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Alberta is reporting 16 more cases of measles, bringing the provincial total to 74 since the beginning of March.

The government says the new cases were reported in Alberta's central and southern zones.

Nearly all cases are in school-aged children, with 18 cases being reported in children under the age of five.

The province says 64 of the total cases have passed the point where the highly contagious disease could be transmitted to others.

Rocky View Schools is looking ahead to accommodate growing student populations.

The division has secured approval for seven new school projects over the past 15 months.

“This significant number of new school projects is good news for RVS after years of steady enrolment increases in our schools, particularly in Airdrie, Cochrane and Chestermere,” said Board Chair, Fiona Gilbert.

“These new schools will provide crucial new student spaces while improving the learning and working environments for students and staff in these communities.”

Two Golden Hills School Division students have received provincial recognition for their cultural and leadership advocacy.

Caleb Sitting Eagle and Trinity Pretty Youngman were named winners of the Alberta School Board Association's (ASBA) 2025 Honouring Spirit Award: Indigenous Student Award.

"This prestigious award recognizes twelve students annually from across Alberta," the school division said in a release.

Sitting Eagle was selected as the southern Alberta grade 7-9 southern Alberta winner.

Canadians got a break on inflation in March as gas prices fell and a slowdown in travel to the United States helped cool airfare costs, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.

The annual rate of inflation slowed to 2.3 per cent last month, down from 2.6 per cent in February. A poll provided by LSEG Data & Analytics ahead of Tuesday’s release had expected yearly inflation to hold steady month-to-month.

StatCan said gas prices fell 1.6 per cent year-over-year in March, coming off a hike of 5.1 per cent in February.

Scotia Place is progressing well, according to the City of Calgary.

"With excavation nearing completion, rebar being installed, and concrete being poured, Scotia Place has officially marked the start of below-ground and foundation construction," said a City of Calgary release.

The facility will be the future home of the Calgary Flames, along with the Calgary Hitmen, and Calgary Wranglers.

The City of Chestermere will close its municipal building to the public on Wednesday, April 16.

Staff say the facility will be shut down from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to accommodate an all-staff meeting.

The building will reopen after the meeting.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says hiring lawyers to funnel requests from the auditor general isn't meant to obstruct an investigation into multimillion-dollar health contracts -- it's about helping get to the truth.

The government has instructed public servants to contact a lawyer to co-ordinate if auditor general Doug Wylie requests an interview as part of his probe.

The Opposition NDP’s leader in the legislature, Christina Gray, said Monday the policy suggests a coverup is afoot, and challenged the premier to lift what the NDP calls a "gag order."

Manitoba Pork celebrated its 60th anniversary during its annual meeting and industry banquet Thursday in Winnipeg. Producers, processors and various stakeholders gathered at the Fairmont for the day full of meetings which was capped by an evening gala. There are currently 188 registered producers in the province, representing 608 farms and 22,000 full-time equivalent jobs. 

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights to implement his tough-on-crime agenda — something no prime minister has ever done.

Poilievre was campaigning in Montreal on Monday, where he announced he would pass a law to allow judges to impose consecutive life sentences in cases of multiple murders. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 2022 that imposing consecutive life sentences violates an offender's Charter rights.

Calgary Flames fan and Strathmore resident Nick Leblond is hoping his team can make the playoffs.

"It's been pretty crazy," said Leblond.

The Flames are two points behind the St. Louis Blues for the eighth and final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

All the Flames need to do is win their last two games of the regular season — and hope that the Blues lose their last game.

There's also a chance the Flames could also sneak into seventh place by winning out and hoping the Minnesota Wild lose their final game.