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School bus crash sends five students, an adult to hospital

School bus crash sends five students, an adult to hospital

Six people, including five youths, have been taken to various area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, following a school bus crash north of Didsbury
Youth arrested in bear spray incident near Airdrie junior high

Youth arrested in bear spray incident near Airdrie junior high

Youth charged in last week's bear spray incident near Ecole Airdrie Middle School where 37 students were treated.
Banff black bear appears habituated to human food

Banff black bear appears habituated to human food

“Parks Canada staff respond to hundreds of human-wildlife incidents each year that involve unsecured human food or garbage.”
School bus rolls on Central Alberta highway near Didbsbury

School bus rolls on Central Alberta highway near Didbsbury

“The extent of injuries is unknown,” said RCMP Cpl. Gina Slaney.
Donate blood now Alberta

Donate blood now Alberta

Distribution of blood to hospitals outpacing donations in the province
'It's disgusting': B.C. man offering free housing for 'girlfriend with benefits'

'It's disgusting': B.C. man offering free housing for 'girlfriend with benefits'

The man is renting "a little one-bedroom studio" at no cost.
What is RSV? Why older Albertans need to know about it

What is RSV? Why older Albertans need to know about it

Of all the things you can get sick with, respiratory syncytial virus – known as RSV – might not be top of mind.
Elderly Sundre, Rocky residents killed in collision south of Red Deer

Elderly Sundre, Rocky residents killed in collision south of Red Deer

Queen Elizabeth II Highway northbound lanes south of Red Deer closed for hours as RCMP investigated fatal collision
BoC expected to hold key interest rate steady at 5% amid 'sluggish' economy

BoC expected to hold key interest rate steady at 5% amid 'sluggish' economy

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is widely expected to hold its key interest rate steady on Wednesday as the Canadian economy bends to higher interest rates and inflation resumes its downward trend.
A month after a pig heart transplant, man works to regain strength

A month after a pig heart transplant, man works to regain strength

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig –- and hospital video released Friday shows he’s working hard to recover.
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