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More funding is being put towards bringing high-speed internet to rural and Indigenous communities in Alberta. 

Over the last year, the federal and provincial governments have been working together to bring more funding to this project. On Wednesday (Mar.9), officials announced that they would increase their combined funding to $390-million each over the next four years.

Marching into a new month means a new winner!

Mrs. Briscall's Grade 1 class at Fort Christian School got the big call and cashed in with amazing prizes including a pizza party from Sky Hy Pizza & Donair.

Plus, tons of other swag from local businesses including Cob's Bread, Fort Lanes, Cora, Fort Sask Eyecare, Back to Alignment Massage Therapy, Great Clips, AbEx Health Services, The Italian Centre Shop, North Central Co-op, Sherwood Park Mall, Southfort Chevrolet, Smith Insurance, and Straightline Dodge.

Many workers in the disability sector are concerned about the lack of support for their staff.

According to Robin Hood Association, their staff hasn't received a raise in almost eight years.

The Canadian Cattle Industry is on the verge of another critical situation.

CP Rail and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Union are set to go back to the bargaining table on Friday in an effort to avert a potential strike that could come as early as March 16th.

An overwhelming majority, 96.7 per cent, of the more than 3000 members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference voted in favor of strike action earlier this month.

=In response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, Canadian Foodgrains Bank and other leading Canadian aid agencies – through the Humanitarian Coalition – are launching an appeal to raise funds and rush emergency assistance to people in need.

Approximately 2.9 million people were already in need of humanitarian assistance before the invasion, a figure which is expected to rise exponentially.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is sending another $50 million in specialized equipment, including Canadian-made surveillance drones, to help Ukraine defend itself against the Russian invasion.

Trudeau says he spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by phone to inform him of the additional aid.

He says Zelenskyy also accepted an invitation to address Canada's parliament.

Trudeau says there have been some logistical challenges getting promised weapons and military equipment into Ukraine, but they are not insurmountable.

With Sept.10 picked as the date for when the Conservative Party of Canada will have a new leader, time is ticking for prospective candidates and their teams to get into place. Those running have until April 19 to throw their hat into the ring and until June 3 to sell memberships.

Here’s a look at the contest so far:

Who’s in:

Pierre Poilievre: The 42−year−old longtime Ottawa−area MP declared his candidacy almost one month ago. He has started fundraising and holding events. He has promised to cancel the federal carbon tax.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) will rescind its mandatory vaccination policy for staff as of Thursday, March 10 at 4 p.m.

Health minister Jason Copping says the pandemic has shown more beds, more staff and more resiliency is needed at health care facilities to deal with any future crisis.

The government has already budgeted $300-million for ICU beds across Alberta and AHS is working to recruit and train the staff that will be needed to operate these new beds.

Copping says that the need for staff is why he's directed AHS to drop its mandate.

A Fort Saskatchewan family was given a big surprise.

Lucas Pierce is a three-year-old boy that was recently diagnosed with cancer. Given that his type of cancer is undiagnosed, doctors have had a difficult time treating him and his family was eventually told Pierce's best chance is to get special radiation treatment in Florida.

Strathcona County RCMP has good news about a missing teenager.

They sent out a police release Tuesday afternoon (Mar.8) to inform the public that 14-year-old Dylan Vane had gone missing.

She'd last been seen at her Sherwood Park residence on Sunday.

Shortly after, police confirmed they have found Vane and she is safe.