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Jasper getting $8M from Province for tax relief, transit service to Hinton, municipal revenue stabilization

Jasper getting $8M from Province for tax relief, transit service to Hinton, municipal revenue stabilization

More than $3 million will fund tax relief, $3.1 million will help cover municipal revenue losses and a $2 million grant will go to developing a transit service between Jasper and Hinton. 
Alberta city tops the world's coldest spots this week

Alberta city tops the world's coldest spots this week

Residents of Cold Lake woke up to a frigid reality on Feb. 4 as the northeastern Alberta city claimed the title of the coldest spot on Earth. 
Business federation gives Alberta top marks in red tape reduction

Business federation gives Alberta top marks in red tape reduction

Alberta continues to win favour with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, this year notching its second consecutive full A grade atop the organization’s Red Tape Report Card.
Jasper businesses displaced by wildfire grateful for pop-up stores

Jasper businesses displaced by wildfire grateful for pop-up stores

"With the loss of our business, we feel it's important for us to get a footprint back in the town as soon as we can."
Suspect pleads guilty to shooting his father in Southern Alberta

Suspect pleads guilty to shooting his father in Southern Alberta

Kaden Clouston admits to shooting his father with a shotgun at their Okotoks home last spring.
Nine migrants detained, one dead after illegal border crossings into Alberta: RCMP

Nine migrants detained, one dead after illegal border crossings into Alberta: RCMP

Mounties say they thwarted two illegal border crossings in Alberta this week, with nine people detained and another dead after fleeing from police.
Bird numbers down in Bow-Kananaskis count

Bird numbers down in Bow-Kananaskis count

“The lack of new cones on evergreen trees may be a good reason for a lack of birds that depend on them for food, but the count of most other species was also down."
ABmunis introduces new EV charging program

ABmunis introduces new EV charging program

Applicants can receive a rebate of up to 46 per cent to offset eligible project costs.
PHOTOS: Rare northern hawk owl spotted south of Calgary

PHOTOS: Rare northern hawk owl spotted south of Calgary

Northern hawk owls are not typically seen in the suburbs, with an expert considering this sighting part of an ongoing 'invasion' of owls across Alberta.
Canadian shoppers anxious and outraged at Trump tariff threats

Canadian shoppers anxious and outraged at Trump tariff threats

It’s not clear producers will be able to pivot markets and stickhandle disrupted supply chains quickly enough — even if people intend to buy Canadian products — to buffer the hits expected in the U.S. market, says Alberta cattle rancher Laura Laing.
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