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Bridge Creek’s trees near 100 Mile House show their fall colours as leaves fall into the water. (Patrick Davies photo)

Autumn equinox is Saturday, Sept. 23, marking the start of the fall season

by John Arendt
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Tamara Lich arrives for her trial at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Lich and fellow Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber are charged with mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief and intimidation.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers’ trial on scheduled break until after Thanksgiving

by The Canadian Press

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Logs are piled up at West Fraser Timber in Quesnel, B.C., Tuesday, April 21, 2009. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has signed a deal to sell two pulp mills in Western Canada to Atlas Holdings for US$120 million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

West Fraser selling two pulp mills to Atlas Holdings for US$120 million

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BioSteel creditors list shows company owes millions to the who’s who of sports

BioSteel creditors list shows company owes millions to the who’s who of sports

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to business leaders at the Global Business Forum in Banff, Alta., Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Smith told the conference that despite her concerns with the federal Liberal government there was some cabinet ministers she can work with. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Smith says despite difficulty with Ottawa, Alberta has allies in Trudeau cabinet

by The Canadian Press

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A daycare at the centre of an E. coli outbreak at several daycares is seen in Calgary, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. The Opposition NDP is raising concerns about an Alberta Health Services report that shows a decline in the number of annual food safety inspections since 2018, as six children remain in hospital due to an E. coli outbreak at multiple Calgary daycares.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Concerns about drop in Alberta food inspections after E. coli outbreak at daycares

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(Ryan Bell photo)

Former Ponoka residents raise thousands via The Aslan 3 Peak Challenge

by Mark Weber

A new battery supply chain agreement between Canada and Japan comes as Canada wants to expand its position in the battery industry and Japan wants to secure access to lucrative American EV subsidies for its automakers. Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi, left, shakes hands with Canada's Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Mary Ng, during a signing ceremony in Ottawa, on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Japan, Canada pledge more co-operation on battery supply chains, AI technology

by The Canadian Press

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

Group of Stettler racers take part in Canadian summer drag, drive event

by Kevin Sabo

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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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Federal statistics show most of Canada's more than 700 dangerous offenders are housed in medium and minimum security prisons. A correctional officer enters the gate at Millhaven Institution in Bath, Ontario, on Wednesday Oct. 17, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg

Most of Canada’s dangerous offenders housed in medium- and minimum-security prisons

Most of the 700-plus offenders deemed as the most dangerous in Canada…

by The Canadian Press

Pathways Alliance CEO Kendall Dilling is interviewed at the World Petroleum Congress in Calgary, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Pathways Alliance watching Trans Mountain’s latest hurdles with dismay

The group behind a proposed carbon capture and storage (CCS) network for…

by The Canadian Press

Sports

FILE - Edmonton Oilers goaltender Jack Campbell skates off the ice after allowing an overtime goal by Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen in an NHL hockey game Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, in Denver. The Oilers open training camp with the spotlight squarely on goalies. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Edmonton Oilers open camp with spotlight squarely on goalies

Watching his baby boy learn to crawl has given Stuart Skinner some…

by The Canadian Press

Chris Spring and Lascelles Brown of Canada race during the first run of 2-man bobsled at the IBSF World Cup in Whistler, B.C., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Four-time Olympian, nine-time World Cup medallist Chris Spring retires from bobsled

Veteran Canadian bobsled pilot Chris Spring has announced his retirement, ending a…

by The Canadian Press

Obituaries

Vernon Cecil Brown

Sep 17th, 2023

Robert ‘Bob’ Hamelin

Aug 26th, 2023

Carol Lynn Grainger

Aug 21st, 2023

Shirley Patrica Maxwell

Aug 2nd, 2023

Gregory Charles Plastow

Jul 20th, 2023

Rev. John D. Yoos

Jul 12th, 2023

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Entertainment

FILE - Drew Barrymore attends the Time100 Gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world, at Frederick P. Rose Hall, April 26, 2023, in New York. The National Book Awards dropped Barrymore as the host for this year’s ceremony, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, a day after her talk show taped its first episode since the Hollywood writers strike began. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Drew Barrymore postpones her show’s new season launch until after strikes

by Associated Press

FILE - A view of the stage at the Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, is seen Sept. 22, 2019. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Missing the Emmys? What’s happening with the strike-delayed celebration of T.V.

by Associated Press

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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

Quebecor Inc. says it added more than 1.8 million subscribers through its…

by The Canadian Press

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

Barbie, Oppenheimer ‘leading the charge’ to big profits for Cineplex: CEO

Cineplex Inc.’s net income mushroomed to $176.5 million in its second quarter…

by The Canadian Press

Impress

The Alberta Sailing Provincials are coming to Sylvan Lake and Camp Kuriakos Sept. 2 and 4. Photo courtesy the Sylvan Lake Sailing Club

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More than a race, the Alberta Sailing Provincials is the event of the Year!

Championships come to Sylvan Lake and Camp Kuriakos Sept. 2 and 4

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Regenerative agriculture and drought
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Catch your favourite local cheese markers at a farmers market near you this summer!

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