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Unifor national president Lana Payne attends a news conference in Toronto, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Unionized workers at Ford Motor Co. of Canada have ratified a three-year agreement. Payne issued a statement today saying the deal will mean tremendous gains for autoworkers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Ford workers in Canada ratify agreement, set precedent for other automakers
FILE - Legendary game show host Bob Barker, 83, blows a kiss goodby to fans, as he tapes his final episode of “The Price Is Right” in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker has died
FILE - A Thursday, May 31, 2012 photo from files showing U.S. singer actress Tina Turner arriving for the Giorgio Armani fashion show held in Beijing. Legendary rock singer Tina Turner has married her longtime German beau, Erwin Bach, in a Swiss civil ceremony. The mayor of Kuesnacht, the wealthy Zurich-area community where Turner lives, says that she and Bach, a music executive, were married several weeks ago at the registry office. Markus Ernst told The Associated Press on Thursday, July 18, 2013, it was a routine ceremony, ahead of a private celebration on Sunday at the couple’s home. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Unstoppable superstar Tina Turner dead at 83
People who worked from home during the pandemic got more educated and were more likely to move, the U.S. Census Bureau discovered, among other things. (Credit: Pixabay)
Home-based workers became younger, more diverse in U.S. during pandemic
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Jason Nixon is seen during a news conference, in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. Alberta is spending an extra $16 million to fix up aging government-owned affordable housing units to make them inhabitable once again. Nixon says the money is on top of the $94 million already allocated in this year’s budget. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol

Alberta adds $16M to fix up aging government-owned homes and put them back in use

Alberta is spending an extra $16 million to fix up aging government-owned…

Jason Nixon is seen during a news conference, in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. Alberta is spending an extra $16 million to fix up aging government-owned affordable housing units to make them inhabitable once again. Nixon says the money is on top of the $94 million already allocated in this year’s budget. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
An Olymel sign is shown in Montreal on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Montreal. Olymel is closing two plants in Quebec and Ontario and accelerating the closure of another, affecting around 400 employees as the company says it’s still facing market challenges.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Olymel announces closures affecting around 400 workers in Ontario and Quebec

Olymel is closing two plants in Quebec and Ontario and accelerating the…

An Olymel sign is shown in Montreal on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Montreal. Olymel is closing two plants in Quebec and Ontario and accelerating the closure of another, affecting around 400 employees as the company says it’s still facing market challenges.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
An Indigenous veteran places a poppy on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial, Thursday, November 11, 2021 in Ottawa. Veterans Affairs Canada says it's sending a group abroad to acknowledge the graves of Indigenous soldiers who helped to liberate the Netherlands during the Second World War.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Delegation to honour Indigenous soldiers who died during Second World War

Veterans Affairs Canada says there are plans to honour the graves of…

An Indigenous veteran places a poppy on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier following a Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial, Thursday, November 11, 2021 in Ottawa. Veterans Affairs Canada says it's sending a group abroad to acknowledge the graves of Indigenous soldiers who helped to liberate the Netherlands during the Second World War.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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This Dec.14, 2018, handout image shows the asteroid Bennu in a composite of 12 images taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s PolyCam imager from a distance of 24 kilometres. Seven years after it blasted into space to snag a sample of the asteroid, a spacecraft is set to deliver its rare cargo on Sunday – and Canada is getting a piece of the interstellar bounty. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Canada to get rare asteroid sample after OSIRIS-REx drops cargo to Earth
Politicians and others who support policies that would require parental permission for teachers to use a student’s preferred pronouns at school say they are about including parents in the lives of their children. Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah, the executive director of the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity. Owusu-Akyeeah, in her role as a commissioner for the Ottawa People’s Commission on the Convoy Occupation, speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Debate over pronouns pits parental rights against children’s, experts say
Some of the largest school boards across Canada will begin the new school year without formal policies on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom, despite concerns about how the technology will impact learning and academic integrity. Grade 3 teacher Catherine Rioux-Tache leads her students into class at Sainte-Cecile elementary school on their first day back to school in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
School boards grappling with AI use in classroom, but formal policies still elusive
<div>Beijing and Ottawa are in talks over how to increase flights between Canada and China, following an American deal in June. A passenger checks her phone as an Air China passenger jet taxis past at the Beijing Capital International airport in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ng Han Guan</div>
China wants more Canada flights after COVID-19 turbulence, despite tour-group ban
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Fireworks over the water at Calgary GlobalFest. (Anthony Holland photo)

