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Ahead of what’s likely to be a ferocious wildfire season, Albertans received the first weekly update from Alberta Wildfire Thursday morning.
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Moving forward, Alberta’s Regulated Rate Option (RRO) for electricity will be known as the Rate of Last Resort.
Several Edmonton LRT stations will be closed over the next couple of weeks due to maintenance projects. On April 20, from the start of the service day until noon, Capital and Metro Line trains will…
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TORONTO — Mortgage shopping isn’t getting much easier these days. The highly anticipated interest rate cuts so many have been banking on this year keep getting pushed back, while borrowers lost an…
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The federal health minister is accusing Pierre Poilievre of spreading ‘lies’ after the Conservative leader claimed to CityNews the government’s legislation on pharmacare would ban workplace health coverage. Speaking…
After two seasons of uncertainty in location limbo, the Arizona Coyotes are officially relocating to Salt Lake City, Utah. The NHL announced the move Thursday, following an emotional final…
The province provided its first weekly update on the wildfire situation in Alberta. As Laura Krause reports, its done in an effort to keep Albertans informed as the season develops.
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EPS presented last years numbers and new strategies to tackle guns and gangs in the city. Recruitment was also discussed at the meeting.
The province is promising cheaper electricity for those who are stuck on the regulated rate. But will it actually bring down prices ?
In a testimony on Parliament Hill, police speak about the violent threat facing youth involved in vehicle robberies. Xiaoli Li with what authorities suggest might help intercept more stolen cars passing through Canada’s shipping ports.
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It appears the process of picking jurors for Donald Trump’s criminal trial will be even more difficult than expected. Find out why two jurors who had been selected to the panel have already been dismissed.
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is a “fraud” for portraying himself as a friend of the working class, the head of the country’s largest labour organization said Thursday, urging unions to do everything…
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Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government’s return to a policy of increasing humanitarian and development spending each year, while asking for a plan to push allies to reverse a global…
In today’s The Big Story podcast, by far the biggest part of the federal budget is an ambitious plan that the Liberal government claims will not only hit the targeted estimate of homes Canada needs,…
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Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks are served in. …
Solving a longstanding construction worker shortage will be key to boosting housing supply, experts say, as Canada’s national housing agency continues to forecast housing start levels that fall short of…
TORONTO — The plant-based protein industry is focused on improving the price, taste and texture of its products as it weathers a period of consumer wariness brought on by the rising cost of living. That’s…
Alberta’s Health Minister has announced a new compensation model for family physicians. The Wednesday announcement was welcome news for the Alberta Medical Association (AMA), who have been sounding…
A wildfire in west-central Alberta that was sparked by a natural gas pipeline rupture Tuesday is under control.
Alberta’s health minister says the province has “a bit of strain” in neonatal intensive care unit capacity but that there are beds available across the province. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange made…
One interface to rule them all: Simplifying business security
The federal Liberals announced $2.5 billion in Tuesday’s budget to extend the rebates that families see on the tax on fuel and home heating to some businesses. However,…
The federal government’s new budget contains legislation that could give federally regulated workers the right to disconnect from work emails and calls, when they’re off the clock. The legislation…
An Alberta public broadcast radio station is looking to raise $3 million over the next few months in the hopes of staying on the airwaves. Alberta’s CKUA Radio says its future is in jeopardy if it can’t…
If you have ever accidentally left something behind in an Uber, you’re not alone. The ridesharing company shared its latest Lost and Found Index of 2023, revealing the most surprising and popular…
Alberta RCMP say a 23-year-old man is facing five charges including attempted murder following a disturbance at an apartment on Sunday. Mounties say they received a report of a disturbance around 6:30…
A Calgary doctor is facing charges following an investigation into allegations of fraudulent billing, police say.
Some Tim Hortons customers learned the hard way on Wednesday that life’s a glitch. The iconic coffee chain is blaming a technical glitch for falsely informing some customers via email that they won…
Filmmakers have always needed to adapt to a changing landscape. And perhaps that’s truer now than ever before – from fast-developing technology to a lengthy pandemic that altered how movies are…
Alberta’s finance minister says the latest federal budget may be the worst in decades and will only fuel Canada’s rampant cost of living crisis. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland…
While you pay high prices for groceries, the items in your shopping cart are increasingly shrinking. It’s an ongoing phenomenon, that one expert, says is the new norm.