Alberta PCs squeezed as Wildrose and NDP gain ground
The Alberta Progressive Conservatives face a tighter race at mid campaign as the Wildrose under Brian Jean and the NDP gain momentum. Prentice shifts toward fiscal restraint to defend his bid for a 13th straight majority while Wildrose leadership pivots under Danielle Smith's former caucus exit and Jean’s new plan aims to cut civil service jobs and curb spending.
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Sunshine Skillet Festival crowns chefs at Medicine Hat contest
The Sunshine Skillet Food Festival at Stampede Grounds showcased amateur and professional chefs. Rebecca Asselin won the amateur title with a savory crepe, defeating brothers Josh and Nick Gale. Calgary chef Sumitt Kumar won the professional category, amid round constraints using bacon and mystery ingredients like beef heart honey and coffee.
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Hundreds locked in hold amid capsized migrant boat disaster
A capsized smuggler boat off Libya with hundreds aboard triggered a major rescue, with 28 survivors and 24 bodies recovered by nightfall. Prosecutors cited a Bangladeshi survivor claiming 950 aboard, including hundreds locked in the hold, while officials noted varying survivor counts and initial investigations continue.
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