Pair of Castor fireworks artists take part on world stage

A pair of Castor-based pyrotechnic artists had the opportunity to perform on…

Fireworks over the water at Calgary GlobalFest. (Anthony Holland photo)
This image from a video shows police officers standing outside Buckingham Palace, where a man was arrested late Tuesday on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon, London police said, in London, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. (CHANNEL 7 via AP)

Increasing number of Canadians want to reconsider ties to monarchy, survey suggests

Just over one year after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a…

This image from a video shows police officers standing outside Buckingham Palace, where a man was arrested late Tuesday on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon, London police said, in London, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. (CHANNEL 7 via AP)
A large majority of Canadians are worried about climate change and believe it is behind an increase in extreme weather a new national poll suggests. Thick smoke from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire fills the air and a Canadian flag flies in the wind as RCMP officers on a boat patrol Shuswap Lake, in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Seven in 10 Canadians worried about climate change, link it to extreme weather

A large majority of Canadians are worried about climate change and believe…

A large majority of Canadians are worried about climate change and believe it is behind an increase in extreme weather a new national poll suggests. Thick smoke from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire fills the air and a Canadian flag flies in the wind as RCMP officers on a boat patrol Shuswap Lake, in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada's construction industry is short tens of thousands of workers and central Alberta is seeing the same challenges. A worker was busy on Tuesday in Red Deer's Evergreen subdivision. (Photo by Paul Cowley/Advocate staff)

Housing gap to restore affordability remains at about 3.5 million units: CMHC

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the projected housing supply gap has…

Canada's construction industry is short tens of thousands of workers and central Alberta is seeing the same challenges. A worker was busy on Tuesday in Red Deer's Evergreen subdivision. (Photo by Paul Cowley/Advocate staff)
Chris Barber arrives for his trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. The court is expected to watch several lengthy press conferences hosted by the "Freedom Convoy" as the criminal trial for two of the protest's organizers enters its seventh day.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Court watching ‘Freedom Convoy’ press conferences in criminal trial

A courtroom scattered with “Freedom Convoy” supporters is taking in recordings of…

Chris Barber arrives for his trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. The court is expected to watch several lengthy press conferences hosted by the "Freedom Convoy" as the criminal trial for two of the protest's organizers enters its seventh day.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
A WestJet logo is seen in the domestic check-in area at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, May 19, 2023.The union representing WestJet cabin crew is demanding an apology from the airline after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a speech on the public address system of a recent flight. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Union demands apology from WestJet after Poilievre speaks on flight’s PA system

The union representing WestJet cabin crew is demanding an apology from the…

A WestJet logo is seen in the domestic check-in area at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, May 19, 2023.The union representing WestJet cabin crew is demanding an apology from the airline after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a speech on the public address system of a recent flight. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The Wetaskiwin RCMP is seeking assistance in identifying the suspect involved in a stabbing. (Black Press file photo)

Wetaskiwin RCMP seeks public assistance identifying stabbing suspect

Youth in hospital in ‘serious condition’: RCMP

The Wetaskiwin RCMP is seeking assistance in identifying the suspect involved in a stabbing. (Black Press file photo)
Some participants in a different program from last year. (Photo provided by Michelle Dittmer/Canadian Gap Year Association)

Canadian gap year students to benefit from new Impact Fellowship program

Gap-year students across Canada will get to have the opportunity to explore…

Some participants in a different program from last year. (Photo provided by Michelle Dittmer/Canadian Gap Year Association)
The Town sold their naming rights recently to their aquatic centre to Baytex Energy for a five-year contract. (Photo by Leah Bousfield/Rimbey Review)

A good summer for Town of Rimbey

It was a busy but quiet summer for the Town of Rimbey…

The Town sold their naming rights recently to their aquatic centre to Baytex Energy for a five-year contract. (Photo by Leah Bousfield/Rimbey Review)
The Leduc RCMP has arrested two, and recovered a stolen vehicle in the process. (AV NEWS FILE PHOTO)

Leduc Crime Reduction Unit arrests pair after warrant execution

Officers from the Leduc RCMP have recovered a stolen vehicle and laid…

The Leduc RCMP has arrested two, and recovered a stolen vehicle in the process. (AV NEWS FILE PHOTO)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and son Xavier depart New Delhi, India on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Trudeau's departure was delayed several days due to a technical issue with his military aircraft. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Delayed by plane troubles, Canada’s PM Trudeau finally heading home from India

