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• Sentence appeals granted in 3 Alberta multiple murder cases

  Four convicted multiple murderers in Alberta will be offered the chance to plead their cases to a parole board much earlier after series of appeal decisions on Friday.

  

• Past, present and future: Copping says abortion rules won't change in Alberta

  After a decision that has sent shockwaves throughout the world about a woman's right to choose, Alberta's Health Minister Jason Copping says there won't be any change here despite what happens south of the border.

  

• A new seed library encourages Calgarians to grow their own food

  The Calgary Seed Library is tackling issues surrounding food security and sustainability with its weekly seed exchange.

  

• Technical issues delay court hearing of man accused of killing Alberta couple

  A 42-year-old man, accused of impaired driving causing the death of a young Alberta couple, was supposed to appear at a Drumheller, Alta. courtroom for his first appearance but a glitch resulted in the proceedings being delayed.

  

• Conservative MPs free to attend 'freedom' protests this summer: Bergen

  With the nation's capital bracing for anticipated anti-mandate 'freedom' movement protests during Canada Day weekend, interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen says her MPs are free to attend.

• Biden signs landmark gun measure, says 'lives will be saved'

  U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mass shootings, including the massacre of 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.

• Norway shaken by attack that kills 2 during Pride festival

  A gunman opened fire in Oslo's nightlife district early Saturday, killing two people and leaving more than 20 wounded in what the Norwegian security service called an 'Islamist terror act' during the capital's annual LGBTQ Pride festival.

• Calgary police not at fault in woman's fatal 5-storey Chinatown fall: ASIRT

  The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has determined Calgary Police Service officers did not commit an offence during the attempted arrest of a suspect who fell five-storeys to her death.

• U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortions

  The U.S. Supreme Court has ended the nation's constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday's outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.

• Lethbridge Superstore offers Alberta's first walk-in health clinic led by pharmacists

  A Canadian retailer has partnered with the University of Alberta to offer the province's first pharmacist-led health clinic as part of a pilot project.

• Trail in Banff National Park flooded as high stream flow advisory remains in place

  Parks Canada says a hiking trail, located just outside the town of Banff, is closed after officials said the area is flooded.

• 'Devastating setback': Trudeau, politicians react to overturning of Roe v. Wade

  Canadian politicians are responding to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to end constitutional protections for abortion, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calling the news 'horrific.'

• RCMP lay non-criminal charge against Alberta MLA Thomas Dang

  An Edmonton MLA who admitted he used the premier's birth date to "hack" Alberta's COVID-19 records system has been charged under the province's Health Information Act.

• Chestermere launches pilot project allowing alcohol in parks

  Chestermere is introducing a pilot program that will allow adults to drink alcohol in select parks.