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Alberta family’s Caribbean ‘adventure of a lifetime’ could be grounded by Air Canada strike.
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Canada has most measles cases in North America: health group.
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The regional agency within the World Health Organization, which covers North and South America, says there has been an exponential rise in measles this year.
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Alberta Premier says policy to stop disclosing government expense receipts could be reversed.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the UCP will consider reversing a policy change limiting disclosure of expenses that her government has come under fire for making.
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Calgary police search for next of kin in case of unidentified human remains.
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Calgary police investigators have used artificial intelligence to create an image of a man who was found dead in March 2024 and are asking the public for help identifying him.
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Alberta RCMP arrest woman accused of refusing to return stolen horse.
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The RCMP in Alberta are asking the public for help recovering a stolen horse that they have been unable to located, despite charging a woman with stealing the animal.
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Effort underway to get Afghan women at risk of deportation to study at University of Regina.
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A group at the University of Regina is helping raise money for about 30 female students who fled Afghanistan when the Taliban took over and now fear being deported back there.
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Premier Smith, Alberta Next panel face hecklers, supporters at fiery Edmonton event.
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A raucous crowd of about 750 people, the largest yet, attended a town hall hosted by Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel in Edmonton on Thursday.
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E. coli cases linked to Calgary-area restaurant take another big jump.
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The number of cases of E. coli and Entamoeba histolytica in people who dined at the Saskatoon Farm, near Calgary, in mid-July, has taken another big jump.
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Edmonton university student brings joy to thousands with Cards for Care initiative.
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Cards For Care Edmonton, a volunteer-run program, provides homemade cards to health-care facilities as well as seniors' homes as a way of bringing joy to patients and residents.
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Alberta man’s quick trip across Canada-U.S. border becomes fentanyl nightmare.
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Metro's CEO says the grocer has received a surge in "price increase requests from our vendor partners" due to tariffs.
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Canadian grocery giant Metro says a fifth of its suppliers are starting to raising prices as a direct result of tariffs and counter-tariffs, and customers could start paying more.
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Air Canada’s flight attendants could go on strike later this week, but the carrier is already cancelling flights. Here’s why.
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Air Canada said it will begin cancelling flights as early as Thursday because 'sudden or unmanaged work stoppages produce a significantly worse disruption.'
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Judge to go ahead with review of Alberta separation question.
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A judge in Edmonton has ruled a court review on the constitutionality of a proposed referendum question on Alberta separation should be allowed to proceed.
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Calgary’s July hailstorm caused an estimated $92 million in insured damage.
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The Insurance Bureau of Canada estimates a July 13, 2025, hailstorm that swept through Calgary caused more than $92 million in damage.
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Thousands of voters cast early ballots in Alberta federal byelection.
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Elections Canada said more than 14,000 people voted in advance polls for the federal byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot, where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is running.
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Judge’s decision on future of Alberta separation question review expected today.
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A judge in Edmonton is expected to rule today on whether a special court review of a proposed Alberta referendum question on separation should be allowed to proceed.
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Calgary man, 68, charged with 3 counts of voyeurism after investigation. #abstorm.
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Calgary police have charged a 68-year-old Calgary man accused of taking hundreds of intimate photos and videos of women without their consent while they were staying at his home.
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Tornado watch issued for large area of eastern Alberta. #abstorm.
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Environment Canada said conditions in eastern Alberta were favourable Wednesday afternoon for the possible development of thunderstorms that could produce a tornado.
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Calgary police release photos of suspect wanted for random assault at CTrain station.
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Calgary police are asking for the public's help identifying a man wanted in connection with the random assault of another man at the Marlborough CTrain station on July 11, 2025.
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