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Canada to require nutrition warnings on front of some packaged food

Canada to require nutrition warnings on front of some packaged food

Ground beef is not on the list of packaged foods that will require a nutrition warning label.
COVID numbers continue to decline

COVID numbers continue to decline

Intensive care admissions due to COVID-19 have reached their lowest levels since Oct. 2020, but the overall pressure on the health system continues, Minister of Health Jason Copping said Wednesday.
Calgary police charge teen accused of trying to hire someone to murder another youth

Calgary police charge teen accused of trying to hire someone to murder another youth

Calgary police are accusing a 16-year-old of attempting a murder for hire.
Alberta judge finds man guilty of manslaughter in death of one-year-old son

Alberta judge finds man guilty of manslaughter in death of one-year-old son

A judge has found a man from Northern Alberta guilty of manslaughter in the death of his one-year-old son as well as of assaulting his young daughter.
B.C. premier says he'll step aside as NDP leader, won't seek re-election

B.C. premier says he'll step aside as NDP leader, won't seek re-election

Premier John Horgan said after two bouts of cancer — throat cancer in 2021 and bladder cancer in 2008 — he is tired.
130 charges laid in $300M bust at Aldersyde 'superlab'

130 charges laid in $300M bust at Aldersyde 'superlab'

The dismantling of a fentanyl superlab in Aldersyde, south of Calgary last July has resulted in 139 charges amongst 10 alleged conspirators from Okotoks and Edmonton.
Canadian governments OK settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid addictions

Canadian governments OK settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid addictions

A proposed settlement with Purdue Pharma Canada covering all provinces and territories has been reached for the recovery of health-care costs related to the sale and marketing of opioid-based pain medication
Most popular baby names in 2021 revealed

Most popular baby names in 2021 revealed

Do you know a baby with one of these names?
Two-year Peace Bond signed by woman charged under the Animal Protection Act

Two-year Peace Bond signed by woman charged under the Animal Protection Act

Northern Alberta woman charged in animal neglect relating to horses has entered into a peace bond and the charges against her were withdrawn.
Sundre council denounces float depicting racialized caricature of Jagmeet Singh

Sundre council denounces float depicting racialized caricature of Jagmeet Singh

Sundre's mayor says "council does not condone racism in this community of any kind" at first meeting following controversial parade float.
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