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Legal Aid Alberta says province terminated its contract
CBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe publicly funded society that provides independent legal aid for low-income Albertans says its contract with the government has expired, and the provincial government has ...
Alberta transgender teen takes action after being deadnamed in yearbook
CBC via Yahoo News· 1 day agoRemi Laboucane says memories of being bullied were finally fading — memories so awful he switched schools.He was graduating from high school this summer, ready for life's next chapter, when ...
About half of drugs seized by London, Ont., police last year were prescribed opioids
CBC via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoPolice in London, Ont., say roughly half of the drugs they seized last year were prescribed opioids,...
Wildfire season heats up as hot, dry conditions fuel risk in northern Alberta
CBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Canada Day weekend in northern Alberta was also a rather fiery one. As of Tuesday evening, 62 wildfires were burning in the province, including about 20 that are out of ...
Rural municipalities want Alberta government to halt new victim services model
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoRural Municipalities of Alberta, a group representing municipal districts and counties across Alberta, is pushing the government to stop the transition ...
Legal Aid Alberta contract extended to September, negotiations with province to resume
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA recently expired contract for the publicly funded society that provides independent legal aid for low-income Albertans has been extended. In a joint release issued late ...
Ponzi scheme charges stayed against B.C. woman after drowning death of co-accused
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAlberta prosecutors won't proceed with fraud charges against a B.C. pair accused of running a Ponzi scheme after the man charged in the case drowned.Curtis Quigley and Kathleen ...
Calgary martial arts gym owner and instructor facing child porn charges
CBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA 39-year-old Calgary gym owner and taekwondo instructor faces luring and child pornography charges...
Sask.'s minimum wage rising to $15/hour later this year, but some say it's not enough
CBC via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSaskatchewan's minimum wage will increase to $15 on Oct. 1, pulling even with Alberta as the lowest...
Alberta man accused in historical N.S. human trafficking facing additional charges
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAn Alberta man who was arrested earlier this year in relation to historical human trafficking cases in Nova Scotia is facing two additional charges. RCMP arrested Darren Robert ...