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It was an incredibly close final four dash for cash at the Battle of the North in Dawson Creek on Sunday.

Three of the fastest times of the day came in the final championship heat.

Chance Bensmiller pulled off the win, his second since winning it in 2008.

Calgary's Chanse Vigen came roaring through in second place with High River's Jason Glass right on his heels, with Obrey Motowylo's team placing fourth in the dash for cash.

Alberta is appealing a temporary injunction of a law banning doctors from providing gender-affirming care to youth.

A judge granted the injunction in June, ruling the provincial law raises serious Charter issues that need to be hashed out in an ongoing court challenge of the legislation.

Court of King's Bench Justice Allison Kuntz said the law is likely to cause irreparable harm to gender-diverse youth and she didn't find the contrary evidence submitted by the province to be overwhelming.

The former head of Alberta’s front-line health agency says she's aware of misinformation that may compromise a third-party investigation into a multimillion-dollar health contracting scandal.

Athana Mentzelopoulos, once the CEO of Alberta Health Services, filed a lawsuit against the provincial government in February alleging wrongful dismissal.

She said in a letter Friday that claims are circulating publicly that she was unwilling to meet with retired Manitoba judge Raymond Wyant for an interview in his investigation.

A phone call from a concerned resident led to the discovery of a stolen vehicle and a large quantity of stolen property by the Calgary Police Service (CPS).

Police say the resident spotted a suspicious truck in the McKenzie Towne area on Friday, Aug. 1. The vehicle’s bed appeared to be filled with assorted items, prompting the call.

Officers arrived about 15 minutes later and confirmed the truck had been reported stolen.

With harvest just getting underway across the Prairies, farmers are being reminded to think about safety when working with grain. The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) is urging farmers to prioritize safety around grain handling with the launch of its fifth annual Be Grain Safe Week.

Air Canada flight attendants are expected to picket at airports in four major Canadian cities on Monday in what their union is calling a national day of action.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees says demonstrations are expected to take place at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Vancouver International Airport and Calgary International Airport, all at 1 p.m. ET. 

Heartland Livestock Services announced the closure July 25; the Brandon auction mart has been a historic standby for Manitoba beef producers selling their cattle

Manitoba’s livestock producers have one less place to sell their animals.

Heartland Livestock Services announced July 25 that they are closing their Brandon location.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's popularity may be cooling off in the summer but remains broadly positive, a new poll from Abacus Data suggests.

The Carney-led Liberal government's approval rating dipped to 50 per cent in the firm's latest polling, down two percentage points compared to mid-July and the lowest level since March.

With 48 per cent viewing Carney favourably and 19 per cent disapproving, the prime minister maintains a positive net approval. That figure is a couple percentage points lower than in Abacus's previous poll.

The Championship Final Heat in the 2025 Battle of the North has been decided.

The top four drivers after four days are Chanse Vigen, Chance Bensmiller, Obrey Motowylo, and Jason Glass, all of whom have won the Battle of the North before.

Glass, of High River, was in the fifth spot in the aggregate heading into Day 4, but managed to bump himself into the fourth spot after finishing with the third-best time of the night.

Chanse Vigen held onto the top spot in the aggregate by landing the fastest time of the night for the third consecutive day.

The union representing front-line RCMP members wants the force to ease requirements for foreign applicants to help attract experienced police officers from agencies like the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and counterparts in the United Kingdom and Australia.

The RCMP currently requires that applicants be Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status in Canada. Applicants with permanent resident status must have lived in Canada as a permanent resident for three of the last five years.