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• Albertans tell pension panel they want to see hard numbers before CPP exit referendum

  25-10-2023 20:42 via globalnews.ca
  
  Panel chairman Jim Dinning also got an earful from one Albertan who called out the province's assertion it is entitled to leave the CPP with more than half the fund's assets.
  
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• Pro-separation sign campaign grows from 1 to 3 amid standoff in Taber

  18-06-2026 00:29 via cbc.ca
  
  The controversy over a town billboard urging Alberta leave Canada is growing. After the Town of Taber ordered the removal of a pro-separatism sign, there are now three billboards up in the town.
  
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• Large area in Banff National Park closed after bear seeking food, damages tents

  18-06-2026 00:13 via globalnews.ca
  
  Parks Canada has closed several trails and campsites along the north shore of Lake Minnewanka after reports of a bear damaging several tents while looking for food.
  
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• Danielle Smith tells First Nations chiefs to ‘check themselves’ over treason accusations

  17-06-2026 23:50 via globalnews.ca
  
  Chiefs representing First Nations across Alberta have asked the RCMP to look into whether the upcoming fall referendum amounts to criminal treason by Danielle Smith and the UCP.
  
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• Cleanup underway after ‘nasty’ Alberta storm topples trees, damages roofs and buildings

  17-06-2026 23:38 via globalnews.ca
  
  A huge cleanup is underway after a nasty storm swept across southern Alberta on Tuesday, leaving toppled trees, ripped off roofs and a trail of destruction.
  
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• 'Just do something, please': Calgary crafting plan for long-vacant Westbrook LRT area

  17-06-2026 22:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Land around the Westbrook CTrain stop has sat vacant for nearly 15 years, but Calgary is working on a "long-overdue" plan to develop the site.
  
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• About 3.4 million Albertans will receive $100 energy rebate from provincial government

  17-06-2026 22:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Twenty years after then-premier Ralph Klein gave everyAlbertan a $400 cheque, the current Alberta government is giving each eligible resident a one-time payment of $100.
  
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• About 3.4 million Albertans will receive $100 energy rebate from provincial government

  17-06-2026 22:44 via cbc.ca
  
  Twenty years after then-premier Ralph Klein gave everyAlbertan a $400 cheque, the current Alberta government is giving each eligible resident a one-time payment of $100.
  
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• Alexander chases 14th straight regular-season win

  17-06-2026 22:25 via globalnews.ca
  
  It's the Edmonton Elks' turn to try and do something no other CFL team has yet: hand Montreal Alouettes quarterback Davis Alexander his first regular-season loss.
  
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• Funnel clouds, landspout tornadoes possible across much of central Alberta

  17-06-2026 21:15 via globalnews.ca
  
  Conditions will be favourable Wednesday for the development of funnel clouds which could become weak tornadoes, Environment Canada said in a special weather statement.
  
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• Man dead, boy seriously injured in collision with semi-truck south of Winnipeg

  17-06-2026 20:23 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Ontario man is dead and a 13-year-old boy from Steinbach, Man., suffered serious injuries following a collision with a semi-truck on Manitoba Highway 59, the RCMP said.
  
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• Portfolio manager bullish on oil even with eventual reopening of Strait of Hormuz

  17-06-2026 19:56 via cbc.ca
  
  A senior portfolio manager at Ninepoint Partners is expecting an $80 US floor price for oil even after the eventual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
  
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• Hamilton man also facing charges in Calgary pleads guilty to drugging, sexually assaulting 7 women

  17-06-2026 19:38 via cbc.ca
  
  A Hamilton man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting seven women in crimes dating back to 2018. The 37-year-old recorded and posted the assaults online after meeting the women in school, his community, and on dating apps and websites, according to an agreed statement of facts.
  
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• Canada’s energy supply ‘potential’ gets G7 backing in push for global pivot

  17-06-2026 19:32 via globalnews.ca
  
  Prime Minister Mark Carney has been looking to stimulate Canada's economy by pitching the country as a reliable energy exporter, and took that message to the G7 Summit.
  
