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Former CFL offensive lineman Ben Fairbrother remembered for dedication, kindness
Ben Fairbrother, an offensive lineman who was selected second overall in the 1997 CFL draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders, has died. He was 51.Both the Riders and B.C. Lions, the CFL teams Fairbrother played for, confirmed his death via social media.Although the cause of death wasn't divulged, ...
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Ben Fairbrother, an offensive lineman who was selected second overall in the 1997 CFL draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders, has died. He was 51.Both the Riders and B.C. Lions, the CFL teams Fairbrother played for, confirmed his death via social media.Although the cause of death wasn't divulged, ...
Published at CBC Edmonton
With millions in property revenues lost to the fire, Jasper considers asking for provincial relief
The town council of Jasper, Alta., is set to discuss today if it will ask for funding from the provincial government to offset reduced property tax revenues for the next three years.The potential request comes as town administration proposes property tax relief for residents affected by a devasta...
Published at CBC Edmonton
The town council of Jasper, Alta., is set to discuss today if it will ask for funding from the provincial government to offset reduced property tax revenues for the next three years.The potential request comes as town administration proposes property tax relief for residents affected by a devasta...
Published at CBC Edmonton
Canada's inflation rate fell to 2% in August, hitting Bank of Canada's target
Canada's inflation rate fell to two per cent in August 2024, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday, finally hitting the Bank of Canada's set target in its campaign to cool price growth.Last month's rate marks the slowest pace of growth since February 2021, mostly due to lower gasoline prices.The ...
Published at CBC Edmonton
Canada's inflation rate fell to two per cent in August 2024, Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday, finally hitting the Bank of Canada's set target in its campaign to cool price growth.Last month's rate marks the slowest pace of growth since February 2021, mostly due to lower gasoline prices.The ...
Published at CBC Edmonton
Edmonton police officers to return to some public schools by winter, superintendent says
police officers could be stationed again in some city public schools by the winter 2025 semester, says Edmonton's public school superintendent.More than four years after halting the school resource officer (SRO) program in response to student and community concerns, the school board reopened the ...
Published at CBC Edmonton
police officers could be stationed again in some city public schools by the winter 2025 semester, says Edmonton's public school superintendent.More than four years after halting the school resource officer (SRO) program in response to student and community concerns, the school board reopened the ...
Published at CBC Edmonton
'A lost opportunity': Alberta gives back $137M to Ottawa in unspent funds to clean up inactive wells
The Alberta government has officially handed back more than $137 million to the federal government after running out of time to spend the cash to clean up old oil and natural gas wells.Questions remain about why the provincial government was unable to use the much-needed funding, considering ther...
Published at CBC Edmonton
The Alberta government has officially handed back more than $137 million to the federal government after running out of time to spend the cash to clean up old oil and natural gas wells.Questions remain about why the provincial government was unable to use the much-needed funding, considering ther...
Published at CBC Edmonton
My teeth say a lot about me — and my family's life during the Great Depression
This First Person column is written by Liz Harrison, who lives in Grande Prairie, Alta. For more information about First Person stories, see the FAQ ...
Published at CBC Edmonton
This First Person column is written by Liz Harrison, who lives in Grande Prairie, Alta. For more information about First Person stories, see the FAQ ...
Published at CBC Edmonton
MPs to hold emergency debate after 6 First Nations deaths by police over 2 weeks
The House of Commons will hold an emergency debate Monday evening after six separate incidents in two weeks where First Nations people were killed by police. Lori Idlout, MP for Nunavut, requested the debate. "For decades Indigenous people have been injured, worse yet, died at the hands of the RC...
Published at CBC Edmonton
The House of Commons will hold an emergency debate Monday evening after six separate incidents in two weeks where First Nations people were killed by police. Lori Idlout, MP for Nunavut, requested the debate. "For decades Indigenous people have been injured, worse yet, died at the hands of the RC...
Published at CBC Edmonton
Father and sons named as victims in Lloydminster triple homicide
A father and his two adult sons have been named as the victims in a triple homicide in Lloydminster, Sask., last week. Brent Peters, 66, Brennan Peters, 34, and Matthew Peters, 32, were found dead inside a home on the evening of Sept. 11, RCMP say.Their bodies were found after officers were calle...
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A father and his two adult sons have been named as the victims in a triple homicide in Lloydminster, Sask., last week. Brent Peters, 66, Brennan Peters, 34, and Matthew Peters, 32, were found dead inside a home on the evening of Sept. 11, RCMP say.Their bodies were found after officers were calle...
