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Alt Root presents before Senate committee on Agriculture and Forestry

Alt Root presents before Senate committee on Agriculture and Forestry

Presentation in Ottawa Dec. 14 part of report on soil health in Canada
ROAD REPORT: Town and Country road conditions and road cams

ROAD REPORT: Town and Country road conditions and road cams

Get a look at your commute - click for up-to-date conditions map and road cameras
Alberta harm reduction groups battle isolation and stigma in rural areas

Alberta harm reduction groups battle isolation and stigma in rural areas

Finding harm reduction programs and policies that address the toxic drug problem is harder for people in rural communities, advocates say.
Westlock Curling Club hosts Town & Country Bonspiel

Westlock Curling Club hosts Town & Country Bonspiel

WESTLOCK — Dozens of curlers from across the region took part in the Westlock Curling Club’s annual Town&Country Bonspiel Jan. 6-7 with Team Guidinger from Spruce Grove taking home the top honour as the A event winner.
BREAKING: Rochester School to close after the 2024-25 school year

BREAKING: Rochester School to close after the 2024-25 school year

Board motions to close the school after 2024/2025 school year due to critical enrollment shortage
Dreaming of a municipal leisure centre

Dreaming of a municipal leisure centre

Delegation tells Town of Barrhead ultimate goal is a new multi-sport facility, but will settle for use of BES gym
Canadian insurance plans leave millions without drug coverage: report

Canadian insurance plans leave millions without drug coverage: report

About 7.5 million Canadians have to pay out-of-pocket because they are uninsured, and may cover these costs by "borrowing money or trading off food, heat, rent or other health care expenses."
Primary care 'crumbling around us,' survey of Alberta doctors shows

Primary care 'crumbling around us,' survey of Alberta doctors shows

Family medicine in Alberta is no longer on the brink of collapse, "it's crumbling around us as we speak," Dr. Paul Parks, president of the Alberta Medical Association.
BREAKING: RCMP arrest Fawcett shooting suspect

BREAKING: RCMP arrest Fawcett shooting suspect

REDWATER – Officers from the Redwater, Westlock, and Athabasca RCMP detachments, alongside numerous other units, executed an arrest warrant Jan. 23 at a rural residence in Thorhild County. According to a Jan. 24 release from Const.
Tough loss against division rival

Tough loss against division rival

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