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24 Articles

Humans overdosing and dying from animal tranquilizer in Ontario

A powerful drug used to sedate horses and cattle is creeping into Canada's illicit drug supply and has been detected in a growing number of human drug poisoning deaths in Ontario.
News | April 4th 2022

Reasons why Albertans were at the heart of Ottawa anti-government protests

A criminal anthropologist suggests looking to the West to find the heart of protests and blockades that gripped the nation for more than a month.
News, Politics | February 23rd 2022

Truckers relent and open two lanes at Alberta border blockade

Chad Williamson, a lawyer representing the protesters, said they were opening one lane of Highway 4 in each direction. Demonstrators followed through in the early afternoon, vehicle tires grinding on the hard-packed snow as they departed.
News | February 3rd 2022

Violence erupts at Alberta border trucker protest

Kenney said he heard reports that RCMP officers had been assaulted during the day, but Mounties could not confirm them.
News | February 2nd 2022

To gather this holiday or stay home. That is the Omicron question

Still, some are moving forward with plans to celebrate, weighing the risk of contracting the disease or relying on vaccinations to provide safety.
News, New News | December 24th 2021
Doug Cooke, Jared Tkachuk,

Alberta cities need long-term solution for housing homeless people

Homeless camps are growing across Canada and there are more people without housing.
News, Politics | December 22nd 2021
Jean-Yves Duclos,

Feds ask Canadians not to travel abroad for holiday season

The federal government on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, advised Canadians against non-essential international travel in an effort to protect against the Omicron variant, while Ontario and Quebec announced thousands of new COVID-19 infections.
Coronavirus in Canada
News, Politics | December 16th 2021
Deena Hinshaw,

Omicron variant hits Alberta and West Coast

Alberta and British Columbia are reporting their first cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant that has now been detected in four Canadian provinces.
Coronavirus in Canada
News, Politics | December 1st 2021

Kenney more confident in his leadership following United Conservative Party meeting

Kenney says he met with hundreds of delegates from across Alberta and only one person had something negative to say about COVID-19 vaccine promotion.
News, Politics | November 22nd 2021

Kenney admits many are angry with him

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is acknowledging tensions within his United Conservative party, while the UCP president is pleading with members to remain united under the camp's banner.
News, Politics | November 21st 2021
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