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Search for man presumed drowned in Chestermere Lake now a recovery mission: RCMP

The search for a man who went missing at Chestermere Lake on Monday afternoon is now a recovery mission, RCMP said Tuesday.

Chestermere RCMP are searching for a man in Chestermere Lake who may have drowned Monday afternoon

Alberta saw largest drop in crime severity in Canada in 2020, says StatCan report

Most provinces saw a drop in the crime severity index during the pandemic, with Alberta seeing one of the largest reductions in the country at 11 per cent, according to numbers released by Statistics Canada.

COVID-19 in Alberta: New cases surge with 387 new infections reported over the weekend

After weeks of declining case counts and low test positivity, leading indicators of the pandemic over the last week show Alberta's COVID-19 situation could soon worsen.

Nurse Iciar Bercian prepares a shot at a vaccine clinic for the homeless in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, June 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Hot and smoky for the next few days in Calgary

This is the sort of forecast with lurking threats, depending on your constitutions. To the west, we currently see air quality advisories; to the east, it's heat warnings.

$200K donation will help keep Calgary Zoo workers and animals safer

Protecting workers who take care of animals at the Calgary Zoo is the aim behind a $200,000 partnership announced Tuesday.

Urgent need in Alberta to address potent drug supply, overdose crisis: health experts

Alberta needs to create an emergency program similar to ones in other provinces to address a toxic drug supply that is killing people, an emergency room doctor and public health professor say.

Feds greenlight $400M for Capital LRT line Phase 1 work

Canada's infrastructure minister was in Edmonton on Tuesday to announce nearly $400 million in federal dollars had been greenlighted for the city's Capital Line South Phase 1 extension project.

'Huge win for ratepayers': Flames agree to take on cost overruns, CMLC to be replaced as project manager

The City of Calgary released confidential material related to the new arena project Monday afternoon, but the mayor says council has already approved changes to the budget and the project manager.

Some Alberta teachers keeping a close eye on vaccination, COVID-19 rates

Some post secondary teachers say they'll be watching vaccination rates and an increase in COVID-19 cases closely as students return to class in just over a month.

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Canada now has enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to fully vaccinate all eligible citizens: PM

Canada currently has enough doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country to fully vaccinate every eligible person over the age of 12, with more than 66 million doses received as of Tuesday.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with health care workers and people receiving COVID-19 vaccines at a clinic in Ottawa, on Friday, July 2, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

COVID-19 linked to 'significant' drop in intelligence: research

Individuals who recovered from COVID-19, including those who no longer had symptoms, exhibited significant 'cognitive deficits,' according to a large study out of the U.K.

Trudeau says Ottawa withholding 'millions of dollars' from N.B. over abortion access

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is withholding millions of dollars in health-care transfers to New Brunswick because the province is limiting access to abortion.

Toronto Pearson Airport scraps decision to separate arrivals by vaccination status

After announcing last week that they would separate international arrivals based on vaccination status, Toronto Pearson Airport has reversed the decision.

Canadian border workers vote in favour of striking as soon as Aug. 6: union

A union representing about 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency workers says its members have voted in favour of striking, jeopardizing the federal government's reopening plans.