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Alberta is walking back it’s decision to pull funding for low-income transit passes in Calgary and Edmonton after a flurry of negative comments from the city’s mayors and advocates.
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Phase Three of the wildly popular Alberta is Calling campaign is up and rolling, with the province hoping it will recruit skilled tradespeople to fill critical role in the labour market.
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The Conservative and Liberals continued their sniping a day after heated exchanges led to Pierre Poilievre being ejected from the House.
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The Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB) has voted to reintroduce the School Resource Officer (SRO) program, four years after it was suspended. The SRO program was halted by EPSB in 2020 after community…
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London Drugs stores remain closed for a fourth day in a row in western Canada, after a cyberattack was reported over the weekend.
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Employees at Canada’s two biggest railways have authorized a strike that could see thousands of workers walk off the job in three weeks if they are unable to reach new deals on contract demands. About…
The Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB) has voted to reintroduce the School Resource Officer (SRO) program, four years after it was suspended. Elliott Knopp attended the heated debate.
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The mayors of Alberta’s two biggest cities say the province has pulled $12 million in funding meant to help low-income residents access public transit. Silvia Naranjo reports.
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The Edmonton Downtown Business Association is bringing back the Edmonton Downtown Farmers Market this summer after the previous organization managing the market declared bankruptcy in January.
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The City of Edmonton’s app for public parking is no longer active. This is the first step in the transition to a new mobile parking system.
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a suspect in Edmonton and Winnipeg drive-by shootings. As Laura Krause reports, police believe the suspect may have fled to India.
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Wednesday marks the official start date of the long-awaited $34-billion Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project. Crown corporation Trans Mountain Corp. says as of Wednesday, the expanded pipeline…
Edmonton police are looking to identify a person of interest in connection with the fire that destroyed a historic WWII hangar last week. Hangar 11 at the Edmonton Municipal Airport, one of two remaining…
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As Canadians grow increasingly frustrated with the high cost of food, a look at Loblaw’s latest quarterly profits may upset some people.
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Raoul Montgrand, president of the Chard Métis Nation in northern Alberta, called a 200-square-foot camper trailer home for close to two years. The community leader and his wife were among the many residents…
Harvey Weinstein is due back in a New York courtroom Wednesday for his first appearance since an appeals court last week overturned his 2020 rape conviction and ordered a new trial. The preliminary hearing…
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The Alberta government will consult with the province’s sexual assault centres to determine how to spend an additional $10 million over the next three years. An additional $3 million is being allocated…
Police say the man allegedly responsible for three drive-by shootings in Edmonton, Sherwood Park and Winnipeg in December 2023 fled to India.
Speaker Greg Fergus kicked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre out of the House of Commons during question period Tuesday. All Conservative MPs have left the chamber in protest after Fergus gave Poilievre…
The farmer’s market will be returning to its 104th Street location between Jasper Avenue and 102 Avenue this summer. It comes just months after the old Downtown Farmers’ Market declared bankruptcy citing…
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A swarm of bees created quite a baseball buzzkill in the desert. The start of Tuesday night’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks was delayed nearly two hours after a bee…
Having police officers in schools is harmful to many students, according to a public education advocacy group. The Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB) is meeting Tuesday to debate reintroducing the…
Alberta RCMP says an investigation into child abuse allegations has led to charges against a second woman. Mounties say following the arrest of 43-year-old Sherina Maria Handsor on April 8, five new…
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is complete and the Canada Energy Regulator has given the go-ahead for the project to open. The Crown corporation behind the project, which will increase the existing…
London Drugs locations remain closed for the third day in a row. The company has yet to announce when it intends to reopen.
Police say a suspect has been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in northeast Edmonton earlier this year believed to be linked to an extortion scheme. The Edmonton Police Service says nobody…
Tuesday is the deadline for most Canadians to file their taxes, and if you owe money back, it’s also the day you need to do so.
The Alberta government is helping fund what it says is Canada’s first test site for geothermal energy drilling techniques. Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz says the province will spend $750,000 to…
The Canadian economy lost momentum after a roaring start to the year, reinforcing economists’ expectations that the Bank of Canada is on track to cut interest rates in the coming months. Statistics…
Premier Danielle Smith is starting the week off in Calgary with a stop at Heritage Park, set to announce a major passenger rail initiative.