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AlbertaNov 14, 2023

Police releases images of suspects who shot father and son in Edmonton

The Edmonton Police Service has released a photo of an SUV and surveillance video of two suspects in last week's fatal shootings of a gang member and his 11-year-old son, who were gunned down while parked outside a fast-food restaurant.Staff Sgt. Rob Bilawey with the EPS Homicide Section says in a news release that they hope sharing the images might help someonerecall seeing the black BMW SUV or the suspects before or after Thursday's shooting.Police have identified the father as 41-year old Harpreet Uppal and say he was a high-level gang member involved in the drug trade, but they have not id
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AlbertaNov 09, 2023

Food insecurity doubles in Alberta, people face difficulties for food

Food insecurity has doubled in Alberta over the past decade.Many people are facing difficulty for food.According to a new report from Vital Science, 12% of Albertans had food insecurity in 2011, and this figure surpassed 20% in 2022.The Vital Report is an annual initiative of the Edmonton Community Foundation and the Edmonton Social Planning Council that aims to focus attention on issues that are important to the city.On the other hand, food insecurity is also increasing rapidly in Edmonton.According to Susan Morrissey, executive director of the Edmonton Social Planning Council, as food and ho
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AlbertaNov 08, 2023

Real estate prices continue to decline in Fort McMurray

Real estate prices in Fort McMurray continue to decline. The state's housing market was once very active, but now it is facing a major drop in prices. In the early 2010s, when a single-family home in the northern community was worth more than $700,000, prices have dropped by hundreds of thousands of dollars due to the oil boom, according to Melanie Gelea, a Fort McMurray real estate agent. The overall median home price in Fort McMurray dropped nearly 16 percent compared to October 2022, from around $336,000 in October 2022 to around $282,000 in October this year. The price of a single-family h
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AlbertaNov 08, 2023

Alberta announces new health delivery system, promises to try to protect jobs

The Alberta government says protecting jobs will be a priority as it embarks on a massive restructuring of its health system.Premier Danielle Smith's government is dismantling the provincial health provider and scattering its responsibilities among a slew of new organizations.Leaked cabinet briefing documents say the changes will impact about 250,000 health workers.Smith's government is realigning the system to create four organizations to be in charge of different specialties, such as primary care and acute care.All organizations answer to a board chaired by Health Minister Adriana LaGrange.S
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AlbertaNov 06, 2023

Alberta will be second most populous province in country by 2050: Daniel Smith

Premier Danielle Smith says that by 2050, Alberta could have the second-largest population of any province in the country with close to 10-million people. Her speech yesterday to delegates at the United Conservative Party A-G-M said that the province is ''in the midst of Alberta's century.''With oil and gas prices returning billions of dollars to Alberta's coffers in recent years, Smith promised to continue to reduce taxes, balance budgets, pay off debt, deliver more money to savings, increase the housing stock, and reduce high power and auto insurance bills.She also promised to eventually bui
alberta-proposes-changes-to-public-health-act-after-covid-court-ruling
AlbertaNov 03, 2023

Alberta proposes changes to Public Health Act after COVID court ruling

The Alberta government is proposing changes to the Public Health Act to allow politicians to make final decisions in public health emergencies.Justice Minister Mickey Amery says elected officials have a responsibility to act in the best interest of Albertans and the amended legislation would make sure they can make decisions.In August, several health charges were dropped against an Edmonton-area pastor and church as well as a central Alberta man who hosted a rodeo in protest of COVID-19 restrictions.The cases were quashed after a court decision a month earlier found the Alberta government unde
finance-ministers-freeland-set-to-meet-to-discuss-alberta-cpp-exit-proposal
CanadaNov 03, 2023

Finance ministers, Freeland set to meet to discuss Alberta CPP exit proposal

Finance ministers from across the country will meet up virtually with their federal counterpart Chrystia Freeland today to discuss Alberta’s proposal to quit the Canada Pension Plan.Freeland called the meeting amid concerns about the ramifications of Alberta leaving the federal retirement plan to set up its own standalone program.The Alberta government says its workers have contributed an oversized share to the national fund and would be in line for big savings and payouts if it were to leave the CPP.Freeland says Albertans need to know the CPP delivers among the best returns in the world an
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AlbertaNov 02, 2023

