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Man facing murder charge after one of two teen stabbing victims diesOne of Kaj Randall's charges has been upgraded to first-degree murder. He's expected to appear in court Monday.Crime10 hours
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‘I totally cried’: Condolences after Calgary polar bear’s sudden deathAccording to the zoo, the incident occurred when two polar bears were seen sparring – which is described as normal behaviour by the zoo – before Baffin went under the water.CanadaJul 21
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Alberta wildfires prompt more evacuations, Edmonton offers masks for smokeSpecial statements from Environment and Climate Change Canada on Saturday warned of very poor air quality for some areas.CanadaJul 20
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‘No plan’: Accused in Coutts murder-conspiracy trial denies plot to kill policeChris Carbert and Anthony Olienick are on trial together in Court of King’s Bench accused of conspiring to murder police officers at the Coutts blockade.CrimeJul 20
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Alberta town takes action fighting crime, addressing homelessness, addiction issues“We want to send a message that if you're going to stay in Cold Lake, you have to behave," said Mayor Craig Copeland.CanadaJul 20
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Redblacks add to winless Elks’ misery with 20-14 win in OttawaPlaying two games five days apart wasn’t ideal, but the Ottawa Redblacks liked the end result after posting back-to-back wins over the Edmonton Elks with a 20-14 victory Friday night. The win allowed Ottawa to improve to 4-2 on the season and remain undefeated at TD Place. Things continue to spiral for the Elks who fell to...SportsJul 20
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MP alleges Boissonnault’s former business partner ‘in contempt’ of parliamentary orderA former business partner of Liberal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault failed to comply with a House of Commons order to turn over records of his phone calls and texts by Friday. Stephen Anderson, who once co-owned the medical supply business Global Health Imports (GHI) with Boissonnault, provided some emails to the parliamentary ethics committee’s clerk....PoliticsJul 19
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Bursting at the seams, Edmonton Humane Society launches new adoption eventThe Edmonton Humane Society has launched a new adoption event to help deal with capacity challenges.LifestyleJul 19
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K-Days returns to Edmonton amid excessive heatFriday marks the kick-off of the 10-day festival where hundreds of people filled the grounds to take part in all the action.ConsumerJul 19
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Alberta records lowest single-month opioid death total in 4 yearsProvincial data shows Alberta recently had its lowest monthly opioid death total since April 2020. According to its report, 90 people died from opioid-related causes this April.HealthJul 19
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Unearthing history at homestead of cowboy John WareA team of archeologists are hard at work digging for tangible evidence from the life of John Ware and his family on his first Canadian homestead.CanadaJul 19
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Baffin the polar bear dies at the Calgary ZooThe Wild Canada zone at the Calgary Zoo was closed Friday after one of the zoo's two polar bears, Baffin, did not resurface from the pool and died.CanadaJul 19
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Suspect arrested after 2 teenage girls stabbed in St. Albert: RCMPSt. Albert RCMP said two teenage girls, aged 17 and 13, were stabbed multiple times and the elder of the two is in critical condition.CrimeJul 19
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Proposed class-action lawsuit filed over ‘catastrophic’ Calgary water main breakThe a statement of claim alleges the City of Calgary knew the failed pipe was made of lower-grade materials and should have moved to prevent the failure.PoliticsJul 19
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CrowdStrike outage: Edmonton police evaluating ‘unprecedented’ temporary 911 problemsThe software glitch impacted services and companies around the world.CanadaJul 19
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ATCO seeks to delay hearing on excess profits for appeal processATCO Gas delivers natural gas to 1.3 million customers, about 82 per cent of Alberta homes and businesses.CanadaJul 19
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Edmonton police arrest man in connection with ‘violent assaults’ on sex trade workersPolice said if anyone has information that could help investigators, they are asked to call the EPS.CrimeJul 19
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What is CrowdStrike? How a cybersecurity update caused a global tech outageA single software update has brought the digital world to its knees as workers around the world woke up on Friday and found they couldn't boot up their computers.TechJul 19
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Edmonton Elks look to flip the script with win in Ottawa on FridayThe Elks, led by new interim head coach Jarious Jackson, seek their first win of the season as they visit the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday night.SportsJul 19
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Alberta wildfire threatening Chipewyan Lake community spurs evacuation orderChipewyan Lake is located about 450 kilometres north of Edmonton. Residents have been told to evacuate immediately.FireJul 19
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CrowdStrike outage hits Canadian hospitals and clinics. Here’s whereA widespread tech outage reportedly, triggered by a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, disrupted operations at airports, airlines, banks and hospitals.HealthJul 19
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Accused in Coutts blockade trial testifies he feared food shortages, questioned COVID-19 vaccineChris Carbert began testifying in his own defence Thursday at the murder-conspiracy trial in Lethbridge.CrimeJul 19
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CrowdStrike outage: Canadian flights, health care disrupted after faulty updateDozens of Canadian flights and several hospitals across the country were impacted on Friday amid a global technology outage related to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.TechJul 19
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Water safety concerns in Edmonton as people try to beat the heatSince 2022, there has been an increase in warnings issued and the need for river rescues, the City of Edmonton said.WeatherJul 18
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McCain plant workplace death under investigation in CoaldaleA tragic incident occurred at the McCain plant in Coaldale which resulted in the death of one person is currently under investigation.CanadaJul 18