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• Royal Alberta Museum opens to public — with some changes

  17-05-2020 02:00 via cbc.ca
  
  As with most public places in Edmonton, the Royal Alberta Museum had also shut its doors to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But on Saturdays, Albertans were able to visit the museum as it reopened.
  
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• Relocated bison herd aims to bring food security to Métis in northern Alberta

  25-02-2026 15:00 via cbc.ca
  Leaders of the Willow Lake Métis Nation located south of Fort McMurray, Alta., say the return of a wood bison herd to their traditional territory is a victory for food sustainability.
  
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• Where is Canada's immigration minister? Community groups are asking

  25-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Immigration organizations are expressing concerns about Immigration Minister Lena Diab's availability, and nine Liberal MPs are questioning her place at the cabinet table.
  
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• Former public servant says Phoenix 'ruined' his 20s and haunts him still

  25-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  Jordan Morrison says his 20s were 'ruined' by Phoenix pay errors that he's still fighting today. An economist warns the federal government will continue losing talented young workers to the private sectors if these errors continue.
  
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• Canadian travellers with trips planned to Mexico weighing whether or not to stay home

  25-02-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca
  While Canadian airlines started flying to and from Mexico again on Tuesday, caution is still advised in the region, leaving tourists trying to decide what to do. And unless travellers bought the right kind of insurance, they might not be able to get their money back if they want to cancel or rebook their vacations.
  
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• U.S. men's hockey team visits White House after gold medal win

  25-02-2026 05:39 via cbc.ca
  Twenty members of the gold-medal winning U.S. men’s hockey team visited the White House and attended the state of the union address, an offer the women’s team declined.
  
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• Alberta nursing care staff ratify collective agreement with Covenant Health

  25-02-2026 03:51 via cbc.ca
  The union representing Alberta nursing care staff employed by Covenant Health says members will see better pay and working conditions after they ratified a new deal with their employer.
  
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• Edmonton city council approves Wîhkwêntôwin rezoning despite warnings about historical context

  25-02-2026 03:10 via cbc.ca
  The owners of Stopgap, a central Edmonton coffee shop that has outgrown its space, are looking to build a three-storey building only a couple of blocks away on 99th Avenue and 112th Street.
  
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• AI minister 'disappointed' by OpenAI meeting held in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting

  25-02-2026 02:36 via cbc.ca
  Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says he was "disappointed" following a Tuesday meeting with senior officials from Open AI that was arranged after it was revealed that the killer in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., was banned from using the company's ChatGPT platform months before the murders.
  
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• Alberta legislature resumes with beginning of spring sitting

  25-02-2026 02:32 via cbc.ca
  Alberta’s United Conservative government plans to introduce up to 18 bills in the spring sitting of the legislature which started Tuesday in Edmonton.
  
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• How Alberta Wildfire crews are pitching in Down Under

  25-02-2026 02:00 via cbc.ca
  On a cold snowy day in February, wildfire might be the furthest thing from your mind. But for about 40 crew members with Alberta Wildfire, it's what they've been living and breathing this month. They've been helping to battle fires in Australia. The CBC's Min Dhariwal spoke with wildfire technologist Andrew Farley about his experience.
  
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• Calgary family living in a car calls for more resources for unhoused families

  25-02-2026 01:18 via globalnews.ca
  A Calgary family, forced to live in their car, are shedding light on the challenges of finding shelter for families that want to stat together.
  
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• 2 Jasper hockey players killed in crash with semi on way home to Hinton

  25-02-2026 00:11 via globalnews.ca
  The western Alberta town of Hinton is grieving the deaths of two teenagers who were killed in a crash with a semi while driving home from their Jasper Bearcats hockey practice.
  
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• ‘I’ve never seen this much misery’ says Calgary man on the front lines in Ukraine

  24-02-2026 23:39 via globalnews.ca
  Paul Hughes, who shares stories and images of the war on social media, has been distributing humanitarian aid since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine four years ago.
  
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• Carney knew of South Bow's Keystone XL plans before White House meeting, Reuters source says

  24-02-2026 23:08 via cbc.ca
  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was aware of oil company South Bow's plans to revive parts of the canceled Keystone XL pipeline to the United States when he floated the idea to U.S. President Donald Trump in October, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
  
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• Alberta preparing to move all sheriffs to new provincial police service

  24-02-2026 22:52 via cbc.ca
  A new provincial police service plans to train about 600 Alberta sheriffs as police officers with six weeks of additional training, Public Safety and Emergency Services Minister Mike Ellis says.
  
