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Technical issue impacts Alberta’s disability support payments

Imagine not getting your paycheck on time and missing out on bills and expenses. That’s what happened this month to some Albertans living with disabilities who rely on government supports. “I feel...

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'Incredibly difficult day': Search for missing Calgary boy ends after body found in stormwater pipe

The nearly two-week search for an 11-year-old Calgary boy has come to a tragic end after police discovered a child's body in a stormwater tunnel system in the city’s northeast. Calgary Police Service...

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Senior dead, 2 children seriously injured in highway crash west of Edmonton

One person is dead and three were seriously injured – including two children – in a highway crash west of Edmonton on Sunday afternoon. Parkland RCMP say the crash involved two SUVs at the intersection...

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Edmonton's Muttart Conservatory reopens after flooding

Edmonton's Muttart Conservatory fully reopened Wednesday after being closed this week due to flooding. The botanical garden was closed because of access issues around the facility following back-to-back...

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Alberta adds more mussel-sniffing dogs to keep invasive species out of province’s waterways

Who let the dogs out? The Alberta government is adding two more conservation dogs – and their heightened sense of smell – to sniff out invasive mussels around boats and along the province’s shorelines. Canines...

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Carney comes to Alberta, talks housing, rides a sprayer, hears from separatists

Prime Minister Mark Carney came to the Alberta heartland Wednesday to announce housing money, sit shotgun on a canola sprayer and catch an earful — at a distance — from flag-waving separatists. Carney,...

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Edmonton police investigating fatal shooting in northwest industrial park

Edmonton police say a man is dead after being shot on Tuesday morning near 112 Avenue and 149 Street. EPS responded to a report of a shooting at a business around 11:35 a.m., and when they arrived at...

July 28, 2026 6:55 pm MST MST

No swiping, just voice notes in the new Edmonton-made dating app

Finding romance has been a mixed bag for Thomas Nguyen. Using traditional swipe-based dating apps for over a month. “It's kind of like gambling. It's like you. You swiping, you kind of like you find...

July 28, 2026 7:09 pm MST MST

Edmonton-Calgary make mutual aid agreement following severe weather events

The City of Edmonton has made a mutual aid agreement with the City of Calgary following recent back-to-back severe weather events. Following extensive damage to Edmonton's urban tree canopy, the demand...

July 28, 2026 5:42 pm MST MST

U of A researchers hope hibernating snails may have medical benefits

New research from the University of Alberta has discovered a drug that has unlocked hibernation in snails and are hoping that it will have medical benefits. The drug, which has been named SNAP, has...

July 28, 2026 7:00 pm MST MST