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NDP still waiting for Nenshi wave: poll shows party farther behind UCP with new leader; Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi addresses delegates at the party's convention in Edmonton on May 3\.

NDP still waiting for Nenshi wave: poll shows party farther behind UCP with new leader

May 29 , 2025 at 11:09:07 a.m. MDT • :

The former Calgary mayor took the party by storm last year, but the rest of Alberta remains wary of him — including Calgary and Edmonton.
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Q&A: Divers locate car that sank to bottom of Lake Minnewanka over 8 decades ago; Scuba divers recently found a car that's been sitting at the bottom Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park for more than eight decades and took photos\.

Q&A: Divers locate car that sank to bottom of Lake Minnewanka over 8 decades ago

May 29 , 2025 at 02:43:18 p.m. MDT • :

A car that's been sitting at the bottom of Lake Minnewanka for more than eight decades has finally been located and photographed by a group of divers. 
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Fluoride to be reintroduced in Calgary water starting next month; After being discontinued in 2011 and re-approved in 2021, fluoridation in Calgary resumes June 30\.

Fluoride to be reintroduced in Calgary water starting next month

May 29 , 2025 at 04:17:29 p.m. MDT • :

Fluoride will be reintroduced in Calgary's drinking water starting June 30, about three-and-a-half years after Calgarians voted in favour of fluoridation in the October 2021 municipal election.
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Alberta woman wrongfully released from jail on fake papers arrested in B.C.; Mackenzie Dawn Hardy was wrongfully released from the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre with allegedly fake release papers\. She was arrested in B\.C\. this week\.

Alberta woman wrongfully released from jail on fake papers arrested in B.C.

May 29 , 2025 at 12:21:51 p.m. MDT • :

An Alberta woman on the lam for more than a month after being wrongfully released from an Edmonton-area jail has been arrested by B.C. RCMP.
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Hundreds ordered to evacuate overnight in northern Alberta as wildfires flare; Firefighters travel through an area of Alberta forest ravaged by fire\. Officials are warning that fire conditions will grow increasingly volatile Thursday\.

Hundreds ordered to evacuate overnight in northern Alberta as wildfires flare

May 29 , 2025 at 08:44:28 a.m. MDT • :

Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for communities in remote northern Alberta as the province braces for another day of potentially explosive wildfire activity.
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Southern Alberta's 472 confirmed measles cases 'tip of the iceberg,' health official says; This is a 3D illustration showing the structure of measles virus with surface glycoprotein spikes heamagglutinin-neuraminidase and fusion protein\.  

May 29 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Southern Alberta's 472 confirmed measles cases 'tip of the iceberg,' health official says

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Man dies after shooting in southwest Calgary; Calgary police were dispatched to Patterson Close S\.W\. after a call around 8:40 a\.m\. Tuesday\.  

May 27 , 2025 at 11:05:41 a.m. MDT • :

Man dies after shooting in southwest Calgary

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Edmonton-area youth, 15, arrested for terrorism-related offence; The Edmonton-area youth is scheduled to appear for a bail hearing at the Alberta Court of Justice in Edmonton on June 3\.  

May 29 , 2025 at 10:59:18 a.m. MDT • :

Edmonton-area youth, 15, arrested for terrorism-related offence

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Affordable housing report card gives Alberta 'D+' grade, lowest in Canada; A new report card reviewed and graded efforts to address affordable housing in Canada\.  

May 29 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Affordable housing report card gives Alberta 'D+' grade, lowest in Canada

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Ottawa planning 'up-front' approval for projects deemed in the national interest; Prime Minister Mark Carney's government promised a faster approval process for projects that contribute to Canada's security and prosperity as it laid out its priorities in Tuesday's throne speech\.  

May 29 , 2025 at 02:54:24 p.m. MDT • :

Ottawa planning 'up-front' approval for projects deemed in the national interest

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May 28 , 2025 at 10:43:21 a.m. MDT • :

Carney met with former prime minister Harper on day of throne speech: sources

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May 28 , 2025 at 05:16:23 p.m. MDT • :

Calgary lawyers who had Manitoba judge followed fight disbarment

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May 29 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

G7 protesters organizing, say upcoming summit fails to address real-world problems

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May 28 , 2025 at 03:03:24 p.m. MDT • :

Mayor Gondek wants 'clear line of sight' on province's role in repaying Calgary for G7

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May 28 , 2025 at 06:13:05 p.m. MDT • :

Review finds no evidence of 'unprofessional conduct' in Calgary water main break

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