28 people displaced after fire at apartment near Commonwealth Stadium
28 people displaced after fire at apartment near Commonwealth Stadium

Twenty-eight people were displaced due to an early morning fire at a three-storey apartment building located at 11029 84 Street, near Commonwealth Stadium. Edmonton Fire Rescue Services were called…

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Armed robbery suspects west of Edmonton: 1 charged, another still at large
Armed robbery suspects west of Edmonton: 1 charged, another still at large

Alberta RCMP has charged one man and issued an arrest warrant for another in connection to an emergency alert that was issued earlier this week in Mayerthorpe. Mounties issued an emergency alert for…

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Two Edmonton police officers facing assault charges after on-duty incident
Two Edmonton police officers facing assault charges after on-duty incident

Two Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officers are facing assault charges in relation to an on-duty incident in the city’s southeast in Oct. 2023. EPS in a news release said Const. David Castillo and Const….

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‘Beautiful soul’: Mother of homicide victim remembers her daughter as kind, loving, empathetic

“She just wanted everyone happy,” said Jodi Dunn. The mother of homicide victim Aylissa Rovere is remembering her beloved daughter as a kind, empathetic woman. Someone who loved her two now teenaged…

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Alberta Health Services declares E. coli outbreak over at central Alberta daycare
Alberta Health Services declares E. coli outbreak over at central Alberta daycare

Alberta Health Services says an E. coli outbreak at a daycare in Blackfalds has ended. 

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Most Canadians feel country is not prepared for emergencies, extreme weather: poll

If you’ve ever questioned Canada’s readiness to handle emergencies and extreme weather events, you’re not alone.

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Armed robbery suspects west of Edmonton: 1 charged, another still at large
Armed robbery suspects west of Edmonton: 1 charged, another still at large

Alberta RCMP has charged one man and issued an arrest warrant for another in connection to an emergency alert that was issued earlier this week in Mayerthorpe. Mounties issued an emergency alert for…

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Two Edmonton police officers facing assault charges after on-duty incident
Two Edmonton police officers facing assault charges after on-duty incident

Two Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officers are facing assault charges in relation to an on-duty incident in the city’s southeast in Oct. 2023. EPS in a news release said Const. David Castillo and Const….

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'Beautiful soul': Mother of homicide victim remembers her daughter as kind, loving, empathetic
‘Beautiful soul’: Mother of homicide victim remembers her daughter as kind, loving, empathetic

“She just wanted everyone happy,” said Jodi Dunn. The mother of homicide victim Aylissa Rovere is remembering her beloved daughter as a kind, empathetic woman. Someone who loved her two now teenaged…

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Alberta Health Services declares E. coli outbreak over at central Alberta daycare
Alberta Health Services declares E. coli outbreak over at central Alberta daycare

Alberta Health Services says an E. coli outbreak at a daycare in Blackfalds has ended. 

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Most Canadians feel country is not prepared for emergencies, extreme weather: poll
Most Canadians feel country is not prepared for emergencies, extreme weather: poll

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How Edmonton police train officers to reduce uses of force
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Homicide of Aylissa Rovere prompts calls for domestic violence awareness

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Edmonton police file statement of defence in shooting death lawsuit
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$67+ million for gun buyback program that’s yet to launch

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Jasper mayor says CN Rail relocation will be devastating for residents
Jasper mayor says CN Rail relocation will be devastating for residents

CN Rail’s decision to pull operations out of the Rocky Mountain tourist town of Jasper, Alta., will have a devastating impact on local families, says mayor Richard Ireland. Ireland says CN Rail’s presence…

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Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge set to reopen following wildfires
Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge set to reopen following wildfires

The iconic Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge is all set to reopen following devastating wildfires in Jasper and its surrounding areas in July. In a release, the hotel said they will be welcoming guests from…

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Man facing 19 charges for various graffiti incidents around Edmonton
Man facing 19 charges for various graffiti incidents around Edmonton

Edmonton police says a 22-year-old man is facing 19 charges in connection to various graffiti incidents around the city. EPS says they began an investigation in January 2023, after “SIPS” and “SIPSTER”…

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Autopsy confirms man found in Edmonton's river valley died from a gunshot
Autopsy confirms man found in Edmonton’s river valley died from a gunshot

Edmonton police have confirmed the death of a man who was found seriously injured in the river valley over the weekend is a homicide. EPS says around 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, a man was found injured…

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Bank of Canada trying to figure out how AI might affect inflation, Macklem says
Bank of Canada trying to figure out how AI might affect inflation, Macklem says

Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says there is a lot of uncertainty around how artificial intelligence could affect the economy moving forward, including the labour market and price growth. In a…

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Canada Soccer waiting on drone spying review findings, Priestman still getting paid
Canada Soccer waiting on drone spying review findings, Priestman still getting paid

Nearly two months after announcing an independent, external review into the Paris Olympics drone spying scandal, Canada Soccer — like everyone else — is waiting on its findings. Canada women’s coach…

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Passenger on previous Titan sub dive says mission was aborted due to apparent malfunction
Passenger on previous Titan sub dive says mission was aborted due to apparent malfunction

A paid passenger on an expedition to the Titanic with the company that owned the Titan submersible testified before a U.S. Coast Guard investigatory panel Friday that the mission he took part…

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel strikes Beirut after Hezbollah rockets land in northern Israel
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel strikes Beirut after Hezbollah rockets land in northern Israel

An Israeli airstrike hit Beirut on Friday, killing at least eight people and wounding nearly 60 others, Lebanese health officials said. The strike, the first such Israeli attack on Lebanon’s capital…

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'Throw them in the river': Alberta mayor apologizes for feral cat remarks
‘Throw them in the river’: Alberta mayor apologizes for feral cat remarks

An Alberta mayor has apologized after she mused about the “old days” of managing feral cats on her family’s farm by throwing them in the river or gassing them with a car’s exhaust pipe.

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