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Pandemic consumer shifts mean novel opportunities for Westlock business community
Pandemic consumer shifts mean novel opportunities for Westlock business community
Full modernization of BCHS, not a replacement school, now top priority in Pembina Hills’ capital plan
Full modernization of BCHS, not a replacement school, now top priority in Pembina Hills’ capital plan
Boyle-based group looks at curriculum
Boyle-based group looks at curriculum
Barrhead fire department issues fire ban
Barrhead fire department issues fire ban

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How Photographer Amy Liu Stays Whimsical
How Photographer Amy Liu Stays Whimsical
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We love our lifties!
We love our lifties!
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Mountain Muskox - A Community of Help
Mountain Muskox - A Community of Help
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Tips for Getting Your Mountain Bike Ready to Hit the Trails
Tips for Getting Your Mountain Bike Ready to Hit the Trails
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Simple tips from Kananaskis Country Public Safety for hiking in the early season
Simple tips from Kananaskis Country Public Safety for hiking in the early season
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Plans for update to EI system coming soon, Qualtrough says in budget hint
Plans for update to EI system coming soon, Qualtrough says in budget hint
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Alberta Government’s Draft K-6 Curriculum pilot will not appear in Rocky View Schools classrooms
Alberta Government’s Draft K-6 Curriculum pilot will not appear in Rocky View Schools classrooms
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Alberta Teachers' Association demands full rewrite of draft K-6 education curriculum
Alberta Teachers' Association demands full rewrite of draft K-6 education curriculum
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Ottawa's COVID-19 vaccine point man aims to ensure more predictability for shipments
Ottawa's COVID-19 vaccine point man aims to ensure more predictability for shipments
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Alberta coal consultation terms of reference rule out land use, water concerns
Alberta coal consultation terms of reference rule out land use, water concerns
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Lethbridge doctor becomes seventh Alberta health-care worker to die from COVID-19
Lethbridge doctor becomes seventh Alberta health-care worker to die from COVID-19
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Rosin stands by opposing additional COVID-19 restrictions
Rosin stands by opposing additional COVID-19 restrictions
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Highway 55 work dependent on weather and priorities
Highway 55 work dependent on weather and priorities
Boyle-based group looks at curriculum
Boyle-based group looks at curriculum
Water conservation advisory lifted, line repaired
Water conservation advisory lifted, line repaired
Property crimes way down in first quarter
Property crimes way down in first quarter

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Full modernization of BCHS, not a replacement school, now top priority in Pembina Hills’ capital plan
Full modernization of BCHS, not a replacement school, now top priority in Pembina Hills’ capital plan
Barrhead fire department issues fire ban
Barrhead fire department issues fire ban
COVID-19 cases climb to 84 in County of Barrhead
COVID-19 cases climb to 84 in County of Barrhead
AEMA issues alert over fuel spill
AEMA issues alert over fuel spill

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Pandemic consumer shifts mean novel opportunities for Westlock business community
Pandemic consumer shifts mean novel opportunities for Westlock business community
Town of Westlock looks to donate old ladder truck
Town of Westlock looks to donate old ladder truck
Westlock County sets $25 fee for second or replacement waste disposal permit
Westlock County sets $25 fee for second or replacement waste disposal permit
Westlock County ratchets up fire restriction
Westlock County ratchets up fire restriction

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Banff's Kasey Nolan releases sophomore album
Banff's Kasey Nolan releases sophomore album
"It was nail-biting but we did it": Canadian shows didn't let COVID derail production
"It was nail-biting but we did it": Canadian shows didn't let COVID derail production
Cold Lake being turned into Soviet-era Russia for upcoming film
Cold Lake being turned into Soviet-era Russia for upcoming film
Shawna Randolph and Sean Burke launch online talk show
Shawna Randolph and Sean Burke launch online talk show

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Entertainment News

Banff's Kasey Nolan releases sophomore album
Banff's Kasey Nolan releases sophomore album
"It was nail-biting but we did it": Canadian shows didn't let COVID derail production
Cold Lake being turned into Soviet-era Russia for upcoming film
Shawna Randolph and Sean Burke launch online talk show
'Heartland' star on leaving the show: 'It was time to move in a new direction'

