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The government of Alberta is establishing a Kananaskis Conservation Pass that will see vehicles charged a per day, or annual fee to access the region's provincial parks and recreation areas, including those located in the Bow Valley corridor.

B.C. had argued in the Federal Court that the law would cause the province irreparable harm, but the higher court says granting B.C. the injunction is "premature" because Alberta hasn't yet used the legislation.

The province said in a series of posts on Twitter Tuesday night that these services will be reduced over the next two weeks and they will be rebooked as soon as possible.

Conservative Senate caucus missed deadline to name its single member to a committee examining whether medical assistance in dying should be expanded to include mature minors and advance requests.

The House of Commons approved Monday the government's general budgetary policy by a vote of 178-157.

"In order to vaccinate as many workers as possible as quickly as possible, a variety of approaches will be used, including on-site clinics, pharmacies and AHS clinics," Health Minister Tyler Shandro told reporters Monday.

OTTAWA — The federal government says it expects Canada to receive around 1.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week, including its very first shipment of single-dose shots from Johnson & Johnson.

CPAWS Northern Alberta's mission of protecting the province and Canada's national wilderness was highlighted during the recent Defend Alberta Parks campaign.

“They’re working so hard. It’s a lot more of an effort behind the scenes for them. For me, I’m so proud of what our team has been doing."

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