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Rural Alberta ERs closing despite record physician numbers, AMA warns
Temporary emergency department closures persist even as Alberta has more licensed doctors than ever; the problem is planning, not just...
Premier criticizes Edmonton police for video encouraging hate reports
Premier Danielle Smith says police should focus on violent crime, not free speech, after EPS posted a video asking Albertans to report...
Highway 63 paving underway as province begins $15M repair push
Construction started Monday on a 10-kilometre stretch of the notorious route between Edmonton and Fort McMurray, with full repairs...
Spirit Halloween opens four pop-up stores across Edmonton in early August
The mega-retailer has opened two locations with two more coming this month at the former Bed Bath & Beyond, Rona, Toys R Us, and...
Four dead, four hurt after wrong-way crash on Calgary's Stoney Trail
A Mercedes travelling southbound in northbound lanes struck two other vehicles late Sunday, killing the driver and three passengers in a...
WestJet restores flights after tentative cabin crew deal ends strike disruption
WestJet and CUPE reached a tentative agreement Monday, ending a work stoppage that grounded all mainline flights and displaced roughly...
Alberta's legalized online gambling draws more attendees to support groups
One man who lost $500,000 to gambling over a decade worries the ease of phone-based betting will create new problem gamblers.
Edmonton schools racing to hire 52 new complexity teams before fall, but teacher shortage looms
Province is funding 52 more classroom support teams for Edmonton, but a rapid hiring push raises questions about whether there are...
Dutch elm disease spreads to 14 Edmonton trees as half the cases arrived in just two weeks
Four new infections confirmed in Glengarry and Rossdale; city has about 90,000 public elms representing 22 per cent of its tree inventory.
Alberta's new integrated ID cards causing long registry waits across province
Health care number and citizenship marker add steps to the process. Some residents turned away for lacking proper documents.
U of A Hospital becomes first centre to use new kidney transplant transport technology
University of Alberta Hospital is the first Canadian centre using XVIVO Kidney Assist Transport, which oxygenates donor kidneys and...
Man charged in 2024 homicide after reinvestigation reveals gunshot wound
Zachary Jerome-Legault, 40, arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Dwight Bennett, whose 2024 death was initially...
