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Alberta adds two detection dogs to invasive mussel inspection team

byMeridian Source Staff

August 4, 2026

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Administration outlines new corporate plan in Lloydminster
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Alberta adds two detection dogs to invasive mussel inspection team
Alberta’s government is expanding its front-line defence against aquatic invasive species with the addition of two new detection dogs to inspect watercraft entering the province. Read more: Lloydminster Twins bow out in semifinals at Alberta 15U AA Tier 8 baseball provincials Jane, a black Labrador retriever, and Winnie, a shelter rescue originally from Kansas, have…
Sask. RCMP report 10-year high in impaired driving collisions
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Photo speed enforcement to resume across Saskatchewan with new vendor
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Free Wheels at Work event returns to Bud Miller All Seasons Park Aug. 18
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