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"The revised proposal from [Alberta Health Services] is a long-term contract for nurses, with a wage freeze for the first three years and a modest wage increase in the fourth and fifth years," Finance Minister Travis Toews said in a statement Wednesday.

The mayors called for better leadership from Kenney’s government, and consistency in the rules. “Failure to extend masking requirements to schools and post-secondary institutions further perpetuates division between Albertans (and) creates more uncertainty for students, staff, and faculty,” wrote the mayors.

The topics discussed Wednesday included climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Indigenous Peoples and cultural identity.

Parks Canada is conducting a necropsy to determine the cause of the female grizzly bear's death.

"This is much, much worse than I think people understand," she said. "We, as health-care workers, are telling you that things are very dire, that ICU beds are running out, that we are stretched very thin in terms of our hospital capacity."

Innisfail & District Chamber of Commerce cancels event at Royal Canadian Legion Branch #104 after 20 minutes

“These male elk have a singular determination of focus to breed with females to pass on their genes. They are looking at you as a threat and as competition; they’re full of testosterone and are really amped up."

To be eligible, travellers must have allowed at least 14 days to pass since their last vaccine shot and show proof of a negative molecular test for COVID-19 that's no more than 72 hours old.

The news follows announcements Friday of another round of surgery cancellations as ICUs reached 95-per-cent full.

Guns also seized during bust at building north of High River