Council and mayor edge toward expense data debate
City council narrows a fight with Mayor Linnsie Clark over expense and severance data. Clark pushes for public access while colleagues seek a cost estimate and a limited time span. A 5-3 vote backed a cost estimate to gather four years of contracts and claims, later shortened. Clark and Ramona Robins clashed over scope and funding.
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Canada to give 574 million for pandemic preparedness projects
The federal government announced nearly 574 million dollars for 19 projects across Canada to strengthen future health emergency readiness. One project, Prepared, builds a network of emergency departments and clinics to screen for new viruses and trigger rapid responses with diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics.
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Alberta bill sparks clash over municipal oversight and talks
Alberta municipalities say they were not consulted on changes to a bill giving the province broad power to fire local councillors and overturn bylaws. Municipal leaders condemn the move as an overreach while Premier Danielle Smith’s hometown mayor criticizes the governing party’s motives in Edmonton and Calgary.
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Craig Snodgrass
High River
Danielle Smith
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Edmonton
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