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• Alberta mentorship program transforms futures for Black youth

  27-12-2025 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Alberta’s Black Youth Mentorship and Leadership Program guides high school and undergraduate scholars through mentorship, workshops and campus experiences, helping them navigate barriers and gain skills.
  
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• Edmonton’s Food Bank fundraising goals not yet met as demand soars, donations slow

  31-12-2025 01:14 via globalnews.ca
  Right now in Canada, one in four people is experiencing food insecurity — something Edmonton's Food Bank can attest as it struggles to keep up with demand and bring in donations.
  
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• Ned’s Wish helps retired police and military dogs across Canada

  31-12-2025 00:00 via globalnews.ca
  After wracking up $50,000 in bills for her retired police dog, Ned, a Mountie started Ned's Wish to help cover the costs for military and police dogs from coast-to-coast.
  
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• Sturgeon County fire truck rolls off road amid freezing rain north of Edmonton

  30-12-2025 23:52 via globalnews.ca
  Sturgeon County said freezing rain led to very hazardous driving conditions on roads north of Edmonton, and drivers were advised to stay vigilant and drive with extreme caution.
  
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• New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results

  30-12-2025 22:10 via globalnews.ca
  Danielle Smith's ongoing effort to re-make, re-assemble and re-animate the pieces of the health-care system hasn't been the Alberta premier's only challenge in 2025.
  
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• Toronto woman dies after falling into deep snow at Sunshine Village

  30-12-2025 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  The 47-year-old Toronto woman was skiing at Sunshine on Dec. 27 when she fell off of the side of a green run and into a deep area of snow at the resort in Banff National Park.
  
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• Some fees, fares going up for Calgarians in 2026. Here's what to expect

  30-12-2025 20:21 via cbc.ca
  With city council’s approval of the 2026 municipal budget in early December, the new year will see a suite of fee and fare increases across Calgary.
  
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• Stressed-out rats seek cannabis to cope, new study finds

  30-12-2025 15:00 via cbc.ca
  A new study found that rats with high stress levels were more likely to self-administer a hit of vapourized cannabis. 
  
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• Skier dies after falling into deep snow at Banff resort

  30-12-2025 14:34 via cbc.ca
  A 47-year-old woman died on Saturday after falling into deep snow while skiing at Sunshine Village in Banff National Park. She has been transported to Calgary for an autopsy to confirm the cause of death.
  
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• Foul odour in Cochrane on Sunday caused by nearby accidental release of chemical additive

  30-12-2025 14:04 via cbc.ca
  Mercaptan, a substance used to help people detect the presence of natural gas, was smelled all around Cochrane and its surrounding area on Sunday, after it was accidentally released at a nearby plant. The town said its smell is often compared to rotten eggs or cabbage.
  
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• Foul odour in Cochrane on Sunday caused by accidental release of chemical additive nearby

  30-12-2025 14:04 via cbc.ca
  Mercaptan, a substance used to help people detect the presence of natural gas, was smelled all around Cochrane and the surrounding area on Sunday, after it was accidentally released at a nearby plant. The town said its smell is often compared to rotten eggs or cabbage.
  
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• Q&A: Alberta NDP aimed to present government-in-waiting in 2025, says leader Naheed Nenshi

  30-12-2025 14:00 via cbc.ca
  In a sit-down, year-end interview, Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says he and his 24 MLAs represent more than a “health care and education party.”
  
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• Medicine Hat’s ex-administrator sues mayor, city for over $1 million

  30-12-2025 14:00 via cbc.ca
  Medicine Hat’s ex-chief administrator is suing the southeast Alberta city’s mayor for nearly a million dollars, claiming defamation. Ann Mitchell, who was fired in early October, is also suing the City of Medicine Hat for wrongful dismissal following a pair of workplace complaints.
  
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• Many Canadian cities offer free transit on New Year’s Eve. Calgary isn't one of them

  30-12-2025 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Victoria, Vancouver, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Halifax are among Canadian cities choosing not to charge transit riders on Wednesday night. But in Calgary, revellers will have to pay to reach their destinations on New Year’s Eve.
  
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• CRA says it's owed $10 billion in COVID-related benefits sent to ineligible recipients

  30-12-2025 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Edmonton-based country singer Patrick Masse is in a protracted battle with the Canada Revenue Agency over COVID-related benefits. He received more than $41,000, only to be later told he has to pay the money back.
  
