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Edmonton police say officers have received at least 63 reports since May of people having belongings stolen while being distracted by thieves.
August 19, 2025 - 20:26 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Alberta is making changes to its highly scrutinized COVID vaccine program to make shots free of charge for health care workers, but the majority of Albertans will still have to pay out of pocket.Maddison McKee, press secretary to Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services Adriana LaGrange, confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that vaccine coverage will be extended to all health care workers this fall. Ms. McKee did not say why the government decided to revise its policy.
August 19, 2025 - 20:06 | Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail
The Canadian Armed Forces is investigating an incident of alleged hateful conduct after a video surfaced of people allegedly performing the Nazi salute. Lieutenant-General Michael Wright, commander of the army, said in a statement Tuesday that he became aware of a video on Aug. 6 containing “hateful conduct involving members of the Canadian Army.” Lt.-Gen. Wright said the video was referred to military police within hours of it being shared, and five people were later identified as serving members.
August 19, 2025 - 20:05 | Emily Haws | The Globe and Mail
Pickleball nationals have kicked off Tuesday at the Taylor Tennis Centre with over 700 athletes competing for a spot on the podium.
August 19, 2025 - 20:01 | Teagan Rasche | Global News - Canada
A cancer patient from Prince Albert, Dennis Ogrodnick, says he's using the time he has left to fight for free hospital parking across the province.
August 19, 2025 - 19:33 | Payton Zillich | Global News - Canada
OTTAWA — Air Canada has agreed not to discipline flight attendants who continued to strike illegally on Monday as part of a tentative agreement that would increase base salaries immediately by at least eight per cent and offer pay for ground work, CUPE says.
During a Zoom call with members, leadership of the Air Canada component at the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said the four-year tentative agreement struck with the airline after a tumultuous strike weekend was a mixed bag.
Whereas some of the gains made for flight attendants were “monumental,” other aspects of the...
August 19, 2025 - 19:31 | Christopher Nardi | National Post
