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NDP says its first steps would focus on affordability, jobs and pensions if elected

NDP says its first steps would focus on affordability, jobs and pensions if elected

CALGARY — NDP Leader Rachel Notley says her first three pieces of legislation would focus on saving Albertans money, creating good paying jobs and protecting pensions if her party forms government.
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Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec join Ottawa in investigating ChatGPT

Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec join Ottawa in investigating ChatGPT

EDMONTON — The governments of Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec are joining the federal privacy commissioner in investigating the company behind the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, ChatGPT.
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Gabe Mastromatteo, Sarah Gates named top athletes in Canadian university sport

Gabe Mastromatteo, Sarah Gates named top athletes in Canadian university sport

CALGARY — Gabriel Mastromatteo persevered in the pool after illness and Sarah Gates applied her on-court leadership off the court in Canadian university sports.
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Pastor says Alberta premier lied about nature of phone call before his criminal trial

Pastor says Alberta premier lied about nature of phone call before his criminal trial

EDMONTON — The Calgary street pastor at the centre of an investigation that concluded Premier Danielle Smith interfered in Alberta’s justice system says she is lying about the nature of their pivotal phone conversation.
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NDP Leader Rachel Notley says corporate tax increase would bring stability to Alberta

NDP Leader Rachel Notley says corporate tax increase would bring stability to Alberta

CALGARY — Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley has defended her party's proposal to increase corporate taxes, saying it would provide a "stable, thoughtful" economic plan for the province.
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Smith says candidate who made feces comment won't sit in caucus, decision final

Smith says candidate who made feces comment won't sit in caucus, decision final

CALGARY — Five days after saying a United Conservative candidate who compared transgender students to feces in food could be given a second chance, leader Danielle Smith has repeated that the woman wouldn't sit in caucus if her party forms government
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Officials report progress on Alberta wildfires as many evacuees return home

Officials report progress on Alberta wildfires as many evacuees return home

EDMONTON — Officials in Alberta say there has been significant progress in the fight against wildfires in the province due to rain, cooler weather and the efforts of firefighters.
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'It doesn't feel real': funeral held in Edmonton for mother, child killed in stabbing

'It doesn't feel real': funeral held in Edmonton for mother, child killed in stabbing

EDMONTON — Dozens of people gathered at a church Wednesday to bid an emotional farewell to a mother and her child who were stabbed to death outside an Edmonton school earlier this month.
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Stampeders sign veteran Canadian linebacker Jordan Herdman-Reed

Stampeders sign veteran Canadian linebacker Jordan Herdman-Reed

CALGARY — National linebacker Jordan Herdman-Reed has signed with the Calgary Stampeders. The 29-year-old has played in 69 regular-season CFL games over five seasons with the B.C. Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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Danielle Smith says UCP government would prevent government from future tax hikes

Danielle Smith says UCP government would prevent government from future tax hikes

CALGARY — United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says her party would bring in legislation to prevent government from increasing personal or business taxes without approval from Albertans.
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