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Edmonton weather: A cloudy, windy, but warm Christmas Eve
A look at Tuesday's Edmonton weather from Environment Canada. Read More
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Pioneering Metis human rights advocate Muriel Stanley Venne dies at 87
EDMONTON — Muriel Stanley Venne, a trail-blazing Metis woman known for her Indigenous rights advocacy, has died at 87. Read More
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Stories of the year: Teachers' extended contract clash ends up in arbitration
A messy round of bargaining between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) and the provincial government made big headlines in 2023, but the spiciest developments during negotiations were yet to come as talks dragged into 2024. Read More
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Metro Vancouver's top 5 infrastructure projects hope for fewer surprises in 2025
From the bombshells of the multi-billion-dollar cost overruns at Metro Vancouver's North Shore wastewater treatment plant and the province's Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension to smaller increases on the Broadway subway and Pattullo Bridge replacement, 2024 has been a year of major projects struggling to stay on schedule. Read More
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Drug deaths in B.C. are dropping, but we don't know why
Deaths related to drug overdoses have declined nine per cent in B.C. over the past year. But experts says it's unclear if the falling numbers signal a trend, or simply a dip, while the reason behind the decline is also unknown. Read More
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Canucks Coffee: Brewing up a festive Christmas reminder to remain grateful
When it's always about dragging yourselves into the fight, it's easy to lose sight. Read More
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B.C. prosecutors stayed charges against him. Now he wants their reasons released to fight U.S. conviction
A B.C. man is facing a court battle as he attempts to force prosecutors here to release the reasons why they decided not to go ahead with sex-crime charges against him in 2008. Read More
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Letters: Dreams of homebuilders defy the reality of country's homeless
The whims and desires expressed by the Canadian Homebuilders Association as presented by Joanne Paulson may be for those who have a home and are making $100,000 a year. But in Canada, this is simply a dream image that has been marketed so that bigger homes are considered the ideal. Read More
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One person dead, one injured after car strikes crane parked on Glenmore Trail
A Monday night vehicle collision in southwest Calgary has resulted in one person injured and another dead. Read More
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Ford: A childish wish to see angels materialize with charitable deeds
Christmas Eve is about expectation and desire, and it doesn’t matter how young or old one is. Today is a magical day of waiting. Read More
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Opinion: Alberta’s crumbling roads need more provincial funding
Across Canada, towns and cities desperately need more revenue to keep existing infrastructure running safely and smoothly. Read More
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Breakenridge: UCP at a loss when not battling Trudeau's Liberals
Lost amid last week's frenzy surrounding the imploding federal Liberal government was a significant policy reversal from Ottawa — one that represents a major win for Alberta. Read More
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'Break out the sunscreen and golf clubs': The great Calgary Christmas heat wave of 1999
Looking back to Christmas Eve in Calgary 25 years ago conjures up more-than-warm memories. That's because our pretty little city on the Bow was experiencing a heat wave during the holiday season in 1999. The city hit a record December temperature of 17.6 degrees that day. Those mild temperatures continued for a few days, with the city hitting another December all-time high of 20 C on Dec. 27, 1999. Read More
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Tuesday's letters: Trudeau shirking his responsibilities
On the heels of ending a Canadian tradition where the prime minister sits down with each of the major television networks for extended year-end interviews, it was insulting to Canadians that after the recent cabinet shuffle, there was no public appearance or even a statement from the prime minister talking about the cabinet shuffle and the future direction for Canada. Read More
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Canucks 4, Sharks 3: Christmas comes early as Elias Pettersson delivers presents
The Christmas spirit of giving and receiving was alive Monday at Rogers Arena. Read More
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Canucks captain Quinn Hughes ‘dealing with a couple of things’ but faces Sharks
Quinn Hughes looks like a Christmas elf, but he's really Santa Claus. Read More
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More industrial land needed to keep businesses — and higher-paying jobs — in Metro Vancouver: Report
After several years of a white-hot industrial real estate market in Metro Vancouver, with vacancy rates dropping below zero and record-high rental rates, there has been a softening in the last few months. Read More
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The Adrian Dix-Glen Clark reunion: New energy minister, B.C. Hydro board chair have a long history
VICTORIA — When Glen Clark retired two years ago as president of the Jim Pattison group, the former premier let it be known that he was ready, willing and able to help out the current NDP government. Read More
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Canada’s chief actuary report at odds with Alberta’s pension plan estimate
EDMONTON — A report from Canada's chief actuary suggests Alberta would not be entitled to more than half of the Canada Pension Plan's assets that the province has argued it should get if it were to leave the investment fund. Read More
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Stampeders trade embattled Jake Maier to Roughriders; QB leaves with no hard feelings
The Calgary Stampeders' chapter on quarterback Jake Maier has officially come to a close. Read More
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