Landlord testifies 37,000 lb. of trash removed from property rented by alleged serial rapist | Top finance officials from G7 countries gather in Banff for 3-day summit | Both Coutts blockade leaders denied parole over 'lack of accountability'
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Landlord testifies 37,000 lb. of trash removed from property rented by alleged serial rapist; Richard Mantha, 61, is accused of drugging and raping seven women\. Mantha's trial resumed Tuesday after a break of more than a year due to Mantha firing his lawyers and then suffering a stroke\.

Landlord testifies 37,000 lb. of trash removed from property rented by alleged serial rapist

May 20 , 2025 at 03:53:20 p.m. MDT • :

The man accused of raping vulnerable Calgary women turned his rented Quonset hut into "the worst crack shack you've ever seen in your life," according to the property owner, who testified that more than 37,000 pounds of garbage was removed from his acreage after Richard Mantha's arrest.

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Top finance officials from G7 countries gather in Banff for 3-day summit; Mt\. Cascade towers over the Rimrock Resort Hotel, seen through trees at lower right, where the G7 finance ministers will be meeting in Banff, Alta\., beginning Tuesday\.

Top finance officials from G7 countries gather in Banff for 3-day summit

May 20 , 2025 at 04:24:17 p.m. MDT • :

High-ranking officials from the world's top economies are in Banff, Alta., this week for a three-day summit that will cover topics including the global economy, the war in Ukraine and artificial intelligence.

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Both Coutts blockade leaders denied parole over 'lack of accountability'; Tony Olienick, left, and Chris Carbert, right, are serving time in prison for convictions related to their activities at the Coutts border blockade in 2022\.

Both Coutts blockade leaders denied parole over 'lack of accountability'

May 20 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

One of the two men serving a prison sentence related to the pandemic-era border blockade received a largely glowing review of his time in prison, while the other's was described as "unproblematic," but the Parole Board of Canada found both men demonstrated a lack of accountability and denied them early release.

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Measles, mistrust and mixed messages;  Kathleen Petty hosts the West of Centre podcast\.

Measles, mistrust and mixed messages

January 26 , 2024 at 12:00:00 a.m. MST • :

Health law expert Lorian Hardcastle explores how lingering political hesitancy around vaccines may have shaped Alberta's response to the current measles outbreak.

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Breaking up with my husband, surprisingly, saved my marriage; Jessyka, right, and Jordan Hagen's love story was the classic meet-cute: Two strangers meet and fall in love, they get married and have children\. But then life tore them apart\. They couldn't stand to be in the same room and were separated\. And yet, today they're more in love than ever before\.

Breaking up with my husband, surprisingly, saved my marriage

May 19 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Jessyka and Jordan Hagen's love story was the classic meet-cute: Two strangers meet and fall in love, they get married and have children. But then life tore them apart. They couldn't stand to be in the same room and separated. And yet, today they're more in love than ever before.

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Alberta premier's former top aide files lawsuit against ex-AHS CEO, newspaper and journalist; Marshall Smith, former chief of staff to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, is suing Athana Mentzelopoulos, the former president and CEO of Alberta Health Services, along with a newspaper and a journalist\.  

May 16 , 2025 at 03:33:59 p.m. MDT • :

Alberta premier's former top aide files lawsuit against ex-AHS CEO, newspaper and journalist

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Canada needs more homes. Prefabricated houses could fill the void; Rick Weste of Triple M Housing says his company is able to finish about three or four pre-fab houses a day at his factory in Lethbridge, Alta\.  

May 18 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Canada needs more homes. Prefabricated houses could fill the void

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Atco substation deliberately targeted in shooting, Lloydminster RCMP say; Lloydminster RCMP said it is aware of break-ins at several locations during the outage\.  

May 20 , 2025 at 12:18:19 p.m. MDT • :

Atco substation deliberately targeted in shooting, Lloydminster RCMP say

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Logging, pruning and anxiety in Banff ahead of first summer since Jasper wildfire; Cliff White, former Parks Canada vegetation specialist, discusses wildfire prevention and mitigation while standing in the Carrot Creek Fuel Break with his dog Farley in Banff National Park, Alta\., on May 15, 2025\.  

May 20 , 2025 at 07:53:23 a.m. MDT • :

Logging, pruning and anxiety in Banff ahead of first summer since Jasper wildfire

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Alberta doctors renew calls for RSV shot for all newborns, after hundreds hospitalized; A baby and mother are seen in hospital in this stock photo\.  

May 20 , 2025 at 05:00:22 a.m. MDT • :

Alberta doctors renew calls for RSV shot for all newborns, after hundreds hospitalized

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May 18 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

'Losing an icon': Long-running Lloydminster TV stations abruptly shut down

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May 17 , 2025 at 09:30:12 a.m. MDT • :

As insurance costs surge, northeast Calgary residents question their futures in 'hail alley'

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May 19 , 2025 at 02:40:14 p.m. MDT • :

Canada Post receives strike notice; workers plan Friday walkout

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May 19 , 2025 at 10:25:57 a.m. MDT • :

Royal Tyrrell marks 40th anniversary with groundbreaking dinosaur discoveries

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May 17 , 2025 at 09:37:24 a.m. MDT • :

MEC back under Canadian ownership after 5 years of U.S. management

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