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally left India on Tuesday after technical issues…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and son Xavier depart New Delhi, India on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Trudeau's departure was delayed several days due to a technical issue with his military aircraft. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Ore., Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. U.S. regulators have granted full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine after reviewing additional data on its safety and effectiveness. The decision Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 by the Food and Drug Administration comes after many tens of millions of Americans have already received the shot under its original emergency authorization. Full approval means FDA has completed the same rigorous, time-consuming review for Moderna’s shot as dozens of other long-established vaccines. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Health Canada approves updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19

Health Canada has authorized the use of an updated Moderna vaccine for…

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Ore., Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. U.S. regulators have granted full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine after reviewing additional data on its safety and effectiveness. The decision Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 by the Food and Drug Administration comes after many tens of millions of Americans have already received the shot under its original emergency authorization. Full approval means FDA has completed the same rigorous, time-consuming review for Moderna’s shot as dozens of other long-established vaccines. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Tamara Lich arrives for her trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. The Facebook page of the "Freedom Convoy" protest is expected to be at the centre of the evidence and legal arguments today as the trial of two prominent organizers enters its sixth day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

‘Freedom Convoy’ Facebook page is the focal point of criminal trial Tuesday

The Facebook page of the “Freedom Convoy” protest is at the centre…

Tamara Lich arrives for her trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. The Facebook page of the "Freedom Convoy" protest is expected to be at the centre of the evidence and legal arguments today as the trial of two prominent organizers enters its sixth day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
The parliamentary budget officer says it will take the federal government until 2043 to break even on its deals with Volkswagen as well as Stellantis and LG Energy Solution. An illuminated Volkswagen logo is seen on the back of one of the automaker's ID.4 electric vehicles at Fully Charged Live, an electric vehicle (EV), renewable and clean energy and urban mobility exhibition, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

It will take 20 years for feds to break even with Volkswagen, Stellantis deals: PBO

The parliamentary budget officer says it will take the federal and Ontario…

The parliamentary budget officer says it will take the federal government until 2043 to break even on its deals with Volkswagen as well as Stellantis and LG Energy Solution. An illuminated Volkswagen logo is seen on the back of one of the automaker's ID.4 electric vehicles at Fully Charged Live, an electric vehicle (EV), renewable and clean energy and urban mobility exhibition, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Alberta's chief medical health officer, Dr. Mark Joffe, says health inspectors found three critical health violations in the central kitchen used by several daycares linked to an E. coli outbreak that has infected more 200 people. A microbiologist points out an isolated E. coli growth on an agar plate from a patient specimen at the Washington State Dept. of Health Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in Shoreline, Wash. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Elaine Thompson

Critical health violations found in kitchen used by daycares after E. coli outbreak

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says there three critical violations were…

Alberta's chief medical health officer, Dr. Mark Joffe, says health inspectors found three critical health violations in the central kitchen used by several daycares linked to an E. coli outbreak that has infected more 200 people. A microbiologist points out an isolated E. coli growth on an agar plate from a patient specimen at the Washington State Dept. of Health Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, in Shoreline, Wash. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Elaine Thompson
Austin Bueckert. (Photos submitted by Rimbey Christian School)

Rimbey Christian School welcomes new teachers

Rimbey Christian School recently welcomed two new teachers, Austin Bueckert and Joshua…

Austin Bueckert. (Photos submitted by Rimbey Christian School)
Derek Dickau on the left, and Earl Jensen (right). Derek also attended the maiden voyage in Bentley holding an original photo from his grandfather with the excerpt, “Kangaroo Steam Boat on Gull Lake 1902, owned by Cummings Brothers Logging, piloted by John Blish, picture given by him to Norma (granddaughter) and Roy Dickau.” (Photos by Leah Bousfield)

The Maiden Voyage of the Kangaroo

It was a beautiful August afternoon at Sandy Point Beach, the shores…

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Derek Dickau on the left, and Earl Jensen (right). Derek also attended the maiden voyage in Bentley holding an original photo from his grandfather with the excerpt, “Kangaroo Steam Boat on Gull Lake 1902, owned by Cummings Brothers Logging, piloted by John Blish, picture given by him to Norma (granddaughter) and Roy Dickau.” (Photos by Leah Bousfield)