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Golf course prez looking forward to big 2021
Golf course prez looking forward to big 2021
NCABL aiming for first pitch in mid-June
NCABL aiming for first pitch in mid-June
Spring training underway for AMBA
Spring training underway for AMBA
Hockey and ringette are done for the year
Hockey and ringette are done for the year

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Local Sports

Golf course prez looking forward to big 2021
Golf course prez looking forward to big 2021
Clubhouse renos at the Westlock Golf Course should be done by the beginning of ...
NCABL aiming for first pitch in mid-June
NCABL aiming for first pitch in mid-June
League commissioner confident there will be a 54th-consecutive season of senior ...
Spring training underway for AMBA
Spring training underway for AMBA
Minor ball registration open for coming season ...
Hockey and ringette are done for the year
Hockey and ringette are done for the year
Continuing provincial COVID-19 restrictions put Westlock-area associations on ...
WGC clubhouse renos underway
WGC clubhouse renos underway
Work should be done in time for the start of the golf season ...

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Tottenham fires manager Jose Mourinho after 17 months
Tottenham fires manager Jose Mourinho after 17 months
Patrick Marleau set to break Gordie Howe's record for most NHL games played
Patrick Marleau set to break Gordie Howe's record for most NHL games played
Whitecaps beat Timbers 1-0 in Cascadia Cup opener
Whitecaps beat Timbers 1-0 in Cascadia Cup opener
WHL Roundup: Brandon Wheat Kings notch overtime victory against Winnipeg Ice
WHL Roundup: Brandon Wheat Kings notch overtime victory against Winnipeg Ice

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National Sports

Tottenham fires manager Jose Mourinho after 17 months
Tottenham fires manager Jose Mourinho after 17 months
Patrick Marleau set to break Gordie Howe's record for most NHL games played
Whitecaps beat Timbers 1-0 in Cascadia Cup opener
WHL Roundup: Brandon Wheat Kings notch overtime victory against Winnipeg Ice
Scoreboard for Sunday April 18, 2021

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COLUMN: Regions can “hunt in a pack”; municipalities not as much
COLUMN: Regions can “hunt in a pack”; municipalities not as much
COLUMN: Hepatitis C is silent like the fog
COLUMN: Hepatitis C is silent like the fog
CASS support for reduced funding likely signals the end of ADLC
CASS support for reduced funding likely signals the end of ADLC
COLUMN: The new regional reality
COLUMN: The new regional reality

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Opinion

COLUMN: Regions can “hunt in a pack”; municipalities not as much
COLUMN: Regions can “hunt in a pack”; municipalities not as much
COLUMN: Hepatitis C is silent like the fog
CASS support for reduced funding likely signals the end of ADLC
COLUMN: The new regional reality
Opinion: Good journalism in Canada has become mission-critical. Here's how to help it survive

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Beyond Local

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How Photographer Amy Liu Stays Whimsical
How Photographer Amy Liu Stays Whimsical
We love our lifties!
We love our lifties!
Mountain Muskox - A Community of Help
Mountain Muskox - A Community of Help
Tips for Getting Your Mountain Bike Ready to Hit the Trails
Tips for Getting Your Mountain Bike Ready to Hit the Trails

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Beyond Local

How Photographer Amy Liu Stays Whimsical
How Photographer Amy Liu Stays Whimsical
We love our lifties!
Mountain Muskox - A Community of Help
Tips for Getting Your Mountain Bike Ready to Hit the Trails
Simple tips from Kananaskis Country Public Safety for hiking in the early season

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Alberta News

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Online classes begin for some Alberta students amid rising COVID-19 cases
Online classes begin for some Alberta students amid rising COVID-19 cases
Emotions show as call to prayer broadcast during second Ramadan in lockdown
Emotions show as call to prayer broadcast during second Ramadan in lockdown
Canadians Brendan Bottcher, Rachel Homan earn spots in finals of Champions Cup
Canadians Brendan Bottcher, Rachel Homan earn spots in finals of Champions Cup
Alberta joins Ontario in lowering minimum age for AstraZeneca vaccine
Alberta joins Ontario in lowering minimum age for AstraZeneca vaccine

