| | | Good evening, these are your top stories for Friday, December 13, 2024. Get up-to-date news any time on our website. | | | | | December 12 , 2024 at 03:49:14 p.m. MST • : | The Parole Board of Canada says Vader has made some progress, maintaining sobriety since at least 2019 and participating in in-custody programs. But he still poses a high risk to violently reoffend, according to an assessment. | Read more | | | | December 12 , 2024 at 02:00:00 a.m. MST • : | The Alberta government says the number of patients occupying hospital beds without needing that level of care is a key driver of the need to overhaul the provincial health-care system. Such patients are designated alternate level of care, or ALC. Data obtained by CBC News shows that since 2019, thousands of hospital patients have occupied beds while waiting to move into continuing care, paying millions in accommodation fees until they did. | Read more | | | | December 12 , 2024 at 03:02:50 p.m. MST • : | The man accused of killing a security guard inside a central Edmonton apartment building last week has an extensive history of violent crimes dating back more than a decade. | Read more | | | | | December 12 , 2024 at 09:42:34 a.m. MST • : | Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley is stepping down as MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona.The former leader of the Alberta NDP announced her pending resignation from her seat in the Alberta legislature in a statement Thursday. | Read more | | | | December 12 , 2024 at 01:31:26 p.m. MST • : | Edmonton's outgoing police chief, Dale McFee, will become the Alberta government's top civil servant next year, Premier Danielle Smith said Wednesday. | Read more | | | | | | December 12 , 2024 at 05:00:00 a.m. MST • : | | Read more | | | | | | December 12 , 2024 at 05:00:18 p.m. MST • : | | Read more | | | | | | December 10 , 2024 at 11:40:02 a.m. MST • : | | Read more | | | | | | December 12 , 2024 at 07:35:00 a.m. MST • : | | Read more | | | | | | December 11 , 2024 at 12:53:04 p.m. MST • : | | Read more | | | | Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like CBC News Morning Brief, the news you need to know to start the day. Delivered weekday mornings. Sign up here | | | | That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines. | | | | | |