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• ‘Anti-science and anti-evidence’: More doctors pan report into Alberta’s pandemic response

  The President of the Alberta Medical Association describes a new report on the Alberta government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as anti-science and anti-evidence.

  Health

  17 mins
• ‘I was speechless’: St. Albert protest condemned by community leaders, RCMP now investigating

  In a news release, the RCMP said officers responded to the protest on St. Albert Trail just after 11:45 a.m., when they were first alerted to it.

  Canada

  3 hours
• Body found along the Yellowhead in Parkland County, police suspect fatal collision

  Parkland County RCMP said officers responded around 8:30 p.m. Sunday to reports of a dead person on Highway 16 near Range Road 12, northwest of Stony Plain. 

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  6 hours
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• McDavid ready to return to Oilers lineup Monday after serving suspension

  Connor McDavid was suspended for three games by the NHL earlier this month.

  Sports

  8 hours
• Canadian women claim World Cup speedskating sprint gold, Stolz completes hat trick

  Canada's sprinters ensured the host team didn't leave Calgary's speedskating World Cup without a medal.

  Canada

  11 hours
• Canadian ice climbers bring thriving sport to world championship in Edmonton

  Even with a torrent of blood flowing from his mouth, knowing several of his teeth were bent out of place, Gord McArthur believed he could get back on the wall.

  Canada

  11 hours
• Health experts call Alberta COVID-19 report an attempt to ‘rewrite history’

  The Alberta government has quietly released the report of a government-appointed task force reviewing the province's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Jan 26
• Alberta nurses rally in several cities, call for better working conditions

  Alberta nurses held rallies across the province Saturday to protest working conditions they say are on par with conditions that led to a historic 19-day illegal walkout in 1988.

  Health

  Jan 26
• Oilers show ‘mental resiliency’ in tough climb to top spot

  It hasn’t been easy, but it is now one, two, three for the Edmonton Oilers. After a tough start to the season in the wake of losing Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final to the Florida Panthers, the Oilers came away with a narrow 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday that left them sitting in...

  Sports

  Jan 25
• Canadians from across the country share their medical gaslighting experiences

  Medical gaslighting is an issue that has affected Canadians across the county. We talked to people across the country to showcase this issue is and what sort of impacts it has

  Health

  Jan 25
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• Trump says Canada is a bad trade partner. Are his tariff threats justified?

  Experts say opening up Canada's dairy sector and other protected markets to American firms can have positive effects on the country — and could be crucial to avoiding a trade war

  Politics

  Jan 25
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• ‘I’m homeless’: Jasper residents rally for housing as government negotiations stall

  'Why do I have to fight for something that the government of Alberta committed on, and now they're backtracking? Like, I'm homeless. We're all homeless.'

  Fire

  Jan 24
• Energy industry on both sides of border pushes back on tariffs: ‘Too many jobs on the line’

  'If we don't take this as a wake up call, Canada is in big trouble. We have basically a single customer for oil and gas — that's the United States.'

  Politics

  Jan 24
• Separated in chaos: The battle to reunite a family split up by Afghanistan withdrawal

  In the middle of the Afghanistan withdrawal of 2021 were two little boys, whose lives, unbeknownst to them, were about to be altered forever.

  Canada

  Jan 24
• Parents explore online safety in St. Albert town hall

  Global News has been exploring youth and technology. As parents strive to keep kids safe online, a piece of federal legislation exploring online safety won't be moving forward.

  Tech

  Jan 24
• ‘Someone we trusted’: Woman charged with stealing $575,000 from Alberta business

  Calgary Police accuse a 46-year-old Gold River, B.C. woman of embezzling more than $575,000 from a small Calgary company that makes prosthetic limbs.

  Crime

  Jan 24
• Student seriously injured in school bus rollover near Vegreville

  A child was taken to the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton after the bus they were in lost control and flipped into a ditch east of the city near Vegreville on Friday.

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  Jan 24
• 3 dead, 1 in critical condition after head-on crash near Lac La Biche

  Two people from Plamondon and a woman from High Prairie all died on scene, while a man from Glendon was airlifted to Edmonton with life-threatening injuries.

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  Jan 24
• ‘Significant’ cockroach infestation forces closure of Calgary restaurant

  The discovery of a cockroach infestation has prompted Alberta health inspectors to order the closure of a restaurant in Calgary's Chinatown.

  Health

  Jan 24
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• Parkland, Black Gold school divisions support staff could join CUPE strike

  CUPE says about 900 support staffers from the Parkland School Division and the Black Gold School Division could join strike action after having reached a bargaining impasse.

  Education

  Jan 24
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• Trial will resume in May for Alberta man accused in sex assaults, kidnappings

  Richard Robert Mantha faces 20 charges.

  Crime

  Jan 24
• Lawyers suggest 6 years for ex-priest who abused Nunavut children

  WARNING: This story contains disturbing content.

  Crime

  Jan 24
• ‘All I could muster’: Alberta trumpeter shares poignant return to L.A. home

  It is a deeply emotional moment from a world-renowned Alberta musician, resonating with thousands of people whose lives were torn apart by the Los Angeles wildfires.

  U.S. News

  Jan 24
• Former trade rep says Alberta undermined Canada as Trump warns of failed-state status

  On Friday, Donald Trump again said that Canada should become an American state, adding "it's sort of crazy" to suggest the U.S. needs Canadian imports.

  Economy

  Jan 24
• Canada’s golden speedskating trio gears up for push to 2026 Olympic Games in Italy

  Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valerie Maltais, who won speedskating team pursuit gold together in Beijing, each did some mental and physical housekeeping in 2024.

  Sports

  Jan 24