'From boondoggle to super boondoggle': RMA President weighs in on Green Line situation
President of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta Paul McLauchlin discusses the ramifications of the province pulling funding from the Green Line LRT project.
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'They've been put on notice': NDP MP discusses withdrawal from agreement with Liberals
NDP MP Blake Desjarlais discusses the federal NDP's decision to withdraw from a supply and confidence agreement with the Liberals.
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Paul McLauchlin - Rural Municipalities of Alberta
Paul McLauchlin discusses the ramifications of the province fulling funds from the Green Line LRT project.
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Ellen Parker & Darren Krause
CEO of Parker PR Ellen Parker and Livewire's Darren Krause discuss the Green Line, water restrictions & more on our Politics Panel.
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Air Canada begins preparations for shutdown due to 'inflexible' union demands
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Judge expected to sentence protesters at Coutts border protest
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PWHL unveils team nicknames and logos entering women's hockey league's second season
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WATCH LIVE @ 12 EDT
WATCH LIVE @ 12 EDT Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau memorial livestreamed on Monday
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'It's morally wrong': A rural Alberta town reacts to homeless shelter closure
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Canadian Medical Association calls for more tracking of health-care funds
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Justin Trudeau may be in for an earful as he meets with caucus in B.C.
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BREAKING
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Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. The sentence was handed to Nygard, 83, by Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Goldstein in Toronto on Monday. Last November, a jury found Nygard guilty of four counts of sexual assault following a six-week trial.
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WATCH LIVE @ 12 EDT
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Senior dead after being hit by car in Airdrie
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Judge expected to sentence protesters at Coutts border protest
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Military surplus store in Calgary, destination of celebrity shoppers, closing doors
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Calgary salon hosts cut-a-thon to raise money to rebuild Jasper salon destroyed by wildfire
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Air Canada begins preparations for shutdown due to 'inflexible' union demands
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Justin Trudeau may be in for an earful as he meets with caucus in B.C.
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CTV News Red Deer
Sylvan Lake bank robbed by man with crowbar
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Police presence in Red Deer due to search for suspect
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1 dead in long-weekend crash in central Alberta: RCMP
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Body of 21-year-old man found in central Alberta field: RCMP
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CTV News Lethbridge
Lethbridge police seek public assistance identifying August stabbing suspect
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