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Websites and GoFundMe set up on both sides of issues days before Westlock's flag and crosswalk plebiscite

Websites and GoFundMe set up on both sides of issues days before Westlock's flag and crosswalk plebiscite

Westlock residents will vote on crosswalk and flagpole bylaw
Field residents without cellphone and landline service for three days after train derailment

Field residents without cellphone and landline service for three days after train derailment

The incident severed data, text, mobile, landline, and internet service to areas east of the derailment site including the community of Field, B.C. TELUS service technicians restored service on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Parks Canada requests transit service expand to popular Jasper visitor spot, Maligne Canyon

Parks Canada requests transit service expand to popular Jasper visitor spot, Maligne Canyon

Maligne Canyon is one of the most visited locations in Jasper National Park, attracting 3,000 to 5,000 people per day in the summer,
Ontario man facing murder charge in Los Angeles chronicled RV journey across U.S.

Ontario man facing murder charge in Los Angeles chronicled RV journey across U.S.

'Be healthy, happy and humble': The Sault’s Jeff Primeau had a very active Facebook account that suddenly went quiet last November, around same time as alleged murder
As the RCMP initiates race-based data collection, lingering trauma haunts immigrants with painful police memories

As the RCMP initiates race-based data collection, lingering trauma haunts immigrants with painful police memories

Temitope Oriola, professor of criminology and sociology at the University of Alberta, says that while the collection of race-based data by the RCMP is a long overdue step, it is merely a baby step in a long journey towards harmonious relations between the police and communities they serve.
Summiting Mount Kilimajaro a bucket list win for 73-year-old Southern Alberta man

Summiting Mount Kilimajaro a bucket list win for 73-year-old Southern Alberta man

Alberta father, 73, and his two sons make it 19,341 feet to Uhuru peak last fall said they heard helicopters taking people off the mountain daily who couldn't make it.
Canada's largest stick-curling club is just north of Edmonton

Canada's largest stick-curling club is just north of Edmonton

From humble beginnings in 2008, the St. Albert Club now boasts 250 members in 11 leagues.
Young Northern Alberta woman killed in the Shetland Islands

Young Northern Alberta woman killed in the Shetland Islands

39-year-old man charged with murder of 24-year-year-old Westlock woman.
Cultural burning stokes debate on wildfire defence in Alberta

Cultural burning stokes debate on wildfire defence in Alberta

“This way that Indigenous peoples have been using fire for thousands of years is a new way to go forward.”
Scattered deer carcass sign of large predators in Okotoks, where deer abound says resident

Scattered deer carcass sign of large predators in Okotoks, where deer abound says resident

An Okotoks resident is sounding a warning after finding evidence of large scavenger animals in town.
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