Leduc RCMP investigate a string of mischiefs in rural communities

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On Sept. 25, at about 6 a.m., Leduc RCMP received a report…
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Ponoka RCMP arrest man on weapons prohibition charges
President Joe Biden boards Air Force One as he departs Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Wayne County, Mich. Biden is making history today as the first modern U.S. president to visit a picket line — a big-stakes play for blue-collar votes with implications for Canada.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mark Schiefelbein

Canada watches nervously as Biden, Trump descend on Michigan over strike, EV strategy
Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care

Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters during a press conference in relation to a deal between the federal government and automaker Stellantis, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

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Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota admonishes President of the Public Health Agency of Canada Iain Stewart in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, June 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

House Speaker Anthony Rota resigns over honouring man who fought for Nazis
Alberta Minister of Children and Family Services Searle Turton speaks to the media about an E. coli outbreak linked to multiple Calgary daycares surpassing 200 cases, in Calgary, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. The Alberta government appears to have extended a one-time payment of $2,000 for each child affected by an E. coli outbreak in Calgary to 19 daycares. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta government extends E. coli compensation program to more daycares
Police said Gregory Deviat is well known to them and has several warrants and numerous charges pending from Alberta. (File photo)

Prolific offender from Alberta arrested in West Kelowna
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Politicians and others who support policies that would require parental permission for teachers to use a student’s preferred pronouns at school say they are about including parents in the lives of their children. Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah, the executive director of the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity. Owusu-Akyeeah, in her role as a commissioner for the Ottawa People’s Commission on the Convoy Occupation, speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Debate over pronouns pits parental rights against children’s, experts say

Some of the largest school boards across Canada will begin the new school year without formal policies on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom, despite concerns about how the technology will impact learning and academic integrity. Grade 3 teacher Catherine Rioux-Tache leads her students into class at Sainte-Cecile elementary school on their first day back to school in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

School boards grappling with AI use in classroom, but formal policies still elusive

<div>Beijing and Ottawa are in talks over how to increase flights between Canada and China, following an American deal in June. A passenger checks her phone as an Air China passenger jet taxis past at the Beijing Capital International airport in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ng Han Guan</div>

China wants more Canada flights after COVID-19 turbulence, despite tour-group ban

<div>Transportation authorities in the Northwest Territories say the highway out of a community near the Alberta boundary that's being evacuated due to wildfires has now closed. The Northwest Territories provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa on June 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld</div>

City of Yellowknife declares state of local emergency due to wildfires

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Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Canada's industry minister made a point of calling out Pepsi and Coca-Cola for not sending representatives to a meeting he convened on Monday with manufacturing companies to discuss stabilizing grocery prices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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Canada’s industry minister made a point of calling out Pepsi and Coca-Cola…

Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota admonishes President of the Public Health Agency of Canada Iain Stewart in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, June 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

MPs have lost confidence in Speaker amid controversy over Nazi veteran invite: Gould

Government House leader Karina Gould says she believes MPs have lost confidence…

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Two views of the #DearTerry shirt designed by actor Ryan Reynolds in collaboration with Fox family members. (Photo: shop.terryfox.org/collections/2023-terry-fox-run-shirt)

QUIZ: How much do you know about Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope?

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Canada’s Kiera Van Ryk spikes the ball in her team’s bronze medal victory over Cuba in the the 2023 NORCECA Senior Women’s Volleyball Continental Championship in Quebec City in a Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, handout photo. Canada’s women’s volleyball team scored a 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-17) win over Mexico on Saturday, but fell short in its bid to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Norceca, Mathieu Belanger

Canadian women’s volleyball team beats Mexico but fails to clinch Olympic spot

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Around 150 racers took part in a five-day, 1,800-kilometre journey through Alberta and Saskatchewan. (Miles of Mayhem Facebook photo)

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Event was in its third year

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Two demonstrators pick up signs outside the Paramount Pictures Studio in Los Angeles, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Negotiations between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios have resumed and will continue Thursday, the latest attempt to bring an end to pickets that have brought film and television productions to a halt. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Writers’ union reaches tentative deal with Hollywood studios to end historic strike

The union representing screenwriters reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios to…

This image released by Lionsgate shows Dolph Lundgren, from left, Randy Couture, Curtis Jackson, Levy Tran and Jacob Scipio in a scene from “The Expend4bles.” (Lionsgate via AP)

‘Expend4bles’ opens with flop, while ‘Nun 2’ claims top spot at box office

Expendables 4 didn’t land despite star-studded cast

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Quebecor headquarters is seen in Montreal on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Quebecor Inc. says its purchase of Freedom Mobile drove a big boost in earnings last quarter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Quebecor’s Freedom Mobile purchase pushes it to big earnings gains

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This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Margot Robbie in a scene from "Barbie." Cineplex Inc. says it reaped the rewards of a strong slate of films at the box office last quarter, with smash hits Barbie and Oppenheimer leading the charge since. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Warner Bros. Pictures via AP, File

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Wetaskiwin Fire Services’ Fire Master Plan Survey welcomes feedback through Monday, Sept. 25, and the Airport Master Plan Survey through Tuesday, Sept. 26.

Time to have your say: Surveys underway for Fire Services, Airport master plans

The City of Wetaskiwin is currently working on master plans for the…

    Danielle ..., owner of Sage Beauty, was named Start-up Business of the Year - Wetaskiwin by the Leduc, Nisku, and Wetaskiwin Regional Chamber of Commerce. Photo courtesy Leduc, Nisku, and Wetaskiwin Regional Chamber of Commerce

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