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Edmonton It’s a dinosaur that roamed Alberta’s badlands more than 70 million years ago, sporting a big, bumpy, bony head the size of a baby elephant. Paleontologists near Grande Prairie pull 272-kilogram skull from the ground Fakiha Baig · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 25, 2024 8:46 PM EDTContinue Reading

Edmonton Canada’s wildfire season is on track to be the second largest in at least the past two decades, trailing only last year’s record-breaking season, federal officials said Wednesday. Preliminary numbers show that more than 5.3 million hectares have burned so farJordan Omstead · The Canadian Press · Posted: SepContinue Reading

Edmonton As the recovery continues in Jasper National Park after a devastating wildfire, researchers at Western University are looking into whether some of the damage was caused by another natural phenomenon: tornadoes. The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University recently gathered data at Jasper National Park Julia Wong · CBCContinue Reading

Edmonton From cellphone “hotels” to patchwork policies and recalibrating lesson plans, teachers and schools across Canada are learning to navigate classrooms without cellphones. Several provinces have introduced plans to limit cellphone usage this school yearBrittany Hobson · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 24, 2024 10:59 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Edmonton The Alberta government banned the use of electronic tabulators in municipal elections when it passed Bill 20 in May 2024. It’s a method that municipalities have used for decades, saying it has saved them both time and money.  Province says the change is about trust; some municipalities worry aboutContinue Reading

WARNING: This story discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. Mental health resources in the Edmonton Remand Centre (ERC) are “completely inadequate” and inmates are at risk without more specialized staff, an Alberta judge says. After a fatality inquiry into the death of Jonathan Anderson, Justice Marilena Carminati concluded the jail isn’t equippedContinue Reading

Landon Shepherd, sporting his yellow Parks Canada jacket and blue safety helmet, stood in a campground in Jasper National Park, beside a wooden pole with the metal remnants of a bear bin wrapped around it. Patches of green grass were starting to sprout on the earth nearby, juxtaposed against aContinue Reading

Edmonton Five bison died after two separate vehicles hit them in a national park east of Edmonton early Thursday morning, Parks Canada officials say. RCMP are investigating the incident, agency says Five bison died Thursday as a result of two vehicle collisions, Parks Canada says. (Dennis Kovtun/CBC)Five bison are dead afterContinue Reading

Edmonton The Canadian National Railway (CN) announced it’s moving its crew change terminal out of Jasper. One-third of the buildings in the mountain town were burned down by wildfire in July. More than 200 people work for CN in Jasper Liam Harrap · CBC News · Posted: Sep 19, 2024Continue Reading