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St. Albert — and rest of Alberta — prepare for the next pandemic

A female skier was taken to hospital in critical condition after a skiing incident at Sunshine Village Ski Resort Sunday (April 20).

It was the battle of Alberta on Sunday at the Clancy Richard Arena as the Central Canada Cup wrapped up, and the hometown St. Paul Canadiens took on the Wetaskiwin Icemen to win their second consecutive Central Canada Cup trophy.

“While crevasses may be less visible at this time of year, snow bridges remain thin, weak, and unpredictable, having only recently formed over the past few weeks."

Interest in the Canada's critical minerals surged after Trump started musing about annexing Canada, experts say, and grew as the president's global trade war intensified.

RCMP say a fire at Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, near Elk Island Park, is now under control. An update was released by RCMP at 9:45 p.m. on Friday.

Officials say Dr. Sunil Sookram is to serve in the role of Alberta's interim chief medical officer of health on a temporary basis as arrangements are finalized for a "longer-term appointment."

The paper, published this week in the journal Science, reveals that three of Curiosity’s drill sites had siderite, an iron carbonate material, within sulfate-rich layers of Mount Sharp in Gale Crater.

Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally says since the province's retaliatory measures were first announced in early March, Donald Trump's administration has put a hold on further tariffs.

A dog that fell through the ice of a pond in a Lac La Biche area park is safe after being rescued by Alberta firefighters.