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The Liberal government plans to temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a slew of items just in time for Christmas and send cheques to millions of Canadians this spring, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday.

Banff councillor Hugh Pettigrew has had his sexual assault charges withdrawn by the Crown and entered into a common law peace bond.

The chunk is “older than anything you would ever find on the surface of the Earth,” Christopher Herd, a University of Alberta professor who curates the university’s 2,400-specimen meteorite collection, said Tuesday from Edmonton.

Longtime Rotarian Steve McEachern left his estate to Rotary International. His widow says he wished to change this before his death.

The Supreme Court of Canada has declined to hear an appeal filed by Anthony Bilodeau, while the Parole Board of Canada has approved continued day parole for Roger Bilodeau.

Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, or AIMCo, which oversees more than $160 billion in funds, including pension funds and the Heritage Savings Trust Fund.

A citizens’ group campaigning in favour of a contentious Southern Alberta coal mine project in the Crowsnest Pass area has undisclosed connection to lobby group.

Three Hills RCMP say 16 people e-transferred about $60,000 to illegitimate B.C. company DBL Meats for product not delivered as promised

Alberta’s government says it is reviewing how MAID is regulated to ensure there is a consistent process, as well as oversight, that protects vulnerable Albertans, specifically those living with disabilities or suffering from mental health challenges.

Edmonton will be the site of a Professional Women's Hockey League neutral site game between the Toronto Sceptres and the Ottawa Charge in February.