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Travellers angry about cancelled WestJet flights, callback service

Travellers angry about cancelled WestJet flights, callback service

One person said they were instructed to wait three days to speak to a customer service representative.
Jasper wildfire: Council suspends tax payments, utility fees on destroyed or damaged properties

Jasper wildfire: Council suspends tax payments, utility fees on destroyed or damaged properties

The municipality will also defer collecting property taxes as of July 22, and any penalties on outstanding property tax amounts won’t be applied for July 2024.
Mental health pilot extended until next June in Alberta schools

Mental health pilot extended until next June in Alberta schools

The top-up of the Mental Health in Schools Pilot adds $6.7 million to a round of funding set to end in December. Affected are programs in 59 rural and urban school authorities.
Missing Calgary hiker found dead on slope of Kananaskis Country mountain

Missing Calgary hiker found dead on slope of Kananaskis Country mountain

Missing Calgary hiker located on west-facing slope of Mount Smuts in Kananaskis Country with fatal injuries consistent with a fall from the mountain, say RCMP.
Costco testing membership card scanners at several locations across Canada

Costco testing membership card scanners at several locations across Canada

Costco Wholesale is testing membership card scanners at stores in Ottawa, Edmonton, Regina and the B.C. Lower Mainland.
Fatality inquiry into RCMP shooting of Stoney Nakoda man yields no preventative advice

Fatality inquiry into RCMP shooting of Stoney Nakoda man yields no preventative advice

“The root cause of death in this case was the decision made by Ralph Stephens to resist arrest using force and to exit the residence armed in a manner that presented a lethal threat to Constable [Michael] Wallace.”
Jasper wildfire: Officials working on plan to dispose of fouled fridges

Jasper wildfire: Officials working on plan to dispose of fouled fridges

Plan in the works to get rid of fridges from Jasper homes full of rotting food.
Charges laid in connection with fatal Aug. 6 shooting

Charges laid in connection with fatal Aug. 6 shooting

Charges have been laid in the Rocky View County shooting on Aug. 6 that took the life of Airdrie resident, Colin Hough. The investigation continues and another suspect remains at large.
Arrest made in fatal shooting east of Calgary, warrant issued for second person

Arrest made in fatal shooting east of Calgary, warrant issued for second person

The Alberta RCMP have made an arrest in the tragic shooting which occurred in Rocky View County on Aug. 6, 2024.
Jasper wildfire: Residents able to return Friday, but visitors must wait

Jasper wildfire: Residents able to return Friday, but visitors must wait

"Visitation provides the basis of our economy, and we will need that to recover, but we will ask – and our industry partners have asked – visitors to wait," said Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland.
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