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• Fires often break out during military training. What's the protocol?

  21-10-2026 02:28 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  CFB Wainwright had a strict fire safety protocol in place before Saturday's deadly blaze, offering some insight into what investigators will be looking at as they probe the tragic incident. CBC News obtained a copy of CFB Wainwright's Range Standing Orders, a 139-page document that includes a section on how to handle on-site fires.
  
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• Alberta NDP says Smith's UCP cooking riding boundaries for own benefit

  28-10-2026 20:15 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  The leader of Alberta's Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith's governing United Conservatives are cooking the riding boundaries for their own advantage ahead of next year's election.
  
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• Leafs winger Kirill Marchenko out week-to-week

  28-10-2026 19:35 via : Edmonton
  
  The Maple Leafs are down another key forward.
  
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• Leafs forward Marchenko out week-to-week

  28-10-2026 19:35 via : Edmonton
  
  The Maple Leafs are down another key forward.
  
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• Alberta pursuing own dental, drug plans despite referendum defeat on federal opt-outs

  28-10-2026 19:08 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  The United Conservative Party government will press ahead with its plan to opt out of federal dental and drug benefit programs in favour of its own made-in-Alberta approach, even though voters rejected a similar strategy in last week's referendum.
  
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• Dickenson to return as Stampeders head coach/GM

  28-10-2026 17:24 via : Edmonton
  
  Dave Dickenson will return as coach and general manager of the Calgary Stampeders next season, getting another chance to turn the team's fortunes around after it missed the playoffs for the second time in three years.
  
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• Alexander, Philpot and Fajardo named MOP finalists

  28-10-2026 17:05 via : Edmonton
  
  The CFL's deadliest passing combo and a veteran quarterback coming off a career year are the finalists for the league's outstanding player award.
  
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• Elks extend head coach Mark Kilam through 2029

  28-10-2026 16:33 via : Edmonton
  
  The Edmonton Elks have extended head coach Mark Kilam's contract through the CFL 2029 season after he led the club to its best regular season in more than a decade.
  
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• Privacy commissioner investigating provider behind Crime Stoppers data breach

  28-10-2026 15:44 via : Edmonton
  
  Canada’s privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into a cybersecurity breach involving anonymous tips shared with Crime Stoppers programs across the country.
  
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• ‘Not an easy path’: Burn survivor reflects on long recovery facing soldiers injured in Wainwright fire

  28-10-2026 14:00 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  More than two decades after Spencer Beach was severely burned in a workplace fire, he wants to offer comfort to the soldiers caught in the flames at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright.
  
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• Edmonton experiences first major snowfall — just days before Halloween

  28-10-2026 13:20 via : Edmonton
  
  The ghosts, ghouls and goblins on some of Edmonton's front lawns were made even spookier by the chilling sight of Old Man Winter.
  
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• Proposed data centre in west-central Alberta prompts pushback from some residents, support from others

  28-10-2026 13:00 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  A massive data centre proposed in west-central Alberta is raising questions from area residents, who crowded into a recent series of information sessions hosted by Tourmaline Oil Corporation, the company behind the project.
  
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• 46% of Canadian CEOs eyeing AI-driven growth with smaller staff, poll shows

  28-10-2026 13:00 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  A poll of 50 CEOs of large Canadian companies shows nearly half are eyeing smaller, more productive workforces with the help of AI.
  
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• 'Quiet, independent, strong-willed': B.C. soldier burned at CFB Wainwright faces long recovery, family says

  28-10-2026 12:00 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Pte. Trevor Flegel of Kitimat on the province's North Coast was among the dozens of casualties, including four fatalities, after a fire resulting from a training exercise ripped through the Canadian Armed Forces base in Alberta on Oct. 17.
  
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• Oil trading in triple digits, but Canadian crude selling at steeper discount

  28-10-2026 12:00 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Canadian oil is typically sold at a discount compared to the North American benchmark, but that gap has widened in recent months with no clear short-term solution in sight.
  
