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Ten years after forming, a Southern Alberta Legion is still looking for a building

Ten years after forming, a Southern Alberta Legion is still looking for a building

The Okotoks Legion got its charter on Oct. 29, 2014, making it the first new Legion branch in 33 years.
Alberta veteran remembers father lost in WW2

Alberta veteran remembers father lost in WW2

An Alberta soldier served in the British Army's Royal Military Police in peace time between 1959 and 1965.
Alberta Korean War veteran recounts horrors of war

Alberta Korean War veteran recounts horrors of war

Ninety-year-old Jim Turnbull, who now lives in Northern Alberta, was 17 years old when he joined the Navy in search of adventure.
Last Post Fund offers dignified burial for Alberta veterans

Last Post Fund offers dignified burial for Alberta veterans

Serving Canadians since 1909, the Last Post Fund wants to ensure every veteran in Canada gets buried with the dignity and honour they deserve.
Father-son bond was a First World War family sacrifice

Father-son bond was a First World War family sacrifice

When 16-year-old Charles Carnegie Junior lied about his age to officials to join the World one army he sealed the fate for both him and his father.
First presumptive human case of avian flu acquired in Canada detected in teen

First presumptive human case of avian flu acquired in Canada detected in teen

British Columbia's Ministry of Health says the first suspected human case of bird flu contracted in Canada has been detected in B.C.
5 smart things wealthy baby boomers do with their money鈥攈ow many do you do?

5 smart things wealthy baby boomers do with their money鈥攈ow many do you do?

Money.ca shares five savvy moves that helped baby boomers become wealthy by retirement age.
PHOTOS: Swans pause at Northern Alberta during migration south

PHOTOS: Swans pause at Northern Alberta during migration south

Swans stop along their migration path at Williams Beach on Lac La Nonne Lake, about 100 kilometres northwest of Edmonton earlier this month,
Alberta mother, daughter might be first to referee university hockey together

Alberta mother, daughter might be first to referee university hockey together

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Worker dead after truck crashes into Fort McMurray pizza restaurant

Worker dead after truck crashes into Fort McMurray pizza restaurant

A woman working in an Alberta pizza restaurant has died after police say a pickup truck smashed into the building. RCMP say it happened just before the lunch hour on Saturday at the Boston Pizza in Fort McMurray.
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