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• Conservatives press Liberal government to limit health care for some refugee claimants

  24-02-2026 21:53 via cbc.ca
  MPs in the House of Commons will vote Tuesday on a Conservative motion that asks the Liberal government to review the health-care benefits available to asylum claimants and restrict benefits for those whose claims have failed.
  
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• Two Alberta high school students killed on highway between Jasper and Hinton

  24-02-2026 21:44 via cbc.ca
  Two female high school students from Hinton, Alta., were killed in a collision on Highway 16 Monday evening. The 17- and 18-year-old Harry Collinge High School students were also members of the Jasper U-18 Bearcats hockey team.
  
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• Robberies during FB Marketplace, Kijiji sales in Edmonton prompt police warning

  24-02-2026 20:25 via globalnews.ca
  More than a dozen robberies occurred when people were trying to sell items on Facebook Marketplace or Kijiji, leading to three teens being arrested and charged with theft.
  
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• Mortgage debt soars while starter homes get out of reach for many Canadians

  24-02-2026 20:15 via globalnews.ca
  In addition to higher mortgage costs, new homebuyers are also struggling with the cost of buying starter homes in today’s housing market, a new report shows.
  
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• Alberta challenge to federal project review law being heard in court, again

  24-02-2026 20:07 via cbc.ca
  The Alberta Court of Appeal is hearing the province's second challenge to Ottawa's Impact Assessment Act federal project review legislation in Calgary this week.
  
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• Half-brother of Tumbler Ridge shooter arrested for breaking bail on attempted murder charge

  24-02-2026 19:22 via cbc.ca
  Jacob Jan Van Rootselaar, 22, is awaiting trial for his alleged role in a 2024 stabbing in Fort McMurray, Alta. He was out on bail when he broke the conditions of his release, RCMP say.
  
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• Brother of Tumbler Ridge shooter arrested for breaking bail on attempted murder charge

  24-02-2026 19:22 via cbc.ca
  Jacob Jan Van Rootselaar, 22, is awaiting trial for his alleged role in a 2024 murder in Fort McMurray, Alta. He was out on bail when he broke the conditions of his release, RCMP say.
  
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• Provincial park boundary changes for Alberta year-round resorts raise concerns

  24-02-2026 19:12 via cbc.ca
  Critics of Alberta’s All-Seasons Resorts Act are calling for more transparency after more than 1,000 hectares of provincial parks were shifted to year-round resort plans.
  
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• Alberta nurses ratify collective agreement with Covenant Health: union

  24-02-2026 18:52 via globalnews.ca
  The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees said nurses who work for Covenant Health have voted almost 90 per cent in favour of a new collective agreement.
  
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• Edmonton to get more than 1,000 new military housing units thanks to Ottawa funding

  24-02-2026 18:13 via cbc.ca
  Defence Minister David McGuinty is announcing a $3.7-billion plan on Tuesday to build more housing units for Canada's military.
  
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• Floor-crossing MP Matt Jeneroux joining Carney on trip to India, Australia and Japan

  24-02-2026 17:57 via cbc.ca
  The Liberals' newest MP, Matt Jeneroux, will join Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on his trip to India, Australia and Japan later this week. The longtime Alberta Conservative crossed the floor last week to become a member of the governing party.
  
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• New Liberal MP Matt Jeneroux to join Carney on India, Australia, Japan trip

  24-02-2026 17:51 via globalnews.ca
  The Prime Minister's Office said Jeneroux will be part of Carney's delegation in his new role as 'special advisor on economic and security partnerships' during the trip.
  
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• As stability returns to Mexico, here's what Canadian travellers should know

  24-02-2026 17:42 via cbc.ca
  Global Affairs Canada is urging Canadians in Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara to head to the airports only if they have a confirmed flight, 'and it's safe to do so,' two days after violence erupted across Mexico.
  
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• Carney pledges $2B for Ukraine, sanctions for Russian 'shadow fleet' as war enters 5th year

  24-02-2026 16:48 via cbc.ca
  Canada is donating an additional $2 billion of military equipment, including more than 400 armoured vehicles, to Ukraine as the embattled Eastern European country's war with Russia rolls into its fifth year.
  
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