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• 'Extremely cold' wind chills expected across Alberta today

  16-02-2025 00:41 via cbc.ca
  
  Nearly the entirety of Alberta will have to face off against "extremely cold" wind chill on Monday, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.
  
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• Review of ‘high-impact’ 2025 wildfire in Sturgeon County leads to 52 recommendations

  29-01-2026 14:30 via cbc.ca
  A report prepared for Sturgeon County council made dozens of recommendations to improve wildfire response and prevention, after a wildfire last spring forced almost 80 households to flee for days, killed some farm animals and a family pet, and destroyed several buildings.
  
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• Home to the world’s largest lamp, this small Alberta village is deciding its next chapter

  29-01-2026 14:00 via cbc.ca
  A central Alberta community is divided on a crucial vote to determine its future — whether it should continue existing as a village or be dissolved into the neighbouring county.
  
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• Faced with surging demand, Alberta broke housing construction records. Is there a lesson there?

  29-01-2026 13:00 via cbc.ca
  Alberta broke housing construction records in 2025 and led the country in housing starts per capita. The massive upswing in homebuilding comes after a period of similarly massive population growth, and some experts say there are lessons other cities in Canada could learn about how to ramp up housing supply to meet demand.
  
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• Corus Radiothon raising funds to build standalone Stollery Children’s Hospital

  29-01-2026 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  The Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation has launched its No Bounds campaign to raise $1 billion for a standalone facility, which is the focus of this year's Corus Radiothon.
  
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• Alberta to introduce stiffer penalties, regulations for towing industry: ‘This has teeth’

  29-01-2026 13:00 via globalnews.ca
  Changes to the Consumer Protection Act include six-figure fines for violators of predatory towing practices, while establishing clearer guidelines for drivers who need a tow.
  
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• Why Pierre Poilievre's convention in Alberta won't be like Danielle Smith's

  29-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  United Conservative meetings have become fights for control of the party. But it's clearer who's in control at the federal Conservative event.
  
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• Should the Canadian Coast Guard be armed? The jury is still out, but the navy says no

  29-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Canada is the only Arctic nation that doesn't arm its coast guard fleet. The United States, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Russia all operate coast guard fleets that have the capability to defend themselves. The commander of Canada's navy says arming the civilian fleet isn't necessary unless there's a war.
  
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• Poilievre courts delegates as he faces a must-win leadership review vote

  29-01-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's fate will be put to delegates at the party's convention in Calgary on Friday. While those around him are confident he can avoid being turfed, the leader's loyalists are doing all they can to ensure he easily clears this must-win vote.
  
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• Alberta could overtake B.C. in population in the next 10 years: Statistics Canada

  29-01-2026 03:46 via globalnews.ca
  B.C. Premier David Eby said that the province has grown by about 300,000 people in a few years, but he believes that immigration numbers have been reduced by Ottawa.
  
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• Fraud charges dropped against all 11 Edmonton tow truck operators accused last year

  29-01-2026 03:24 via globalnews.ca
  Fraud charges against 11 owners of 10 towing companies in Edmonton were dropped about half a year after they were accused of overcharging or defrauding insurance companies.
  
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• The lesser-known ways the Stollery Children’s Hospital goes above and beyond for patients

  29-01-2026 03:21 via globalnews.ca
  While the Stollery Children's Hospital is well-known for world-class medical care — it's the softer touches that make a big difference in lives of patients and families too.
  
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• Alberta family details ‘heartbreaking’ predatory towing experience, hopes for change

  29-01-2026 03:01 via globalnews.ca
  A crash involving her son already made for a traumatic day for Sheri Stephenson, but she says the predatory behaviour of a local towing company made a bad situation even worse.
  
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• CEO of Vancouver-based Hootsuite responds to backlash over U.S. Homeland Security contract

  29-01-2026 02:50 via cbc.ca
  CEO Irina Novoselsky said Hootsuite has worked with government organizations across countries and administrations for more than 15 years, including the U.S. government. 
  
