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Opinion: Creating partnerships key to building more affordable homes

Affordability and access to housing are concerns that are top of mind for Albertans province-wide. The rising cost of living, higher interest rates, and increasing costs of housing are deepening the calls for action to make housing more affordable and accessible in our province. […]

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Morinville RCMP investigate Robbery

Morinville RCMP are investigating after receiving reports of a disturbance in a vehicle travelling from Edmonton to Alexander First Nation on Aug. 14, 2023. The victims were driving with the suspect when an altercation occurred. […]

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Simple ways to beat the summer heat

Whether you bask in tropical days of a heat wave or dread hot temperatures each summer, you should know how to stay safe during extreme heat. Hot days are expected to become more frequent and intense across Canada in the future. Here’s what you can do. […]

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Column: Alberta Munis unhappy about feds downloading RCMP retroactive pay raise on municipalities

Alberta Municipalities (ABmunis) was dismayed to learn late last week that those member communities that contract local police services through Alberta’s RCMP owe $60 million to the federal government for the RCMP’s recent pay increase, which is retroactive to April 1, 2017. […]