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Alberta News

Online classes begin for some Alberta students amid rising COVID-19 cases
Online classes begin for some Alberta students amid rising COVID-19 cases
Emotions show as call to prayer broadcast during second Ramadan in lockdown
Canadians Brendan Bottcher, Rachel Homan earn spots in finals of Champions Cup
Alberta joins Ontario in lowering minimum age for AstraZeneca vaccine
Arrest made in fence-tampering outside Alberta church closed amid COVID controversy

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Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
Budget Day and waiting on the vaccines: In The News for Apr. 19
Budget Day and waiting on the vaccines: In The News for Apr. 19
Judicial recount in Yukon election to occur in Whitehorse today over tie riding
Judicial recount in Yukon election to occur in Whitehorse today over tie riding
Liberals to release federal budget with eye on managing crisis, post-pandemic growth
Liberals to release federal budget with eye on managing crisis, post-pandemic growth

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Canada

Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
Budget Day and waiting on the vaccines: In The News for Apr. 19
Judicial recount in Yukon election to occur in Whitehorse today over tie riding
Liberals to release federal budget with eye on managing crisis, post-pandemic growth
Huawei CFO's team expected to ask judge for adjournment in final extradition hearings

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National Lifestyle

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 25-May 1
Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 25-May 1
Liz Weston: How the pandemic has shaken up retirement
'Mad Max' prequel shot in Outback to be released in 2023
'Mad Max' prequel shot in Outback to be released in 2023
'Mad Max' prequel shot in Outback to be released in 2023
'Mad Max' prequel shot in Outback to be released in 2023

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National Lifestyle

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 25-May 1
Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 25-May 1
Liz Weston: How the pandemic has shaken up retirement
'Mad Max' prequel shot in Outback to be released in 2023
'Mad Max' prequel shot in Outback to be released in 2023
Sale of Chinese painting shows art value rising in pandemic

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National Business

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India's capital to lock down amid devastating virus surge
India's capital to lock down amid devastating virus surge
Annual pace of housing starts posts 21.6 per cent increase in March
Annual pace of housing starts posts 21.6 per cent increase in March
Nutrien CEO Chuck Magro steps down, Mayo Schmidt named as new CEO
Nutrien CEO Chuck Magro steps down, Mayo Schmidt named as new CEO
UK's Johnson cancels India trip as its virus cases surge
UK's Johnson cancels India trip as its virus cases surge

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National Business

India's capital to lock down amid devastating virus surge
India's capital to lock down amid devastating virus surge
Annual pace of housing starts posts 21.6 per cent increase in March
Nutrien CEO Chuck Magro steps down, Mayo Schmidt named as new CEO
UK's Johnson cancels India trip as its virus cases surge
ABN AMRO pays multimillion fine in money laundering probe

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World News

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NASA's Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet
NASA's Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet
India's capital to lock down amid devastating virus surge
India's capital to lock down amid devastating virus surge
1 dead, 100,000 displaced as typhoon blows near Philippines
1 dead, 100,000 displaced as typhoon blows near Philippines
Officials: Hunger-striking Navalny to go to prison hospital
Officials: Hunger-striking Navalny to go to prison hospital

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World News

NASA's Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet
NASA's Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet
India's capital to lock down amid devastating virus surge
1 dead, 100,000 displaced as typhoon blows near Philippines
Officials: Hunger-striking Navalny to go to prison hospital
Residents evacuated as mountain fire spreads in Cape Town

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Heather Stocking
Heather Stocking
Highway 55 work dependent on weather and priorities
Barry Kerton
Barry Kerton
Barrhead fire department issues fire ban
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Kevin Berger
Full modernization of BCHS, not a replacement school, now top priority in Pembina Hills’ capital plan
George Blais
George Blais
Breast cancer survivor looks to help others
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Chris Zwick
Water conservation advisory lifted, line repaired
Andreea Resmerita
Andreea Resmerita
Pandemic consumer shifts mean novel opportunities for Westlock business community

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