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• G7 backs Canada as major global energy supplier to lessen reliance on Strait of Hormuz

  17-06-2026 19:26 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada is poised to become a key and reliable supplier of energy to the G7 after leaders meeting in France embraced this country's potential to deliver "significant additional capacity" to global markets to reduce dependence on oil and gas coming through the Strait of Hormuz.
  
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• 2 Edmonton students charged with using AI to sexually exploit classmates

  17-06-2026 18:56 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team's Internet Child Exploitation Unit has charged two Edmonton students with using AI to sexually exploit several female classmates.
  
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• Alberta’s Smith to announce government action to help combat high cost of living

  17-06-2026 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to make an announcement Wednesday afternoon to help with the high cost of living in the province.
  
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• Alberta government announcement on help with high cost of living

  17-06-2026 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to make an announcement Wednesday afternoon to help with the high cost of living in the province.
  
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• Alberta giving $100 energy rebates to some households — is yours one of them?

  17-06-2026 18:54 via globalnews.ca
  
  The Alberta Energy Rebate application portal opens on July 1 and closes Sept. 30.
  
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• Alberta strikes new deal with pharmacists, dispensing fees to see small bump

  17-06-2026 18:46 via cbc.ca
  
  Primary Health Minister Justin Wright says the government has signed a new three-year funding agreement with pharmacists, and as part of the deal Alberta is increasing dispensing fees for the first time in a decade.
  
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• Office of the Child and Youth Advocate calling for stronger supports to prevent youth homelessness

  17-06-2026 18:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate says more intervention is needed before youth become homeless. That’s according to a special report released by the office on Wednesday.
  
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• Edmonton teens charged with using AI to create sexually exploitative images of classmates

  17-06-2026 17:18 via cbc.ca
  
  A pair of 14-year-old boys in Edmonton have been charged for allegedly using artificial intelligence to create child exploitation images of their classmates.
  
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• Stephen Avenue construction to be finished early, but businesses still concerned about drop in foot traffic

  17-06-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Calgary's Stephen Avenue Revitalization Project is set to wrap up its first phase this month, after construction began last summer. It was originally scheduled to be completed this fall.
  
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• How advanced drones, surveillance towers tackle remote Alberta crime

  17-06-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  High-tech surveillance cameras, police drones and AI analytics are changing how law enforcement responds to property crime at remote, hard-to-access industrial sites across Alberta.
  
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• Bibby proposes CFL return to American expansion

  17-06-2026 11:01 via globalnews.ca
  
  Quebec City is very much on the CFL's expansion radar but Dr. Reginald Bibby feels the league should again incorporate American-based franchises.
  
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• Canada grapples with loss of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada

  17-06-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Canadians are grappling with the loss of a cultural touchstone after CBC announced Tuesday its Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts have come to an end.
  
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• Hundreds of construction zone speeding tickets already issued this year: Calgary police

  17-06-2026 03:35 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say between Jan. 1 and April 30, 404 tickets have been handed out by officers to construction zone speeders, while 2,487 were issued last year.
  
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• Corb Lund frustrated over uncertain fate of ‘Water Not Coal’ petition

  17-06-2026 03:12 via globalnews.ca
  
  A recent comment by Danielle Smith has left Corb Lund frustrated over the uncertainty of if the Water Not Coal petition question will be added to this fall's referendum. 
  
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• Judge dismisses bid to stall closure of Calgary supervised drug site

  17-06-2026 03:04 via cbc.ca
  
  A judge has dismissed a last-ditch legal effort to temporarily halt the closures of supervised consumption sites in Calgary and Lethbridge, citing a similar effort to stall another shuttered site.
  
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• Calgary families cut out of school bus service for upcoming year

  17-06-2026 02:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  A number of students and parents in the Calgary Catholic School District will have to find new ways to get to and from class next year.
  
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