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Alberta's top court dismisses challenge of ID requirement at drug injection sites

Alberta's top court dismisses challenge of ID requirement at drug injection sites

EDMONTON — Alberta’s top court has dismissed an appeal from harm reduction advocates who tried to stop a provincial policy that requires people who want to use a supervised drug-injection site to provide their health-card number to get inside.
Calgary's office vacancy rate ticks down for first time since start of COVID pandemic

Calgary's office vacancy rate ticks down for first time since start of COVID pandemic

Calgary's downtown office vacancy rate has declined for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Commercial real estate firm Avison Young says the city's downtown office vacancy rate ticked down in the fourth quarter of 2021, to 29.
Alberta premier says truckers' border blockade violates traffic laws and must end

Alberta premier says truckers' border blockade violates traffic laws and must end

COUTTS, Alta. — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says a truck convoy that's blockaded a highway at a busy U.S. border crossing as part of a protest against vaccine mandates violates the province's Traffic Safety Act and must end immediately.
Advocates call for pay transparency to address wage gap, labour shortages

Advocates call for pay transparency to address wage gap, labour shortages

CALGARY — As widespread labour shortages force Canadian companies to re-evaluate their employee recruitment and retention practices, experts say pay transparency is increasingly in the spotlight.
Gaudreau OT winner, Markstrom shutout lead Flames to 1-0 win over Canucks

Gaudreau OT winner, Markstrom shutout lead Flames to 1-0 win over Canucks

CALGARY — Johnny Gaudreau made the most of his second chance on Saturday night by changing his tactic.
Convoys against mandates in other Canadian cities support of Ottawa truck protest

Convoys against mandates in other Canadian cities support of Ottawa truck protest

EDMONTON — Like many of those gathered near the Alberta legislature to support a convoy of trucks that inched their way through Edmonton's downtown streets for several hours on Saturday, Kyla Keulers has been to protests against COVID-19 health restr
Legal experts worry about changing court landscape after COVID-19

Legal experts worry about changing court landscape after COVID-19

CALGARY — The halls of justice may have become less crowded as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, say legal experts, and they warn there are still unanswered questions ahead.
Central Alberta city to close homeless camp as future plans unknown

Central Alberta city to close homeless camp as future plans unknown

WETASKIWIN, Alta. — A central Alberta city is closing a homeless encampment with help from Mounties because of safety risks it says will persist if it remains open.
Top Alberta court denies appeal of regulator's refusal to approve coal mine

Top Alberta court denies appeal of regulator's refusal to approve coal mine

Alberta's top court has rejected a request to appeal a regulatory decision that denied permits for the Grassy Mountain coal mine in the province's Rocky Mountains.
Second-degree murder charge laid after ‘unprovoked’ attack at southern Alberta prison

Second-degree murder charge laid after ‘unprovoked’ attack at southern Alberta prison

DRUMHELLER, Alta. — RCMP say a man at a medium-security federal prison in southern Alberta has been charged in the death of a fellow inmate. Mounties say officers responded to a call Wednesday of a serious assault at Drumheller Institution.
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