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Telus bought community-owned fibre project for $11 million
The Town of Olds, Alberta made headlines 11 years ago when it started its the first community run internet project, O-Net. Then, it made headlines again when it sold that network to Telus for at the ...
Calgary Herald on MSN5h
Parker: Longtime educator Dr. Debbie Thompson named new president of Olds College
The board of governors of Olds College of Agriculture and Technology conducted an extensive search for a new president ...
Alberta Politics4d
Nathan Cooper, the Alberta Legislature’s Speaker, set to move to Washington D.C. as provincial trade representative
Nathan Cooper on the job as Speaker of the Alberta ... town. It depends where you are of course, but it certainly has a small-town, 19 th Century feel in the old neighbourhoods around the Capitol. So ...
The Hamilton Spectator11d
New tax targeting empty homes in Canmore stirs divisions in Alberta mountain town
The Town of Canmore will soon begin taxing homeowners who leave their residences empty for more than half the year as part of the Alberta community’s bid to reverse course on an affordability ...
KCCI Des Moines24d
Small Iowa town of Swan votes to dissolve after nearly two centuries
KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT FIVE. WELL, IT IS THE SWAN SONG FOR THE SMALL SOUTHERN IOWA TOWN OF SWAN. THAT’S IN MARION COUNTY. LAST NIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL THERE VOTED TO DISSOLVE THE TOWN. THAT’S BEEN ...
Calgary Herald9d
Small-town mayors say it's a 'privilege' Pierre Poilievre targeting seat in rural Alberta
“I’m kind of excited,” said Danny Povaschuk, mayor of Hanna, the town northeast of Calgary that produced Flames legend Lanny McDonald and rock band Nickelback. “We’re in Albert ...
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New tax targeting empty homes in Canmore stirs divisions in Alberta mountain town
According to the town, the tax will charge the average part-time homeowner more than $6,300 a year, while full-time residents will pay about $2,100 annually in property taxes.
Global News3d
Confirmed cases of measles in Alberta now at 326, continue to rise
The Alberta government’s latest update reports 13 more cases of the highly contagious disease. There are three people with measles in intensive care; 97 of the confirmed cases are in children ...
Global News3d
Alberta’s former Speaker to vote, heckle as brief MLA: ‘Things to get off my chest’
The now-former Speaker of the Alberta legislature says he’s excited ... Cooper, who was first elected in Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills in 2015 under the Wildrose Party banner, added he will be ...
Edmonton Journal11d
Alberta seeks to move public health to Primary Care Alberta from AHS
Alberta has tabled another suite of amendments as it pushes forward with refocusing the health care system. Bill 55 — the Health Statutes Amendment Act 2025 — if passed would transfer front ...
Burnaby Now11d
New tax targeting empty homes in Canmore stirs divisions in Alberta mountain town
The Town of Canmore will soon begin taxing homeowners who leave their residences empty for more than half the year as part of the Alberta community's bid to reverse course on an affordability crisis ...