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Delegation tells Town of Barrhead ultimate goal is a new multi-sport facility, but will settle for use of BES gym

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."

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.

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.

Some businesses still struggling to repay regional relief and recovery fund debts

Chief Andy Alook points to crime, lack of mental health resources as critical issues

The firefighting invoice for St. Aidan's Community Church came to $1,350, while the bill for the Pioneer Church came to $3,375

“It’s been a real concerted effort on the part of forestry and other ministries to battle with the pine beetle but getting help from Mother Nature with a few good cold snaps has helped, too.”

Full slate of players already set for Rotary fundraiser in March