'Blueprint' for Alberta police service to be released
Alberta's justice minister is expected to release more details on a proposed plan to introduce a provincial police service that is expected to replace the RCMP.

Alberta's justice minister is expected to release more details on a proposed plan to introduce a provincial police service that is expected to replace the RCMP.
Little reprieve. The high temps will continue to flirt with and, at times, eclipse the 30 C mark over the coming days.
Canada's year-over-year inflation rate slowed to 7.6 per cent in July, with the deceleration largely driven by a decline in gas prices even as prices for food, rent and travel continued to rise.
The show is based on their 2019 memoir of the same name, in which Tegan and Sara Quinn reflect on their time as teens in Calgary in the 90s.
A building along Seventh Avenue S.W. will soon be decorated with a large mural.
For the first time in decades, the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation is looking to hire a new organist for Flames games.
A couple thousand Calgarians wore colourful costumes, played traditional music and danced for hours in the downtown streets Saturday morning to celebrate Caribbean culture.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney condemned a controversial prize-winning essay that's been criticized for being sexist and racist during his provincewide radio call-in program, but also appeared to downplay the controversy it generated.
RCMP in a southern Alberta town are investigating two fires at a property in the last week that are believed to have been deliberately set.
RCMP say charges are pending against a woman who allegedly rammed into two police vehicles in southern Alberta last week.
Seniors in Lethbridge will have a new place to call home in less than a week. The Cottages at Southgate feature a new 64-unit complex, focusing on affordability.
A 27-year-old Medicine Hat man faces several charges after a loaded handgun was allegedly pointed at a passing car on the weekend.
After a slow start to wild fire season in B.C., there are now 149 active fires in the province, with 57 of those in the southeast fire zone.
A B.C. couple were left in awe – and a little frightened – after an hours-long encounter with a humpback whale on the Central Coast.
Canada’s deputy attorney general says the Department of Justice had ‘no involvement whatsoever’ in the department’s review and delivery of documents to ongoing independent public inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia.
Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet is accused of sexual assault in documents tabled in Superior Court Tuesday related to a class-action lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec. The allegations against Ouellet are part of a series of claims made against clergy members that are included in two class-action lawsuits against the church that have been authorized by a judge.
The first possible case of human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox -- recently reported in a couple and their pet in Paris -- had been a theoretical risk up till now, said Dr. Rosamund Lewis, technical lead on the monkeypox response for the World Health Organization.
A B.C. man, who was among the first Canadians approved for Canada's Vaccine Injury Support Program, says he is frustrated with the length of time it is taking to receive compensation.
Parents of young children will need a prescription for some over-the-counter fever and pain medication due to a shortage in pharmacies, Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children is warning.
The next time the Bank of Canada raises interest rates on the scheduled date of September 7, 2022, it could potentially trigger a recession. Although there may be a chance that we don’t enter into a recession and the BoC is still hoping for a soft landing, it’s best to be prepared. Contributor Christopher Liew explains how.
Two infant products, manufactured by baby gear company 4moms, are being recalled due to strangulation hazards, according to a consumer product notice issued by Health Canada.
Canada's year-over-year inflation rate slowed to 7.6 per cent in July, with the deceleration largely driven by a decline in gas prices even as prices for food, rent and travel continued to rise.
Explosions and fires ripped through an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea on Tuesday in the second suspected Ukrainian attack on the peninsula in just over a week, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people.
Harm reduction advocate Guy Felicella delivered a passionate call for reform and substantive change at a press conference on Canada's toxic opioid supply.