Alberta government expected to spend $41.9 B on health care

Newly released data suggest Alberta is projected to spend about $41.9 billion on health care this year. The Canadian Institute for Health Information released its national health expenditure trends report today, highlighting national and provincial spending forecasts. Alberta's forecast for spending increased by 4.6 cent, up from just over 40-billion dollars in 2022. The 2023 figures represent approximately $9,000 per person in the province. Alberta trails Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia in projected spending for 2022.
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AlbertaOct 30, 2023

Ban on outdoor water lifted in Calgary, people should use water wisely: City

Officials say the restrictions, which have been in effect for two months, will be removed Tuesday.They were implemented in mid-August due to record low flows in the Bow and Elbow rivers that supply the city and other downstream communities across the Prairies.City officials say they expect decreasing temperatures and seasonal shifts in water use to stabilize demand.They say the restrictions helped to save 1.5 billion litres of water, which is the equivalent of 606 Olympic-size swimming pools.It was the first time that the city had asked its residents to reduce their outdoor water use due to dr

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CanadaAug 21, 2025

Saskatchewan Premier Moe, federal minister to meet on China canola tariff

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is set to meet today with federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald, along with industry groups, to discuss the steep Chinese tariff on Canadian canola seed. Kody Blois, the parliamentary secretary for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison are also to attend the meeting in Saskatoon. A press conference is scheduled following the discussion. China imposed the tariff of nearly 76 per cent last week, causing the price of one of Canada's most valuable crops to fall and wiping out millions of dollars in its value. It comes
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WorldAug 21, 2025

Brazilian police accuse ex-President Bolsonaro of planning to flee to Argentina seeking asylum

Police in Brazil say messages found on former President Jair Bolsonaro’s telephone showed that he wanted to flee to Argentina and request political asylum from President Javier Milei. Police on Wednesday formally accused Bolsonaro and one of his sons of obstruction of justice in connection with his pending trial on an alleged coup attempt. The Associated Press had access to the police investigation, which was sent to Brazil’s Supreme Court. Silas Malafaia, an evangelical pastor who is a staunch ally of Bolsonaro’s, was also targeted by police. He had his passport seized by investigators.
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CanadaAug 21, 2025

Anand set to have meeting with Rubio in Washington amid bilateral tensions

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to have her first official meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington today amid ongoing tensions in the bilateral relationship. Anand and Rubio have previously spoken by phone, including in June ahead of the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis. Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc cycled through Washington in July looking for a tariff offramp but instead U.S. President Donald Trump boosted duties on Canada to 35 per cent. Those tariffs do not apply to goods compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade. Canada is al
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BCAug 20, 2025

Poilievre unveils action plan to combat extortion during Surrey visit

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre unveiled a three-point action plan to combat extortion-related crime during a press conference held today at the Royal King Banquet Hall in Surrey -the same location where a shooting incident took place on July 21, 2025. Flanked by Abbotsford–South Langley MP Sukhman Gill, and candidates Sukh Pandher and Jassie Sahota (a police officer), Poilievre said extortion-related crimes have surged by 330% under Liberal rule. He attributed this rise to the repeal of mandatory jail terms for gun-related extortion under Bills C-5 and C-75. “Extortion-related
police-say-man-charged-after-alberta-youth-launch-catch-a-predator-scheme
AlbertaAug 20, 2025

Police say man charged after Alberta youth launch 'catch a predator' scheme

Alberta RCMP say they have arrested and charged a Calgary man who, it was later determined, had been the focus of a ``catch a predator'' sting operation hatched by a group of youngsters. Mounties say the situation came to light in Airdrie on Monday night when a 12-year-old boy was abducted in a car only to escape at a stoplight and call police. The suspect, a 37-year-old, refused to stop for police and was later arrested at a Calgary residence. Subsequently, police said they learned the suspect had been targeted by at least seven youths in a ``catch a predator'' scheme. The you