Most of a flock of farmed ostriches that got free of their pen near the southern Alberta town of Taber have been rounded up, but not before grabbing their proverbial […] Read more			
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	Police help round up Alberta ostriches on lam
Several wander into Taber, become social media stars
 
	Alberta RCMP spike grain truck to recover canola
Two suspects arrested, charged
								RCMP in central Alberta say they’ve recovered a “significant amount” of canola and arrested and charged two people after a grain truck suspected in an alleged canola theft was halted […] Read more			
		 
	Alberta border blockade expected to disperse Tuesday
Decision comes amid arrests, reported violence at blockade
								Amid reports of violence involving a farm tractor and trucks — and seizures of weapons — the protest blockade that shut Alberta’s busiest U.S. trade corridor is reported to be […] Read more			
		 
	Single lanes opened at Alberta border crossing, Mounties say
RCMP 'acknowledges the work that is being done'
								Single lanes have reopened in each direction at Alberta’s busiest Canada-U.S. trade window, allowing cross-border supply chains to resume, RCMP report. In response to “concerned citizens in the area of […] Read more			
		 
	Alberta RCMP to start unclogging major border crossing
Blockade 'not a peaceful assembly,' Mounties say
								A major supply chain corridor connecting Alberta and the U.S. is expected to be cleared of protestors and reopened to traffic on Tuesday, Alberta RCMP have warned. Protestors in vehicles […] Read more			
		 
	Vaccine protest jams southern Alberta border crossing
Premier, transportation minister called for blockade to disperse
								UPDATED, Jan. 31 — A major supply chain corridor between Alberta and the U.S. remained blockaded through into Sunday evening by vehicles in protest of mandates requiring foreign truckers entering […] Read more			
		 
	Elevators hope mandatory vaccination doesn’t disrupt operations
New regulations will require all federally regulated employees to comply early in 2022
								Canada’s major companies hope their operations won’t be disrupted when Ottawa requires federally regulated employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 starting early in 2022. “It depends on whether employees that aren’t […] Read more			
		 
	No evidence trains sparked Lytton fire, TSB says
Transportation Safety Board now stepping out of ongoing fire probe
								There’s no proof the fire that largely destroyed a British Columbia village, damaged a key rail bridge and led to cuts in rail speed limits in high-risk areas was sparked […] Read more			
		 
	U.S.-bound truckload of Alberta beef disappears
Over $230,000 in JBS beef hasn't turned up, RCMP says
								A reefer truck loaded with over $230,000 in beef from the JBS plant at Brooks, Alta. is more than two weeks overdue and alleged to be travelling on “fraudulent documents,” […] Read more			
		 
	Fraser: Rail blockades should be a lesson for all
								Our latest so-called national crisis led to calls for police to arrest protesters and tear down blockades, but perhaps we should be thinking about how to prevent conflicts like this […] Read more			
		