Notley Courageous Visit to Push Pipeline Support
Premier Christy Clark credited Alberta leader Rachel Notley with courage for visiting British Columbia to advocate Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion. Notley met media and opposition leader John Horgan in Vancouver and hailed federal approval as in national interest. Clark expects Ottawa talks on spill response and benefits package. Alberta sees shared gains.
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Funeral marked for CF-18 pilot killed in crash
A military funeral for Captain Thomas McQueen, 29, was held at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope after the CF-18 crash near the Alberta Saskatchewan border on November 28. Four CF-18 Hornets performed a flyby before a Highway of Heroes procession to Beechwood Cemetery, as an investigation into the crash continues.
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Flowers given to hijab wearers at Edmonton transit station
In Edmonton, women wearing hijabs received flowers while waiting at a light rail station after police said two Muslim women were targeted in a possible hate crime. Organizers said the gesture promotes safety and inclusion as a suspect remains in custody without charges.
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Alberta appoints new chief medical examiner
Dr. Elizabeth Brooks-Lim has been serving since July on an interim basis and is now named the province’s chief medical examiner. Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley says the move preserves stability in the office as Brooks-Lim becomes the third person to hold the role in recent years. Previous appointees include Dr. Jeffery Gorton, who resigned in summer 2015, and Dr. Amy Sauvageau, whose contract was not renewed in 2014 and who has filed a wrongful dismissal suit.
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Compromise urged in climate debate says Alberta scientist
John England of the University of Alberta, winner of the Weston Family prize for northern research, urges Canadians to talk and reconcile opposing views on global warming. He notes serious, global impacts from Arctic ice loss and calls for mutual respect amid rising polarization.
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