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Legal cannabis industry launches major class-action lawsuit against big Canadian banks

The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program is providing better incentives for applicants due to record labour shortages. It enables employers to hire foreign workers when no Canadian citizens or PRs are available for the job.

Canada is making it easier for temporary foreign workers to become permanent residents

Hundreds of thousands of Canadians are now eligible for $20/month high-speed internet

Cannabis compounds can prevent COVID-19 infection: study

New 295% tariff may cause furniture prices to skyrocket in Canada

City of Calgary proposing ban on cannabis use in public

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A city in Alberta has landed pretty high when it comes to crime rate among the largest urban areas in Canada, according to new data from Statistics Canada.

Alberta city has third-highest crime rate of all Canadian metros

It’s been an active week for severe weather threats in Alberta, and that risk continues today with thunderstorms that may produce extremely large hail and potentially tornadoes.

Thunderstorms with massive hail risk target very populated parts of Alberta Thursday

Weddings are undoubtedly expensive, and for many Canadians, it’s not just the ones saying “I do” that are feeling the pressure.

Nearly half of Canadian millennials find the cost of attending weddings financially stressful

Corus Entertainment, the parent company of Global News, has confirmed it is “centralizing aspects of its control room operations” following reports that production of Calgary and Edmonton newscasts would move to Toronto.

Corus reportedly shifting Global News Alberta production to Toronto

An iconic Calgary waterslide is being replaced as part of a major renovation project on a northeast leisure centre. If you’ve ever visited the pool at Village Square Leisure Centre, chances are you’ve taken a ride down the Thunder Run. Now, after more than three decades of operating, the beloved slide is coming to an end, but it’s not all bad news.

An iconic Calgary waterslide is being replaced after 34 years

One person was injured following a grizzly bear attack in Jasper National Park, the park said in a social media post Thursday afternoon.

One injured in grizzly bear attack in Jasper National Park

Another month means another slate of benefit payments for Canadians. August is the second month that eligible Canadians are receiving boosted payments from the government.

Canadians are getting lots of government benefit payments in August

Severe weather may make an appearance today in heavily populated areas of Alberta, with the risk of thunderstorms that may produce very large hail and a double tornado threat.

Thunderstorms with a double tornado risk eyes Alberta Saturday

It’s been a busy week of severe weather threats in Alberta, and that risk continues today with thunderstorms that may produce very large hail and a tornado potential.

Thunderstorms with a tornado risk target major cities in Alberta Friday

Five years ago, Jagger and Dawson Glowatsky were running a brick-and-mortar RV parts shop in central Alberta. Today, the Vegreville brothers have a six-episode series premiering globally on Prime Video.

How two Alberta brothers turned salvaged RVs into a Prime Video series

Alberta has officially introduced a new time system that will keep the province on the same clock year-round. Called “Alberta Time,” the new system follows the Province’s decision to stop switching between Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) and Mountain Standard Time (MST) throughout the year.

Province announces new 'Alberta Time' system set to kick in this fall

Calgary police are extending the alert for missing 11 year old Parker. He was last seen in the northeast community of Thorncliffe on Thursday, July 16 at 12:52 PM. He is 4’11” tall, 90 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes, wearing dark shorts, noise-cancelling headphones and no shirt.

Daytime high temperatures in the low to mid-30s are expected for the next 3 days, with overnight lows in the teens. 

Warm conditions are forecast through next week as well.

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Heat warnings are issued when very high temperature conditions are expected to pose an elevated risk of heat illnesses, such as heat stroke or heat exhaustion.

For more information:
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/climate-change-health/extreme-heat/how-protect-yourself.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/climate-change-health/extreme-heat/who-is-at-risk.html

For more heat health advice, visit:  https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/news/heat.aspx.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ABstorm@ec.gc.ca, call 1-800-239-0484 or post reports on social media using #ABStorm.

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There will be partly cloudy until morning, then clearing

You can expect clear sky in the morning, with partly cloudy in the afternoon

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