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A Conservative MP who represents the Okanagan wine region tabled a private member’s bill that he hopes will spur interprovincial sales of beer, wine and spirits. As David Akin reports, Dan Albas wants to cut a regulation which prohibits Canada Post from delivering “intoxicating beverages” between provinces.

An alleged senior member of the Iranian regime who has been living in Canada has lost his attempt to ban the public from his deportation hearing.  In a ruling handed down in Toronto on Tuesday, the Immigration and Refugee Board denied Abbas Omidi’s request for closed-door proceedings.  Nathaniel Dove reports.

An Okotoks, Alta., brewing company is hoping that it can keep the name for one of its signature drinks after a big-time movie studio filed a trademark for the same name.

Chris Evans and his wife, Alba Baptista, welcomed their first baby, Alma Grace. The newborn will also be taking on both mom and dad’s last names, Evans Baptiste. According to reports, they welcomed their child in Massachusetts on Friday. 

That blue-green algae you can sometimes see in local rivers and ponds help life evolve. But when it grows too fast – fueled by people and nature – it can drain oxygen from the water and threaten ecosystems. Reeti Meenakshi Rohilla shows us why experts are ramping up testing.

The City of Lethbridge, Alta., has provided another update about the state of the Whoop-Up Drive bridge following an Aug. 6 incident that saw a semi-truck collide with it. As Justin Sibbet reports, the city has now banned heavy trucks on the single remaining westbound lane.

Prime Minister Mark Carney mocked a Conservative MP during question period in the House of Commons Tuesday after repeated calls for the Liberal government to release a spring budget. Conservative Dan Albas repeatedly pointed out “some of the facts” about Liberal promises – implying the party had failed to deliver. Carney retorted with some of...

As the warm weather settles into the region, Nova Scotians are being reminded to be on the alert for blue-green algae. Experts warn its toxin-producing blooms can make people sick and pose serious risks to dogs. Skye Bryden-Blom reports.

A marina on the Bow River upstream from the Bearspaw Dam is at risk of closing, after Calgary city council approved a request from TransAlta to cut off access to the river in the area. Adam MacVicar reports.

A teenager in California was bitten by a sea lion during junior lifeguard training on Sunday. Experts suggest an increase in algae blooms, which can lead to toxic poisoning among marine mammals, may be causing erratic behaviour in these animals.

Despite split predictions of an extended winter across Canada, Balzac Billy says Alberta can expect an early spring this year. Drew Stremick has more from Balzac, Alta.

Jolene Brewster, the owner of Jolene’s Tea House in Banff, Alta. joins Global News Calgary with tips on elevating your iced tea recipe and shows off some other treasures that can be found in a little log cabin on Banff’s iconic Bear Street

The war in Ukraine can be a difficult topic to speak about with children. Dr. Adam Abba-Aji, a psychiatrist and clinical professor at the University of Alberta, joins Kim Smith to shed some advice for dealing with our mental health.

Thursday’s federal budget saw the government unveil $31 billion in new spending, something Conservative MP and Finance Committee vice chair Dan Albas says will keep driving up inflation. “The West Block” host Mercedes Stephenson pushes Albas on how the Conservatives would address issues like short housing supply and the rising cost of living.

It was an easy win for conservative incumbent Dan Albas in the riding of Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola. The seasoned politician got almost double the amount of votes than his closest contender. Albas is now heading back to Ottawa for his third term. Klaudia Van Emmerik caught up with him last night as he outlined what issues...

Team Canada has won its first gold medals of the Paris Olympics, with Christa Deguchi standing atop the podium in women’s under 57-kilogram judo, while Summer McIntosh finished first in the women’s 400-metre individual medley. How it only scratches the surface of Canadian athletic achievement at the Games so far. A Taylor Swift-themed dance class...

Jasper, Alta. residents forced out by a wildfire have been visiting their wildfire-ravaged community via carefully controlled bus tours, because they can’t return to their homes until the fire risk is gone and critical services are restored. Heather Yourex-West reports on how people are reflecting on their losses, and the eagerness to return and rebuild.

It’s taken eight years but a century-old steam locomotive has finally made the trek from Prince Albert, Sask. to Mossleigh, Alta. As Christa Dao explains, the two men behind the move are planning to restore it to its former glory.

Speaking at a rally in Nisku, Alta. in support of the energy sector, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer said: “Give a province $1.6B and you might feed them for a couple weeks but let them build a pipeline to get our energy to market and you can feed them for a generation.”

After winning a contest, a six-year-old boy from Cold Lake, Alta. got to meet his hockey hero on Friday: Edmonton Oilers forward Milan Lucic. The meeting was even more special as the boy’s late dad was a big fan of Lucic.