Published at CBC Edmonton
Edmonton council mulls restrictions on knives in corner stores
City councillors will look at options Monday to limit knife sales in Edmonton convenience stores, with the potential for an outright ban on blades in corner stores.Council's community and public services committee will debate a series of options Monday after residents raised concerns about pocket...
Published at CBC Edmonton
City councillors will look at options Monday to limit knife sales in Edmonton convenience stores, with the potential for an outright ban on blades in corner stores.Council's community and public services committee will debate a series of options Monday after residents raised concerns about pocket...
Published at CBC Edmonton
Bats are under threat from a deadly fungus. Here's how Alberta aims to mitigate the losses
Alberta is forging ahead with efforts to protect bats now endangered by a deadly fungus expected to devastate colonies across the province. The little brown myotis and northern myotis are under threat due to white-nose syndrome, a disease that has killed millions of bats in North America and put ...
Published at CBC Edmonton
Alberta is forging ahead with efforts to protect bats now endangered by a deadly fungus expected to devastate colonies across the province. The little brown myotis and northern myotis are under threat due to white-nose syndrome, a disease that has killed millions of bats in North America and put ...
Published at CBC Edmonton
Changes coming to allow Alberta pharmacists to vaccinate kids under five
Alberta pharmacists will be allowed, by their regulator, to administer vaccines to children as young as two years old next year, sparking hopes this will boost slumping COVID-19 and flu shot rates.Under the current rules, pharmacists can give shots to kids only if they're five or older.However, n...
Published at CBC Edmonton
Alberta pharmacists will be allowed, by their regulator, to administer vaccines to children as young as two years old next year, sparking hopes this will boost slumping COVID-19 and flu shot rates.Under the current rules, pharmacists can give shots to kids only if they're five or older.However, n...
Published at CBC Edmonton
All aboard for the Greater Edmonton Model Train Show
Some have hobbies like knitting or jogging, while others choo, choo, choose to spend their time playing with trains. Train enthusiasts from across Alberta came together to show off their setups this weekend. Two full soccer fields of model railroading fun were displayed at the Greater Edmonton mo...
Published at CBC Edmonton
Some have hobbies like knitting or jogging, while others choo, choo, choose to spend their time playing with trains. Train enthusiasts from across Alberta came together to show off their setups this weekend. Two full soccer fields of model railroading fun were displayed at the Greater Edmonton mo...
Published at CBC Edmonton
2 dead, others injured after suspected drunk driving crash: RCMP
A young man and teenage boy are dead, and several other teenagers are injured, after a suspected drunk driving crash in eastern Alberta early Sunday morning, RCMP say.Police responded to a single-vehicle collision on Township Road 353, near Consort, Alta., shortly after 1 a.m. MT, police said in ...
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A young man and teenage boy are dead, and several other teenagers are injured, after a suspected drunk driving crash in eastern Alberta early Sunday morning, RCMP say.Police responded to a single-vehicle collision on Township Road 353, near Consort, Alta., shortly after 1 a.m. MT, police said in ...
Published at CBC Edmonton
Alberta post-secondary students waiting on aid funding amid record number of applications
Adeline Lavallee had to dip into her savings to make sure she can be on the right track to start her second year for an online social development study program at Waterloo University in Ont."I'm worried about rent for sure," Lavallee told CBC in an interview about having to use money for housing ...
Published at CBC Edmonton
Adeline Lavallee had to dip into her savings to make sure she can be on the right track to start her second year for an online social development study program at Waterloo University in Ont."I'm worried about rent for sure," Lavallee told CBC in an interview about having to use money for housing ...
Published at CBC Edmonton
Will B.C.'s massive new Site C dam on the Peace River have downstream impacts on Alberta?
At a construction cost of $16 billion, the Site C hydroelectric dam and reservoir on the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia is the most expensive public infrastructure project in the province's history.Last month, B.C. Hydro started filling the dam's 83-kilometre long reservoir. The dam...
Published at CBC Edmonton
At a construction cost of $16 billion, the Site C hydroelectric dam and reservoir on the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia is the most expensive public infrastructure project in the province's history.Last month, B.C. Hydro started filling the dam's 83-kilometre long reservoir. The dam...
Published at CBC Edmonton
What would have to happen in Parliament to trigger an early election?
MPs return Monday to a House of Commons that promises to be even more volatile than it was when they left it in June.The end of the Liberal-NDP governance agreement makes an early election more likely but not inevitable.A party can only continue governing as long as it has the "confidence" of the...
Published at CBC Edmonton
MPs return Monday to a House of Commons that promises to be even more volatile than it was when they left it in June.The end of the Liberal-NDP governance agreement makes an early election more likely but not inevitable.A party can only continue governing as long as it has the "confidence" of the...
Published at CBC Edmonton
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