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Singh joins Alberta NDP in push for 2035 net-zero grid, while Sask. NDP wants 2050

Singh joins Alberta NDP in push for 2035 net-zero grid, while Sask. NDP wants 2050

OTTAWA — New Democrats in two Western provinces are split over the Liberal government's goal of a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, with the federal party now saying it supports that timeline.
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Alberta Mountie charged with theft after seized items taken from detachment

Alberta Mountie charged with theft after seized items taken from detachment

BLACKFALDS, Alta. — Mounties in central Alberta say one of their officers has been charged with theft. RCMP say they were made aware of allegations in May 2022 that an officer had items seized from the Blackfalds Detachment.
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Border officers at Edmonton airport find tarantulas in plastic container, toy plane

Border officers at Edmonton airport find tarantulas in plastic container, toy plane

EDMONTON — The Canada Border Services Agency says officers discovered two live tarantulas hidden inside plastic containers at the Edmonton International Airport earlier this year.
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One dead, one injured after plane found in lake east of Edmonton

One dead, one injured after plane found in lake east of Edmonton

TOFIELD, Alta. — One person is dead and another was taken to hospital with what police describe as serious injuries after a plane crashed into a lake east of Edmonton.
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'The saving grace for agriculture': Farmers look to irrigation amid climate woes

'The saving grace for agriculture': Farmers look to irrigation amid climate woes

CALGARY — Sean Stanford's wheat farm just south of Lethbridge, Alta.
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Evacuations ordered in communities along Alberta-NWT boundary due to wildfires

Evacuations ordered in communities along Alberta-NWT boundary due to wildfires

FORT SMITH, N.W.T. — Evacuation orders have been issued for several communities along the boundary between Alberta and the Northwest Territories due to nearby wildfires.
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'Just can't leave a person': how to respond to potential overdoses on the street

'Just can't leave a person': how to respond to potential overdoses on the street

EDMONTON — Kristin Voss-Dahl was going to an Edmonton Oilers hockey game with her friends downtown when she came across a person lying unresponsive in a parking lot.
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Charges laid in fatal wrong-way crash on Edmonton bridge in June

Charges laid in fatal wrong-way crash on Edmonton bridge in June

EDMONTON — A 23-year-old man faces several charges after a deadly wrong-way crash on an Edmonton bridge earlier this summer.
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Cyberattack on government service provider exposes records of 1.4 million Albertans

Cyberattack on government service provider exposes records of 1.4 million Albertans

EDMONTON — An Alberta government service provider says the records of more than 1.4 million residents were the target of a cyberattack last month.
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RCMP investigating collision between fuel truck and train in northern Alberta

RCMP investigating collision between fuel truck and train in northern Alberta

WHITECOURT, Alta. — Emergency crews are at the scene of a collision between a fuel truck and a train in northern Alberta.
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