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• RCMP union cuts into Alberta Next Panel for ‘politically driven’ recommendation to shed Mounties

  30-12-2025 03:05 via globalnews.ca
  The RCMP union says the Alberta Next panel is trying to revive an idea already been rejected by Albertans, using outdated references and inaccurate policy to justify its stance.
  
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• Saskatchewan reacts to Alberta’s proposed referendum on independence

  30-12-2025 03:04 via globalnews.ca
  The seperatist group, Alberta Prosperity Project, only has a few months to collect 178,000 signatures for the petition. If successful, it would put the province in referendum.
  
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• National Police Federation criticizes Alberta Next Panel’s law enforcement recommendations

  30-12-2025 02:53 via cbc.ca
  The national RCMP union is criticizing what it calls a "misleading" Alberta government panel report that urges Premier Danielle Smith's government to continue steps to ditch the Mounties.
  
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• Edmonton digs out from white Christmas, Phase 1 parking ban in effect again

  29-12-2025 22:32 via globalnews.ca
  Heavy snow began falling Christmas Eve and carried on through the ensuing two days, after an Alberta clipper swept through the region the week earlier.
  
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• What's the science behind chinook headaches? Experts still aren't sure

  29-12-2025 19:32 via cbc.ca
  Many people associate Calgary's warm chinook winds with the onset of headaches, but experts say the science behind the correlation remains unclear.
  
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• Rules around seeds in Canada are getting their first major update in 100 years. Was it worth the wait?

  29-12-2025 17:00 via cbc.ca
  The new regulations make changes to rules governing how seeds are developed, imported, labelled and marketed.
  
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• Q&A: Why Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government imposed a teachers' contract

  29-12-2025 16:00 via cbc.ca
  In a year-end interview, Premier Danielle Smith talks about government decisions during the teachers' contract dispute and where she sees public education heading in Alberta.
  
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• Calgary earth scientist beams astronomy lessons to students in Ukraine

  29-12-2025 14:35 via cbc.ca
  For the last five months, earth scientist and astronomer Don Hladiuk has been volunteering with Vchysia, or Learn and Teach UA, a non-governmental organization providing education and support for students and teachers in Ukraine.
  
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• Man facing murder charges after couple dies in shooting on rural Alberta road: Grande Prairie RCMP

  29-12-2025 13:44 via globalnews.ca
  RCMP say a man who was on the run has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder after a husband and wife died in a targeted shooting on a rural road near Grande Prairie.
  
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• Edmonton Valley Zoo plans facility upgrades with new animals, attractions

  28-12-2025 20:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Edmonton Valley Zoo 's 15-year master plan aims to build and upgrade several existing features, as well as add new attractions such as a polar bear exhibit.
  
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• Flames find energy at home to get back in playoff hunt

  28-12-2025 18:46 via cbc.ca
  The Flames knocked off the Edmonton Oilers 3-2, avenging the 5-1 loss to their divisional rival in the final game before the holiday break.
  
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• Wife seeking justice after Edmonton father dies in hospital waiting to see ER doctor

  28-12-2025 18:40 via globalnews.ca
  The wife of an Edmonton man who died in a hospital ER room after waiting more than eight hours says she will do whatever it takes to find justice for her husband.
  
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• Alberta researchers looking to quantify climate change impact of carbon released from permafrost

  28-12-2025 17:00 via cbc.ca
  Permafrost holds thousands of years worth of microorganisms and carbon, and as it thaws in our warming climate, it releases that carbon which in turn feeds into climate change. But we don’t yet know how much carbon is being released. That’s what researchers at the University of Alberta and beyond are working to find out.
  
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• Sundance Kid lived 'double life': American outlaw and Albertan cowboy

  28-12-2025 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Harry Longabaugh — better known as the Sundance Kid — is perhaps most famous for his daring bank and train robberies as part of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch. But the American outlaw’s short stint as a cowboy and businessman in southern Alberta is a lesser-known chapter of Wild West history.
  
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• Man charged with 2nd-degree murder in northern Alberta shooting deaths

  28-12-2025 00:15 via cbc.ca
  A man has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder after two people were killed near Grande Prairie, Alta. early Saturday morning.
  
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