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Pepper spray for self-defence proposal criticized by Alberta police chiefs

Alberta police chiefs are against the Alberta justice minister's proposal to allow pepper spray for self-defence.

Bed closures temporary, common during summer: AHS

Alberta Health Services says some acute care beds and emergency departments are closed across the province as staff take much-deserved vacation.

Alberta renews federal funding for child care, has yet to sign up for Ottawa's subsidy plan

Alberta will continue to get money from Ottawa for its child care program, but has not yet signed up for its share of $27-billion federal pot for such services, much to the Official Opposition's criticism.

This file photo shows children playing and colouring at their child care facility.

'It is a special year': Berry farmer overloaded with Saskatoon berries

A local farmer has hit the jackpot this berry season.

Midway fun returns to EXPO Centre with new festival

The Summer Fun Midway, running from July 23 through Aug. 1, will feature rides, food, and an exclusively outdoor slate of entertainment.

Edmonton-area athletes competing at Tokyo Olympics

The Summer Games start on Friday and CTV News Edmonton has compiled a list of the Edmonton-area athletes competing in Tokyo.

Swastika painted next to Jewish man's car in Kelowna, B.C.

An osteopathic practitioner in Kelowna says he's been targeted for his Jewish heritage before, but that didn't make what happened on Wednesday any easier.

Hundreds of Edmonton soldiers to assist in B.C. wildfires

Up to 350 Canadian Armed Forces personnel from Edmonton will begin deploying to British Columbia this week to support firefighting efforts in Vernon.

Unvaccinated Albertans are majority of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, deaths: Hinshaw

Alberta's top doctor says the majority of the province's new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are among those who are unvaccinated or within two weeks of their first shot.

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More Afghan nationals who helped Canadian military expected to be resettled 'very shortly'

The federal government is implementing "special immigration measures" to extract Afghan nationals engaged with the Canadian Embassy, their families and those who helped Canadian military on the front lines as the Taliban continues to gain ground there.

Marco Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announces measures of support to in-Canada families of victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 during a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, May 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Symmetry not guaranteed on border policy: envoy

Just because Canada and the United States worked closely together to restrict travel across their shared border doesn't mean they were always going to move in lockstep when the time came to reopen it, Ottawa's envoy to Washington said Friday.

'It's super rare': Hiker missing for 2 weeks in B.C. park found alive

A local hiker who was missing in B.C's Garibaldi Provincial Park for two weeks has been found alive.

Relative charged in fire pit incident near Port Burwell, Ont. that killed child, injured four more

Ontario Provincial Police have laid charges following a fire pit incident that left a one-year-old dead, and two more children and two adults injured.

B.C. wildfires: Fluid conditions prompt evacuations for some, relief for others

The wildfire situation in British Columbia remains fluid as nearly 300 fires are blazing, but even though drought conditions persist in the southern half of the province and fire risk is still extreme, there are some small signs of improvement.

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Heroic little terrier saves her owner from aggressive coyote

A six-year-old Yorkie was attacked by a coyote that followed its 10-year-old owner.

New Brunswick to lift all pandemic restrictions by July 30

'I was elated': Hiker survives 2 weeks in B.C. wilderness

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The owners of a Montreal barbershop that had its glass door broken by a couple in the throes of passion want to find the pair to offer to treat them to a night in a hotel.