Expert says Canada's current wildfire season could match country's most destructive year | Nearly half of northern Alberta community destroyed as wildfires flare | Alberta enters agreement to reduce inspection stops for oilfield service rigs
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Expert says Canada's current wildfire season could match country's most destructive year; This photo provided by the Manitoba government shows wildfires in Sherridon, Man\., on Tuesday, May 27, 2025\.

Expert says Canada's current wildfire season could match country's most destructive year

June 6 , 2025 at 02:07:00 a.m. MDT • :

Two years ago, Canada had its most destructive series of wildfires ever, and one expert says the country is currently on track this year to repeat that record-setting wildfire season in 2023.

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Nearly half of northern Alberta community destroyed as wildfires flare; Chipewyan Lake's water treatment plant was destroyed when a wildfire ripped through the remote Alberta community last week\.

Nearly half of northern Alberta community destroyed as wildfires flare

June 5 , 2025 at 12:08:14 p.m. MDT • :

As Albertans forced out by wildfires wait for word when it will be safe to return home, other evacuees are learning their homes have been lost to the flames. 

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Alberta enters agreement to reduce inspection stops for oilfield service rigs; Devin Dreeshen, Alberta's minister of transportation and economic corridors, says a new agreement will make it easier for oil well drilling service rigs to spend more time in the field\.

Alberta enters agreement to reduce inspection stops for oilfield service rigs

June 5 , 2025 at 06:44:07 p.m. MDT • :

The Alberta government has entered into an agreement to cut down on the number of inspection stops for oilfield service rigs.

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Albertans for Carney? They're as impressed with new PM as they are with Poilievre: poll; Liberals give Prime Minister Mark Carney the white-hat treatment at his April rally in Calgary\.

Albertans for Carney? They're as impressed with new PM as they are with Poilievre: poll

June 5 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

They mostly didn't vote for him, but even many western Conservative voters say the new liberal leader has made a decent impression on them.

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Former Edmonton homicide detective charged with breach of trust; Former Staff Sgt\. Bill Clark was a veteran homicide detective, serving 44 years with the Edmonton Police Service before his retirement last year\.

Former Edmonton homicide detective charged with breach of trust

June 4 , 2025 at 08:52:58 a.m. MDT • :

A former Edmonton police officer has been charged with breach of trust for allegedly sharing confidential investigative information with the media without authorization. 

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How far did fans travel to watch the Oilers in action?; Brandon Kraus, Sarah Reid  

June 4 , 2025 at 09:58:09 p.m. MDT • :

How far did fans travel to watch the Oilers in action?

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How EPS is managing traffic safety after the province cut photo radar; A composite image shows a photo radar and interim police chief Devin Laforce\.  

June 4 , 2025 at 03:59:43 p.m. MDT • :

How EPS is managing traffic safety after the province cut photo radar

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Alberta government walks back beer tax hike citing tariffs, need to support business; A corporate sign outside the Big Rock Brewery is seen in this file photo\.  

June 5 , 2025 at 11:34:42 a.m. MDT • :

Alberta government walks back beer tax hike citing tariffs, need to support business

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Crews working to save homes as winds worsen fires in northeastern B.C.; Smoke in Grande Prairie, Alta\., as wildfires from B\.C\. blow towards the border\.  

June 5 , 2025 at 12:29:54 p.m. MDT • :

Crews working to save homes as winds worsen fires in northeastern B.C.

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'There's a lot I wish I would have taken': Denare Beach residents in shock after wildfire; Rebecca McCrimmon's home in Denare Beach was lost when the Wolf fire roared through part of the community\.  

June 5 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

'There's a lot I wish I would have taken': Denare Beach residents in shock after wildfire

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