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Alberta UCP says NDP economic plan will kill jobs and cause people to flee

Alberta UCP says NDP economic plan will kill jobs and cause people to flee

CALGARY — The United Conservative Party says the NDP's economic plan will kill jobs and cause people to flee Alberta.
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Alberta NDP releases fully costed economic plan, shows $3.3B surplus over three years

Alberta NDP releases fully costed economic plan, shows $3.3B surplus over three years

CALGARY — Alberta's NDP has released a fully costed economic plan that predicts a $3.3-billion surplus over three years if elected on May 29. Shannon Phillips, a candidate in Lethbridge, Alta.
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Union says WestJet pilots issue 72-hour strike notice, and plan job action Friday

Union says WestJet pilots issue 72-hour strike notice, and plan job action Friday

CALGARY — WestJet pilots have issued a 72-hour strike notice to the company and the government, according to the union that represents them, and they warn the airline could be shut down right before the May long weekend.
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Experts foresee more heat waves outside summer as May hot spell shatters records

Experts foresee more heat waves outside summer as May hot spell shatters records

The ongoing May heat wave that shattered almost 40 daily temperature records across B.C. and Alberta on Sunday should be seen as a warning of more out-of-season hot spells in the future, climatologists say.
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Trudeau meets with military personnel helping with Alberta wildfires

Trudeau meets with military personnel helping with Alberta wildfires

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stopped in Edmonton on Monday to meet with military personnel who are helping fight wildfires in Alberta as provincial officials said the hot, windy and dry conditions in the forecast are creating a "perfect storm.
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Alberta NDP raises concerns about ERs, primary care funding in rural hospitals

Alberta NDP raises concerns about ERs, primary care funding in rural hospitals

HIGH RIVER, Alta. — Alberta's NDP says the only hospital in a town south of Calgary faces potential closures in its emergency department because the United Conservative Party has not supported it.
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Alberta UCP promises to pass law for involuntary treatment of severely drug addicted

Alberta United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says she would bring in a bill forcing people with severe drug addiction into treatment if her government wins the May 29 election.
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Alberta New Democrats say they would restore aerial wildfire-fighting teams

Alberta New Democrats say they would restore aerial wildfire-fighting teams

CALGARY — Alberta's New Democrats say they'd bring back a program of elite aerial wildfire fighters cancelled by the United Conservative government.
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UCP promises to allow mandatory drug treatment, open addiction and mental health beds

UCP promises to allow mandatory drug treatment, open addiction and mental health beds

CALGARY — Danielle Smith says a United Conservative Party government would introduce a law to allow mandatory drug treatment if it's re-elected May 29.
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Remains found in Banff National Park belong to woman who vanished in 2020: police

Remains found in Banff National Park belong to woman who vanished in 2020: police

CALGARY — Police say remains found last week in Banff National Park are that of a woman who vanished nearly three years ago.
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