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WestJet to wind down budget airline Swoop, fold it into main operation

WestJet to wind down budget airline Swoop, fold it into main operation

Amid fierce competition, WestJet will wind down its Swoop subsidiary by late October as it folds the budget airline’s operations under its main banner, the airline said Friday.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith shuffles familiar faces into new cabinet roles

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith shuffles familiar faces into new cabinet roles

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith introduced her new cabinet Friday, shuffling familiar faces, tinkering with some titles, and keeping former leadership rivals close while welcoming back two exiled political veterans.
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Alberta spiritual leader, wife facing additional sexual assault charges: police

Alberta spiritual leader, wife facing additional sexual assault charges: police

A self-styled spiritual leader and his wife are facing additional charges for alleged sexual assaults between 2012 and 2019.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith downplays link between wildfires and climate change

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith downplays link between wildfires and climate change

Premier Danielle Smith says the government is bringing in arson investigators from outside the province to trace the cause of some wildfires during an unprecedented season in Alberta.
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Alberta premier, fresh off election victory, set to announce new cabinet team

Alberta premier, fresh off election victory, set to announce new cabinet team

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to name her new cabinet today, coming off her United Conservative Party’s election win last month.
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Lawyer tells Alberta’s highest court review board biased in de Grood’s case

Lawyer tells Alberta’s highest court review board biased in de Grood’s case

Alberta’s highest court is being asked to overturn a review board decision that confined a man to a supervised Edmonton group home after the stabbing deaths of five young people at a Calgary house party.
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Police watchdog investigating after Alberta RCMP shooting leaves man dead

Police watchdog investigating after Alberta RCMP shooting leaves man dead

Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating after Valleyview RCMP shot and killed a man Monday night.
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Less than five active COVID-19 cases remain in the County of Wetaskiwin

Less than five active COVID-19 cases remain in the County of Wetaskiwin

Wetaskiwin Hospital also removed from Alberta’s acute care outbreak zone list.
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Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools student tests positive for COVID-19

Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools student tests positive for COVID-19

City of Wetaskiwin active cases at three.
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Powwow held at Ma-Me-O

Powwow held at Ma-Me-O

Individuals from across Alberta, B.C. and Saskatchewan participated.
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