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Meet Alberta's only federal cabinet minister; Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, takes part in the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on May 13, 2025\.

Meet Alberta's only federal cabinet minister

May 14 , 2025 at 07:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

As communities across Alberta deal with natural disasters and emergencies, representatives say they are encouraged that an Alberta MP is a part of the new cabinet.
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Parts of Alberta's personal information protection law ruled unconstitutional; Hoan Ton-That, CEO of Clearview AI, demonstrates the company's facial recognition software using a photo of himself in New York on Tuesday, Feb\. 22, 2022\.

Parts of Alberta's personal information protection law ruled unconstitutional

May 14 , 2025 at 06:03:35 p.m. MDT • :

Parts of Alberta's personal information protection legislation have been ruled unconstitutional. But the ruling from Court of King's Bench Justice Colin Feasby also upheld an order to stop an American facial recognition company from collecting images of Albertans
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Motorist shot in northern Alberta after suspects target wrong vehicle, RCMP says; RCMP said a man was shot after suspects fired on the wrong vehicle near High Level Alta\. in what was allegedly meant to be a targeted shooting\.

Motorist shot in northern Alberta after suspects target wrong vehicle, RCMP says

May 14 , 2025 at 12:37:49 p.m. MDT • :

A man was mistakenly shot last week while driving on a highway near High Level, Alta. in what police allege was meant to be a targeted shooting. Two suspects in the shooting were arrested, but four others remain at large.
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Missing Alberta toddler found in a field following extensive search; RCMP say a two-year-old boy who went missing in northern Alberta likely fell asleep in a field not far from his family's home\.

Missing Alberta toddler found in a field following extensive search

May 14 , 2025 at 06:36:40 a.m. MDT • :

It took the efforts of 200 local volunteers, a helicopter, drones and ATVs to track down a missing two-year-old boy in the pitch-black night of Alberta's Peace Country.
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Same-sex couple's discrimination case to go before Alberta human rights tribunal; The director of the Alberta Human Rights Commission initially dismissed the couple's complaint, but last week acting chief Evaristus Oshionebo referred the case to a tribunal\.

Same-sex couple's discrimination case to go before Alberta human rights tribunal

May 13 , 2025 at 09:37:54 a.m. MDT • :

A same-sex couple says it has been a long and stressful four years, but they're hopeful as their discrimination case is set to go before an Alberta human rights tribunal.
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20 months after residents forced to evacuate, troubled Edmonton condo sells for $5.1M; Residents of the 83 units at Castledowns Pointe, located at 12618 152nd Ave\., were ordered to leave in September 2023 after dangerous structural flaws were discovered\.  

May 13 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

20 months after residents forced to evacuate, troubled Edmonton condo sells for $5.1M

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Alberta public sector workers vote in favour of strike action following failed negotiations; Alberta Union of Provincial Employees president Guy Smith is expected to provide more details on the strike vote and what comes next for members during a news conference Tuesday\.  

May 13 , 2025 at 11:41:23 a.m. MDT • :

Alberta public sector workers vote in favour of strike action following failed negotiations

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LRT work prompts long weekend closure of intersection near Kingsway/Royal Alex station; The Metro Line will not be running north of the Kingsway/Royal Alex station from Friday evening until the end of service on Monday due to construction\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 01:55:05 p.m. MDT • :

LRT work prompts long weekend closure of intersection near Kingsway/Royal Alex station

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'Do or die': Vegas Golden Knights fight to stay alive in playoffs against Edmonton Oilers; Vegas Golden Knights' Jack Eichel \(9\) and Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl \(29\) battle for the puck on Monday\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 10:50:17 a.m. MDT • :

'Do or die': Vegas Golden Knights fight to stay alive in playoffs against Edmonton Oilers

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What, exactly, are Alberta separatists mad about?; Jeff Rath, a lawyer for the separatist Alberta Prosperity Project, sits beside the group's proposed question for a potential referendum on Alberta separation, at a Monday news conference\. Threats of separation have reached new heights since the April election of Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

What, exactly, are Alberta separatists mad about?

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