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Mounties in Central Alberta are warning motorists of possible slowdowns on the QEII north of Red Deer over the weekend due to a protest along the highway. RCMP say protesters are currently gathered…
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Alberta’s NDP opposition says the latest bill from Danielle Smith’s UCP government is another step towards a “totalitarian government” in the province. The province tabled Bill 20 on Thursday and, if…
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Valleyview RCMP say charges are pending for a youth who took an inappropriate nude video of a student and shared it on social media.
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Montreal students inspired by a Gaza solidarity movement at campuses in the United States erected an encampment on the grounds of McGill University Saturday. The students began setting up tents near…
A group of concerned citizens is sounding the alarm over proposed clear-cutting that would affect hiking trails 30 minutes from Calgary.
A new study finds that one in five Canadians believe they have fallen ill as a result of eating unsafe food because they didn’t want to throw it out. More than half of 9,000 people surveyed by Dalhousie’s…
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Pro-Palestinian protests continue at major U.S. universities and several schools have called police to remove demonstrators. Caryn Ceolin has the details.
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A senior home held festivities Friday to celebrate the Oilers and their achievement of making the playoffs. These lifelong fans are excited to see what the team can do.
Alberta’s government will have the ultimate authority over city halls like this across the province — and the constitution is on the province’s side.
1 in 5 Canadians polled, say they’ve gotten ill from eating food they believe was unsafe. The same study also finds over half of Canadians are willing to eat food near, or past the best before date.
Canada has failed to meet all vaccination coverage goals for adults as per the 2023 national survey. During World Immunization Week, Dilshad Burman speaks to a family doctor about which vaccines adults are advised to take and why.
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None of Canada’s national vaccination coverage goals are being met, according to the government’s Adult National Immunization Coverage Survey (aNICS) published in 2023 — which means many Canadians are…
NEW YORK (AP) — Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war at universities across U.S., some of whom have clashed with police in riot gear, dug in Saturday and vowed to keep their demonstrations going…
A significant amount of feedback from teachers and parents has prompted content changes to the draft K-6 social studies curriculum, and now Alberta schools will have the option to try it out in their classrooms starting this fall.
An RCMP officer has been charged in connection to a child sexual exploitation investigation, according to the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT). ALERT began an investigation in November…
The Edmonton Police Service says the crime rate in the city dropped by 7.2 per cent in 2023, compared to 2022. The EPS’s annual report says a large reason for the drop was due to lower numbers of non-violent…
Edmonton police are looking for a man believed to be linked to multiple truck thefts in mid-March. EPS says around 6:30 a.m., on March 17, an unidentified man was seen driving a stolen 2003 Ford F-350…
Seniors in south Edmonton held a party to celebrate the Oilers playoffs. From music to a street hockey game, these long-time fans are getting into the playoff spirit. “We’d be doing this every week…
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Edmontonians will be able to go back in time and we’re talking way back. Immerse yourself in a prehistoric world as dinosaurs stomp around the city this weekend. Jurassic Quest is in town for the…
It was evident to the federal government as early as last fall that Loblaw and Walmart might be holdouts to the grocery code of conduct, jeopardizing the project’s success. Documents obtained through…
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The first debate in the Alberta NDP leadership race, held in Lethbridge, was mostly a civil affair Thursday.
As more Canadians find themselves struggling to afford or find housing, the country’s smallest province is the only one that can point to legislation recognizing housing as a human right. The Canadian…
After the Assembly of First Nations’ national chief complained to Air Canada about how staffers treated her and her ceremonial headdress on a flight this week, she says the airline responded by offering…
The Ehattesaht Nation says orca calf kʷiisaḥiʔis swam out of a lagoon she had been stuck in for over a month on Vancouver Island.
Canada’s farm fields are in the midst of a transformation. As the country rapidly warms from human-caused climate change, farmers are being pushed to reconsider conventional wisdom about what can and can’t…
After an announcement at a Honda plant in Alliston, Ont., that will bring billions in new electric vehicle investment, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat down with The Big Story to chat in-depth about the…
American troops will be spending more time training in the Far North, the new commander of Norad says, a strategy that fits “hand-in-glove” with Canada’s renewed focus on Arctic defence. U.S. Gen. Gregory…
The future was just starting to appear bright for Mykyta Zakharchenko. The 18-year-old’s youth in Ukraine was shadowed by two major conflicts with Russia before he escaped to Canada in 2022. With harrowing…
Part of Alberta’s sprawling Bill 20 includes the complete banning of tabulator or vote counting machines in provincial elections. The province introduced the legislation on Thursday and Minister of…
The Alberta government has introduced a bill that would grant it sweeping powers over municipalities, including the right to fire councillors, overturn bylaws and postpone elections. The proposed law…