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‘Buying Canadian’ is an opportunity to reflect on the ethics of consumerism

‘Buying Canadian’ is an opportunity to reflect on the ethics of consumerism

Most of us as consumers decide what to buy based on the price and quality of goods. But our values play a role in our decision-making: what we buy and where we buy it is influenced by our beliefs.
Mid-sized Cities Mayor's Caucus chair reacts to Provincial Budget

Mid-sized Cities Mayor's Caucus chair reacts to Provincial Budget

Mid-sized Cities Mayor's Caucus chair Jeff Genung’s reaction to Thursday’s provincial Budget: the good, the bad, the wait and see.
Microsoft shutting down Skype in May

Microsoft shutting down Skype in May

Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011, which had helped spark a transformation in how people communicate online.
Drugs, including fentanyl, seized in Central Alberta during a traffic stop

Drugs, including fentanyl, seized in Central Alberta during a traffic stop

Mounties charge Red Deer County man and Sylvan Lake woman with multiple drug offences
Central Alberta college losing $5.1 million in funding due to fewer international students

Central Alberta college losing $5.1 million in funding due to fewer international students

Olds College is suspending three programs due to lower international student enrolment and smaller funding grants from the provincial government in recent years.
Safety alert: 11 electric ranges recalled Canada-wide due to fire hazard

Safety alert: 11 electric ranges recalled Canada-wide due to fire hazard

Consumers can still use the ranges until they receive a warning label, Health Canada says.
Northern Alberta municipality offering $10,000 reward for information about truck that hit bridge

Northern Alberta municipality offering $10,000 reward for information about truck that hit bridge

The MD of Bonnyville made the decision to offer a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the culprit who damaged the Truman Bridge when a truck hauling logs crossed the bridge and struck the structure with the
Late-night kababs and paneer: More halal restaurants extend hours during Ramadan

Late-night kababs and paneer: More halal restaurants extend hours during Ramadan

The unusual hours of operation are a tradition in countries with large Muslim populations during Ramadan, a holy month in the Islamic lunar calendar when Muslims don't eat food or drink water from sunrise to sunset.
Woman driver killed in train collision north of Airdrie Thursday

Woman driver killed in train collision north of Airdrie Thursday

A vehicle was struck by a train on a rural road north of Airdrie at 12:02 p.m. Feb. 27
Trudeau calls idea of banning Trump from Canada 'irresponsible'

Trudeau calls idea of banning Trump from Canada 'irresponsible'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejected NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's call for the federal government to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from coming to Canada for the G7 summit this June.
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