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Ag producers expect challenges to continue into 2022

Ag producers expect challenges to continue into 2022

Drought conditions, inflated commodity and energy prices, high feed costs and supply chain interruptions will continue to hurt some Alberta agricultural industries in 2022.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announces he has become a father of a baby girl

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announces he has become a father of a baby girl

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has become a father for the first time, to a baby daughter. Singh announced Thursday that he and his wife Gurkiran Kaur welcomed a baby girl into the world on Monday.
Opening schools should be a priority, but Omicron requires extra safety: experts

Opening schools should be a priority, but Omicron requires extra safety: experts

Alberta students are heading back to in-person learning this week, and experts are urging them to take precautions.
Provinces to receive large shipments of rapid tests this month: prime minister

Provinces to receive large shipments of rapid tests this month: prime minister

Federal officials are adding more COVID-19 rapid tests to Canada's arsenal as surging infections from the Omicron variant push some public sectors to the brink.
Bowden council supports passenger rail service

Bowden council supports passenger rail service

Proposed passenger train envisions stops in Edmonton and Calgary, Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. 
Students will return to in-class learning on Monday

Students will return to in-class learning on Monday

Masks and rapid tests are on their way to schools across the province, as in-person classes are set to resume Jan. 10.
'Short-handed every day:' Businesses face widespread labour shortages

'Short-handed every day:' Businesses face widespread labour shortages

Industries from airlines to retail are being affected by a lack of staff.
Alberta confirms students back to school Monday with more COVID-19 tests and masks

Alberta confirms students back to school Monday with more COVID-19 tests and masks

EDMONTON — Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says grade school students will go back to classes Monday as planned with more medical masks and COVID-19 rapid test kits.
ENMAX shares tips on winter energy savings

ENMAX shares tips on winter energy savings

Ways to save on energy costs this winter.
Airdrie City council declines support for regional rail transport service

Airdrie City council declines support for regional rail transport service

During its final council meeting of 2021, Airdrie City Council declined their support for a regional commuter railway system connecting cities and towns within the Edmonton-Calgary corridor, citing lack of information and financial backing.
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