta Parks' plan for release of orphaned black bear

“You want the animals you release to stay there and not get into trouble with humans again. It is possible to find places like that," Smeeton said. “We really need to think about these possibilities because we want the best for the animals."

Oct 23, 2020 9:45 AM Read more >

Low survival rate for Banff wolves due to hunting and trapping outside park boundaries

“They are effectively unprotected and subjected to high risks of mortality from hunting and trapping outside the park boundaries, and even highway and railway mortality inside Banff National Park.”

Oct 23, 2020 9:30 AM Read more >

Canada's bill to outlaw LGBTQ2 conversion therapy has global influence: UN expert

The bill would make it illegal to profit from providing conversion therapy

Oct 22, 2020 4:30 PM Read more >

Mt. Norquay set for earliest opening day in 95 year history

For opening day, Mt. Norquay will be operating the Cascade Chair, with the Cascade Lodge accessible to guests

Oct 22, 2020 4:15 PM Read more >

Trudeau hands out advice on Halloween, saying 'sacrifice' necessary for many

Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer, said a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations has not changed her view that trick-or-treating is low risk.

Oct 22, 2020 2:30 PM Read more >

Canadian Pacific Railway reports Q3 revenue and profit down from year ago

CP Rail says it expects a low-single-digit decline in revenue ton-miles in 2020

Oct 22, 2020 9:45 AM Read more >