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Longtime city councillor Andrew Knack won't run in 2025 Edmonton municipal election
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Andrew Knack, who has served on Edmonton city council for 11 years and represents the west-end Ward Nakota Isga, announced Monday he will not run in the next municipal election. "This is really the dream for me, I can't imagine wanting to do anything else in my life," Knack said Monday at a news ...
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Mourners begin to arrive for the funeral of brothers John and Matthew Gaudreau
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Mourners have begun to arrive for the funeral for John and Matthew Gaudreau at a church in suburban Philadelphia on Monday.A bus brought family members and players to St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Media, Pennsylvania, and dozens of others walked in for the service more than two hours befor...
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Northern B.C. coal mine comes back to life after 24 years
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After 24 years, a steel-making coal mine in northeastern B.C. has roared back to life. Last week, Conuma Resources received permits from the province giving it the green light to restart operations at a portion of the Quintette Mine, located 20 kilometres south of Tumbler Ridge. "We were very exc...
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PWHL reveals names, logos for all 6 franchises ahead of second season
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They are no-names no longer.In a process nearly a year in the making, the Professional Women's Hockey League on Monday unveiled the nicknames and logos for each of its six franchises entering its second season.There's a Fleet sailing into Boston, a Frost settling in Minnesota and Sirens in New Yo...
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Edmonton police commission seeks to replace city councillor members with civilians
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City council could lose its two seats on the Edmonton police commission if councillors accept a change the commission argues would lead to better governance.In a report going to council Tuesday, the police commission recommends removing the two existing councillor seats and replacing them with me...
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Has Banff National Park reached a tourism tipping point?
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Peter Duck has lived in the town of Banff for more than four decades, a period during which he says there's been plenty of change."Well, when I came to Banff I kind of thought it was a small, quiet town, a very small community." The summers were still a busy time then, said Duck, who's a naturali...
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First look at campgrounds in Jasper National Park paints stark picture — but there is hope
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Campsites in Jasper National Park would usually be packed with campers at this time of year. Instead, Parks Canada is focusing on cleanup and infrastructure restoration after a wildfire tore through the area in July.The national park has been closed to visitors for weeks, and only recently re-ope...
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Vigil held in Wetaskiwin, Alta., for teen fatally shot by 2 RCMP officers
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Nadalie Lightning was asleep, with her phone charging in another room, when her 15-year-old grandson tried calling her 18 times late at night.She still has the texts he sent her, saying he was going to call the police."I have to live with that the rest of my life because I didn't hear it at 1 a.m...
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Elks pushing for playoff position after drubbing Stampeders 37-16
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The Edmonton Elks are finding a way to return to respectability in what initially looked like a lost season.McLeod Bethel-Thompson threw a pair of touchdown passes as the Elks defeated the Calgary Stampeders 37-16 on Saturday to leapfrog their Alberta rivals into fourth place in the CFL's West Di...
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Townspeople torn about homeless shelter closure in Slave Lake, Alta.
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At the end of a side street in Slave Lake, Alta., Lynn Bowes looks at a grey job-site trailer with boarded-up windows and doors that once operated as her town's only homeless shelter.Once housing upwards of 20 people, it now sits empty behind overgrown grass and chain-link fence in the town of ne...
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U of A researcher wants 'perceived accessibility' included in urban planning
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A University of Alberta researcher wants to expand the definition of accessibility to make better, more active public spaces. "We all know that the ability to use a space goes beyond the physical," Josephine Godwyll, U of A assistant professor, told CBC's Radio Active. Godwyll's research in the F...
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How the Métis Nation of Alberta is surveying land for signs of bumblebees at risk
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This story is part of the Prairies Climate Change Project, a joint initiative between CBC Edmonton and CBC Saskatchewan that focuses on weather and our changing climate. Roaming a stretch of land in Lamont County, members of the Métis Nation of Alberta's conservation and climate chan...
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Eagles carry sacred lessons of Indigenous knowledge for future generations, says elder
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Unreserved 54:00 Sacred Seven: Eagle guides us with Love Growing up in Toronto, Alan Colley didn't see a bald eagle until he travelled to British Columbia to reconnect with his Indigenous roots on a ceremonial canoe trip.For...
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Jasper wildfire complex now under control: Parks Canada
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The wildfire that burned a third of the buildings in Jasper, Alta., to the ground is now under control, Parks Canada officials announced Saturday."That means that the wildfire has received sufficient suppression action to ensure no further spread outside the defined perimeter of the fire," Landon...
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Nighttime nightmares grow for stargazing spots
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Nighttime is becoming a nightmare for Parks Canada officials in one of Alberta's most popular national parks. Elk Island National Park, about 50 kilometres east of Edmonton, offers some of the best stargazing opportunities, but increased attendance and some bad behaviour has meant new closures in...
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I was a financial mess before tragedy struck. But that reckoning brought a sense of empowerment
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This First Person column is the experience of Debbie Belgrave, who lives in Calgary. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please  see the FAQ ....
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