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Youth took woman to remote area and left her for dead in forest: RCMP

Youth took woman to remote area and left her for dead in forest: RCMP

RCMP say a woman was taken out of the Westlock area and suddenly attacked in an attempt to kill her.
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Jasper applies for $73 million through Alberta's Disaster Recovery Program

Jasper applies for $73 million through Alberta's Disaster Recovery Program

The Municipality of Jasper has submitted an application for $73.14 million in expenditures to the provincial Disaster Recovery Program.
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'I just wish it was all over' says father whose son was killed at Central Alberta McDonald's

'I just wish it was all over' says father whose son was killed at Central Alberta McDonald's

Final arguments were held Friday for Solaimane Elbettah who faces a first-degree murder charge and has admitted killing Innisfail High School graduate Josh Burns in July 2022.
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WATCH: RCMP helicopter rescues stranded trapper in Northern Alberta

WATCH: RCMP helicopter rescues stranded trapper in Northern Alberta

Fort McKay man needed assistance after his ATV overturned in a waterway while he was making his way back to his trapping cabin
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Energy workers burned in gas explosion north of Cochrane

Energy workers burned in gas explosion north of Cochrane

An explosion at an energy site north of Cochrane on Monday left five workers seriously injured, with the resulting fire expected to burn for days, says RCMP.
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'Not free money': What students should know before getting their first credit card

'Not free money': What students should know before getting their first credit card

Everyone starts building their credit score somewhere — and for many, it’s getting that first credit card during college or university.
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Carstairs woman charged with counsel to commit murder going to trial in March

Carstairs woman charged with counsel to commit murder going to trial in March

Audra Symbalisty’s trial is scheduled to take place Court of King’s Bench Calgary from March 17 to 28, 2025.
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PHOTOS: Old Fort Point reopens after Jasper fire scorches landscape

PHOTOS: Old Fort Point reopens after Jasper fire scorches landscape

Old Fort Point reopened on Friday (Sept. 28) after the Jasper wildfire scorched the surrounding landscape.
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Minimum wage in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, P.E.I. increases

Minimum wage in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, P.E.I. increases

Alberta and Saskatchewan have lowest minimum wage in Canada.
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Service being held to remember destroyed Jasper Anglican Church

Service being held to remember destroyed Jasper Anglican Church

The service will be held just outside the fenced-off property at the corner of Miette Avenue and Geike Street on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 10:30 a.m.
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