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• Leduc man pleads guilty to luring, sexually assaulting nearly two dozen teenage girls

  28-10-2026 12:00 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Campbell Fergusson of Leduc pleaded guilty to seven charges against 23 victims, including luring, sexual interference and making child sexual abuse material.
  
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• Hervey looking to win second Grey Cup in Edmonton

  28-10-2026 10:01 via : Edmonton
  
  Can lightning strike twice for Ed Hervey and the Edmonton Elks?
  
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• Finning pleads guilty to 2023 incident that injured worker near Fort McMurray

  28-10-2026 03:07 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  The company was charged after a worker was hit by a loader in December 2023 at an equipment yard north of Fort McMurray, according to a statement from Alberta’s Ministry of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration.
  
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• One year after Alberta teachers forced off picket line, union says relationship with province still 'frosty'

  28-10-2026 01:26 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  One year after the Alberta government forced teachers off the picket line and back to work, the Alberta Teachers’ Association says while some things have improved, classrooms are still overcrowded, there’s still a teacher shortage and the teachers’ relationship with the province remains strained.
  
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• Alberta UCP officials, candidates must now sign pro-Canada pledge form

  28-10-2026 00:42 via : Edmonton
  
  Danielle Smith says anyone who wants to run for the party in next year's election will also have to affirm pro-Canada views.
  
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• Why Edmonton wants to work with other cities to strengthen municipal autonomy

  28-10-2026 00:26 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Edmonton city council has decided to try to work with other cities’ leaders to strengthen municipal autonomy in an attempt to push back against increasing provincial interference.
  
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• UCP board candidates must sign declaration to abide by Alberta's vote to stay in Canada

  27-10-2026 23:46 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  Pro-independence advocates seeking posts say they'll sign it, but won't abandon their long-term goals for Alberta.
  
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• Meet the 'hell chicken,' a feisty little dinosaur who feasted on fruit

  27-10-2026 23:01 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  While other dinosaurs were crunching the bones of their prey in their powerful teeth, or slowly gnawing on leaves and twigs, Infernogallus jamesi may have been happily savouring nature's sweet delights.
  
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• RCMP investigating allegations of money laundering, fraud in Alberta health procurement probes

  27-10-2026 22:38 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  The ongoing RCMP investigation into procurement processes and practices at Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services involves an investigation into alleged fraud, breach of trust, and money laundering, according to a letter filed in court earlier this month.
  
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• Alberta government to end DEI public sector hiring

  27-10-2026 22:37 via : Edmonton
  
  A government bill has been tabled that, if passed, would prohibit a number of public bodies from using DEI policies to make hiring decisions.
  
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• Alberta bill would stop provincial entities from considering diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring

  27-10-2026 22:06 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  The first bill in the Alberta Legislature's fall sitting seeks to stop the provincial government and other public entities from considering diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring decisions, and to give victims recourse when someone shares intimate content of them without their consent.
  
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• Danielle Smith faces another leadership review call from UCP constituency board

  27-10-2026 22:01 via : Edmonton
  
  Scott Cyr riding is one of a few to recently call for a review of Smith's leadership, while others have announced their support for her.
  
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• How will a new Conservative premier change the relationship between B.C. and Alberta?

  27-10-2026 21:39 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  The Conservatives taking power in British Columbia could help strengthen ties between the province and Alberta, but it could also spark competition between the provincial neighbours, some analysts say.
  
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• Former Alberta journalist pleads guilty to defacing controversial Edmonton statue

  27-10-2026 21:18 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  A former Alberta journalist has pleaded guilty to mischief after admitting he defaced a controversial statue of a Ukrainian military commander in Edmonton in August 2021 and wrote about the incident.
  
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• Good morning to a snowy commute: Edmonton weathers its first wintry storm of the season

  27-10-2026 21:00 via CBC | Edmonton News
  
  The first official day of winter is weeks away but Edmonton drivers are navigating the first significant snowfall of the season.
  
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