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Edmonton Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has been acclaimed as the party’s candidate in Edmonton-Strathcona. Former Calgary mayor looks to win over Edmonton voters in Rachel Notley’s old riding Lisa Johnson · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 22, 2025 11:03 PM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours ago NDPContinue Reading

Edmonton Alberta’s social services minister says $112 million earmarked for 250 new permanent homes in Jasper, Alta., is off the table if Parks Canada and the local government continue to pursue a different vision for the town’s post-wildfire rebuild. Province is requiring the funding be used to build detached, single-familyContinue Reading

Edmonton The man accused of orchestrating a string of arsons connected to extortion cases targeting South Asian home builders in Edmonton has been arrested overseas. Edmonton police seek extradition of Maninder Singh Dhaliwal in connection with Project Gaslight Wallis Snowdon · CBC News · Posted: Jan 21, 2025 7:17 PMContinue Reading

Edmonton·CBC Explains A planned extension of Highway 686 would connect Fort McMurray to Alberta’s northwest. The planning is being done with significant involvement of First Nations. Fort McMurray has long championed the project, saying it would provide the region with economic opportunities and another egress route. Fort McMurray supports theContinue Reading

Edmonton An Alberta judge has stayed sex charges against a deaf man because the courts couldn’t find an interpreter to help him understand the legal proceedings. ‘Simply no other remedy available,’ in the case, judge rulesAaron Sousa · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 16, 2025 3:39 PM EST |Continue Reading

Edmonton Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is raising concerns about a proposed AI data centre in their traditional territory. Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary plans to fund and develop the “world’s largest” AI data centre in the Municipal District of Greenview near Grande Prairie. Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation concerned about environmental impactContinue Reading

Hundreds more cases of sexual assault and sexual exploitation have gone to trial in Alberta since 2017 — and such trials make up a greater proportion of court dockets, according to Alberta Justice data obtained by CBC News. The Court of Justice and Court of King’s Bench, combined, saw roughlyContinue Reading

This First Person column is the experience of Dr. Omowumi Iyaoromi, who lives in Edmonton. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. This story is part of Welcome to Canada, a CBC News series about immigration told through the eyes of the people who have experiencedContinue Reading

Edmonton An analysis of a decade’s worth of data kept by the Alberta Energy Regulator suggests the agency has made unsubstantiated claims about the success of oilsands tailings spills cleanup. Analysis of Alberta Energy Regulator documents found gaps in public and internal data Jack Farrell · The Canadian Press ·Continue Reading