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Edmonton New Angus Reid polling shows if a referendum was held tomorrow, one in four Albertans would vote to leave Canada. Expert says many who would support Alberta separatism are not really serious about it Emily Williams · CBC News · Posted: Apr 09, 2025 8:00 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Edmonton Alberta’s government will soon tie public hospital funding to the number and type of procedures performed, a move critics warn won’t improve the public system and will only accelerate private delivery. Premier says hospitals, chartered surgical facilities can compete for patients Lisa Johnson · The Canadian Press · Posted:Continue Reading

Rachel Chiasson, 36, recently settled into an apartment in Edmonton’s Cromdale neighbourhood, ending a nearly two-year endeavour that included a period of precarious living situations. She was renovicted from her Calgary apartment in May 2023. The management company gave her eight months’ notice, Chiasson said, but she had to uprootContinue Reading

WARNING: This article contains details of domestic violence. An Edmonton man charged with killing his former girlfriend has a history of violence against the woman he allegedly stabbed to death.  Drew Moore, 36, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Erin Kern, 30, and with the attempted murderContinue Reading

Edmonton People of all political stripes are weighing the stakes of the upcoming federal election as they make their choice for who Canada should have at the helm in the midst of the U.S. trade war. CBC asked Albertan voters, experts, and businesses if this election feels different. From pipelines, toContinue Reading

Edmonton A new version of a government-commissioned report about Alberta’s inactive oil wells and what to do about them now says the province should manage a new insurance fund, rather than backstop it with taxpayer funding. New draft strategy says oil management fund will be ‘managed’ by province Jack FarrellContinue Reading

Edmonton The Liberals have dropped Rod Loyola as an Edmonton-area candidate in the federal election race, the latest dismissed from party ranks since the campaign began. Former NDP MLA latest dismissed from party ranks since the campaign beganWallis Snowdon · CBC News · Posted: Apr 04, 2025 10:05 AM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Edmonton The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation says the provincial government renewed the rules for the Mine Financial Security Program without needed changes, and ignored concerns about infringement on their Treaty rights. ACFN seeking judicial review of provincial action on the Mine Financial Security Program Madeline Smith · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Edmonton Alberta Premier Danielle Smith would like to have a tête-à-tête with Quebec Premier François Legault about asserting their provincial sovereignty, according to a letter Smith wrote last month. Smith supports some ideas proposed in recent Quebec panel report on autonomy Janet French · CBC News · Posted: Apr 01,Continue Reading