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Alberta resident Shamaila Akram says she can handle the increase in racial slurs and derogatory comments being thrown at her, but she worries about her newcomer and immigrant clients.

As debates unfold over Canada's immigration system, those who provide help to newcomers in Alberta say there has been an uptick of hostility toward immigrants.

"I hear from people in my own communities -- women specifically who wear hijabs -- many bad things and we realize there is a need to educate people," said Akram, with Calgary's Centre for Newcomers. 

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Then, text the secret word to the Napa Auto Parts Talk & Text line at 403-981-0915.

A six-year-old Cochrane boy is showing the town just how powerful kindness—and pop can tabs—can be.

Keaton, in Heartland, has started his own pop can tab collection campaign with the goal of raising money for wheelchairs. What began as a simple question at his grandparents’ house turned into a full-blown mission.

“He saw a bowl of tabs at his grandparents’ place and asked what they were for,” says his mom, Brooke. “They told him a friend was collecting them for a kid who needed a wheelchair. Keaton just ran with it from there.”

Organizers of the Cochrane Terry Fox Run are encouraging residents to mark what would have been Terry Fox’s 67th birthday by wearing their favourite Terry Fox T-shirt today.

With less than a year to go until the 2026 World Cup, political tensions and U.S. policy threaten to pose problems as Canada, the United States and Mexico prepare to co-host the tournament.

Next year’s FIFA World Cup will be the biggest ever, with the three countries hosting a record 48 teams. Between June 11 and July 19, they will play 104 matches, most of them in the U.S.

Avery Shenfeld doesn't think the Bank of Canada will cut its benchmark interest rate at its decision on Wednesday, but if it does, he said it will be a "pleasant surprise."

"There's always a chance that they'll surprise with the rate cut," the chief economist of CIBC said.

Most economists are also expecting the Bank of Canada will hold its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent for a third consecutive decision later this week.

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a request to hear an appeal from Achter Land and Cattle regarding an earlier court decision that found a thumbs-up emoji served as an agreement to a grain contract. South West Terminal launched a claim for damages after Achter Land and Cattle failed to deliver on the contract.

Two people have been hospitalized and more than 200 have shown symptoms after a gastrointestinal outbreak at a Calgary-area food facility.

Alberta Health Services says the outbreak at Saskatoon Farm in Foothills County is presumed to be E. coli and an intestinal illness called amoebiasis.

Saskatoon Farm's food service facilities were ordered closed on Wednesday until deemed safe again, while the rest of the business remains open.

Alberta Health Services says there have been 18 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli, three of which also tested positive for amoebiasis.

A legal challenge launched by the United Conservative Party (UCP) on July 14 has prompted independent MLAs Peter Guthrie and Scott Sinclair to enter discussions with the Alberta Party about joining forces.

Guthrie confirmed the UCP filed the challenge in response to their effort to form a new party under the Progressive Conservative name.

A familiar face in Cochrane is taking on a new mission to support others through life’s hardest moments. Elisa Neven-Pugh, long known for her advocacy around accessibility, has launched a new business focused on crisis support and motivational speaking.

“I want to help people find the silver lining,” says Neven-Pugh. “There’s so much stress in the world right now, and sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s even real anymore.”