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historic proposal that would see three major tobacco companies pay out billions to provinces and territories as well as former smokers across Canada is set to face its final test over the coming weeks.

John Pomeroy, one of the world’s leading snow and ice hydrologists, said there has been about 450 metres of glacier toe retreat since 2019.

The bird is currently in recovery at the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation rehabilitation facility.

Damien Delorme, 19, was arrested in the Edmonton Remand Centre where he was staying on unrelated charges and charged with second degree murder in the death of a 29-year-old man in Cold Lake.

A network of illegal drug flow spanning from Cold Lake to St. Paul has been disrupted, according to RCMP.

The police are asking the public with any images of individuals holding anti-immigration signs and performing nazi salutes to contact the St. Albert RCMP detachment.

An inquiry into Canada Post kicked off hearings Monday, looking into a month-long strike that ended in government intervention and the viability of the postal service's business model.

Camping reservations in Jasper National Park open at 8 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 28) for frontcountry camping and 8 a.m. Wednesday (Jan. 29) for backcountry camping.

Economic forecasts suggest the Bank of Canada will likely lower its key policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday in light of recent inflation and jobs data, bringing it down to three per cent.