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LaGrange did not discuss the cost of the deal, saying there is a memorandum of understanding with Dynalife and those details are still being hashed out, but said action had to be taken.

Since the open range period of development at the turn of the 20th century first brought the cattle industry as we know it today to western Canada, there have always been those looking to make a quick buck off the theft and sale of cows.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 25.83 points at 34,500.66. The S&P 500 index was down 0.65 points at 4,369.71, while the Nasdaq composite was down 26.16 points at 13,290.78.

Marv Garriott has announced he'll be closing Marv’s Classic Soda Shop on the Labour Day weekend.

It is not clear if any structures at the resort north of Kelowna survived the fire.

With Alberta notorious for having extreme weather events, the Alberta Government is looking at alternative ways to mitigate flood and drought risks on the Bow River.

The military says it's continuing to help get evacuees out of Yellowknife as a wildfire threatens the capital of the Northwest Territories.

The BC Wildfire Service said the fire is now 68 square kilometres in size, up from 11 square kilometres late Thursday afternoon.

In the face of a North American pilot shortage, Canadian discount carrier Flair Airlines is launching a unique training program that will fast-track candidates into the cockpits of the company's jets.

“When I saw that smoke I was like ‘I'm not dying here, I am not dying here, I will die anywhere but here.’”