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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.
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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…
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The Ehattesaht Nation says orca calf kʷiisaḥiʔis swam out of a lagoon she had been stuck in for over a month on Vancouver Island.
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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…
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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…
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The five candidates vying to be the next leader of Alberta NDP took to the stage in Lethbridge Thursday evening.
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As countries around the world continue transitioning to a four-day work week, one Calgary company has trialed and successfully implemented it. Henna Saeed reports on their journey.
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The road will once again be closed over the summer as the city looks to further expand the LRT into the west end of the city. Businesses are concerned about the loss of traffic in the area during times of high cost.
Just weeks after the province introduced a bill that would give them the final say on towns and cities getting federal funding, a new bill tabled Thursday would make Alberta’s government the authority on municipal elections.
Alberta unveiled a new nurse practitioner funding model. As Laura Krause reports, it will allow nurse practitioners to work independently or in existing clinics, providing Albertans with more access to primary care.
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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…
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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…
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Edmonton Fire Rescue Services responded to an apartment fire along Jasper Avenue Thursday afternoon. EFRS says a call came in around 1:51 p.m., and crews were on scene in three minutes. EFRS respond…
The Alberta RCMP and SPCA have recovered and seized 82 animals in connection to a police investigation in Mountain View County.
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Bob Cole, a welcome voice for Canadian hockey fans for a half-century, has died at the age of 90. Born June 24, 1933, the St. John’s native provided a distinctive soundtrack to Canada’s game. He was…
Edmonton police have charged two people in connection to the death of Kyle Syryda in 2022. EPS says on Dec. 7, 2022, they found a 39-year-old in medical distress in a suite near 119 Avenue and 105 Street. Paramedics…
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The Los Angeles Kings weren’t about to bow out quietly. Anze Kopitar scored the overtime winner and had a pair of assists as the Kings knocked off the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 to tie their opening-round…
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The City of Edmonton says Stony Plain Road will be closed starting at 7 a.m. on Monday, April 29, as construction on the Valley Line West LRT resumes. Stony Plain will be fully closed between 129 Street…
A constituency association in southern Alberta is asking Premier Danielle Smith to allow a controversial woman who made transphobic comments during the 2023 provincial election into caucus, saying she has made right with her actions.
Nine-year-old Carter Vigh was having a great day last July 11, visiting a waterpark, enjoying a picnic lunch and playing soccer with other kids at a day camp run by his mother, Amber Vigh. At the time,…
Alberta is appealing a judge’s ruling that ordered the release of internal documents on coal mining in the province’s Rocky Mountains.
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Monday Night Hockey will be streaming live exclusively on Prime Video for the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons. The two-year agreement was announced as a partnership with…
Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi is expected to be the centre of attention as the first debate in the Alberta NDP leadership race is held Thursday night.
In the last year, Tim Hortons has treated cottaging Canadians to a boat drivethru, revived its beloved Dutchie doughnut and launched flatbread pizzas. But perhaps its biggest surprise will come this summer,…
New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with “egregious” improper…
A former Saskatchewan Mountie who shot and killed his lover is to be sentenced today for manslaughter. Bernie Herman was convicted in January for the death of 26-year-old Braden Herman. The two men are…
In today’s The Big Story podcast, recently the Department of National Defence announced a plan to pour billions of dollars into Northern security. And there’s no doubt that in a changing world the Arctic…