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• National summit on extortion crisis to be held in B.C., premier says

  29-01-2026 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  Premier David Eby said on Wednesday that the federal government is committing 20 more officers and helicopter support to police in B.C.
  
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• Edmonton property taxes could creep up by nearly 44% by 2036, report says

  29-01-2026 02:25 via cbc.ca
  A forecast by city administration suggests property taxes in Edmonton could see incremental increases that add up to nearly 44 per cent in 10 years.
  
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• Historic central Alberta research centre to close after federal mandate

  29-01-2026 02:15 via cbc.ca
  The federal government is closing seven agriculture research centres nationwide in an effort to reduce the size of the public service, but advocates say these closures will slow down agricultural research in Canada.
  
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• Farmers say they'll pay the price of new CFIA rules

  29-01-2026 02:00 via cbc.ca
  The CFIA wants new regulations around how livestock is tracked, which has angered many farmers who say system works as is -- and the extra bureaucracy would hurt small producers. CBC's Lina Elsaadi explains.
  
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• Eby says no significant pipeline updates in meeting with Carney, Smith

  29-01-2026 01:09 via cbc.ca
  B.C. Premier David Eby says there was no"'significant update" on a proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast during what he described as a "cordial" meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Wednesday.
  
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• B.C.'s Eby says no significant pipeline updates in meeting with Carney, Alberta's Smith

  29-01-2026 01:09 via cbc.ca
  B.C. Premier David Eby says there was no"'significant update" on a proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast during what he described as a "cordial" meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Wednesday.
  
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• Edmonton's retail market called resilient in new report

  29-01-2026 01:00 via cbc.ca
  CBRE says Canada's retail landscape is starting the year off with more stability as Edmonton's downtown core works to recover amid ongoing challenges.
  
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• Savoie carving out a role with hometown Oilers

  28-01-2026 23:46 via globalnews.ca
  Matt Savoie isn't sure how he scored the stall next to Connor McDavid in the Edmonton Oilers' locker room.
  
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• What does Fort McMurray think of bringing nuclear energy to Alberta?

  28-01-2026 23:42 via cbc.ca
  A Government of Alberta panel is touring the province to find out what people think of the prospect of bringing on nuclear power as an alternate energy source.
  
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• Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump heritage site enjoys boost after shout out on ‘The Pitt’

  28-01-2026 23:37 via globalnews.ca
  Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump was used for thousands of years by Indigenous people to channel bison herds and send the animals stampeding over a cliff to be killed and harvested.
  
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• Calgary police officer dismissed for sexually exploiting a female colleague

  28-01-2026 23:26 via globalnews.ca
  The Calgary Police Service has dismissed an officer from the force after he was found to have shared intimate video and photos of himself with a female colleague.
  
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• Oilers captain McDavid excited for Olympics

  28-01-2026 23:02 via globalnews.ca
  Connor McDavid has one goal as he prepares to don the Maple Leaf on Olympic ice — win gold. 
  
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• Carney meets with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and B.C. Premier David Eby

  28-01-2026 21:26 via cbc.ca
  Ahead of a premiers' meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and British Columbia Premier David Eby. Tensions mounted publicly between the two premiers in November over a potential new pipeline to B.C.'s North Coast detailed in an energy agreement between Alberta and Ottawa.
  
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• Canadian pension funds increasingly diverging in climate approach: report

  28-01-2026 21:16 via globalnews.ca
  The Canadian Pension Plan appears to have quietly abandoned its climate investment strategy, according to a new report from the climate advocacy group Shift.
  
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• Patients detail ‘disaster’ inside emergency departments of Alberta hospitals

  28-01-2026 20:11 via globalnews.ca
  Health workers say the crisis facing Alberta hospitals, including inadequate staff and funding, not enough infrastructure and a failure to plan, has been years in the making.
  
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• U.S. treasury secretary warns PM to stop 'virtue signalling' amid looming trade talks

  28-01-2026 19:02 via cbc.ca
  The Trump administration is once again ramping up its rhetorical pressure on Canada, with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issuing a fresh warning to Prime Minister Mark Carney over looming trade negotiations.
  
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