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The "runaway barge" is dangerously close to the seawall

Province to see $10 a day childcare by 2026

Child-care fees are to be halved by next year and reduced to an average of $10 a day by 2026.

Canada has joined more than 20 countries in promising to end subsidies for fossil fuels projects overseas. And the deal itself calls for an eventual end of some coal power and of fossil-fuel subsidies.

Starting today, previous Alberta immunization records without a scannable QR code will no longer be accepted as proof of vaccination under the Restrictions Exemption Program.

The guidelines urge teachers to promote both sides in debates, using as an example an argument that there were atrocities under the Nazis but some of their policies strengthened Germany’s pre-war economy.

Also Friday, Health Canada approved the use of Moderna's mRNA vaccine for booster shots for adults 18 and older, to be used at least six months after the second shot. The Moderna booster is a half-dose of the regular vaccine.

In its decision today, a majority of the Supreme Court said starting points are a permissible form of sentencing guidance from appeal courts.

"It’s a really significant step forward for mitigating the impacts of highways on wildlife in Alberta,” said Adam Linnard, Y2Y’s Alberta program manager.

"This conversation in central banks has sparked a debate about whether central banks are expanding their mandates, whether we're overreaching and getting distracted from our focus on inflation targeting, and even a criticism that we should stay in our lane," he said Tuesday. "My own view is that we are tasked with serving our citizens, not some of our citizens."