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Publication Date: February 1, 2026 - 07:00
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Blairmore latest Alberta community to lose bank branch — a trend seen across Canada
February 1, 2026
The loss of retail banking service locations is not unique to one bank or to Alberta or to small towns. The Canadian Bankers Association says the number of bank branches is down nationwide: about six per cent from 2020 to 2024. But the closures hit harder in small communities where the options are fewer and farther apart.
On Tuesday, Long-Term Care Minister Natalia Kusendova-Bashta confirmed the $9 million program, first announced last year, would begin rolling out.
February 24, 2026 - 13:46 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
Para Transpo customers, families, companions and support persons are invited to the next Para Transpo Talk event, held at various locations on March 2 to 4.
Residents are invited to Para Transpo Talk from March 2 to 4. Para Transpo Talk is a...
February 24, 2026 - 13:32 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
St. Catharines councillors voted unanimously Monday to begin the process of potentially removing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s name from a residential street.
February 24, 2026 - 13:18 | Aaron D’Andrea | Global News - Canada





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