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Alberta cities face higher election costs this fall after province bans electronic vote counters

August 4 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

When the province passed Bill 20 last year, it banned the use of electronic vote tabulators. Now some cities are reporting election costs double or triple what they spent in 2021.

Alberta Parks 'closely monitoring' continued wolf sightings in Kananaskis

August 4 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

A wolf that is possibly habituated to humans continues to be seen in Kananaskis Country, prompting concern from Alberta Parks. Conservation officers are trying to keep track of the wolf and are using aversive conditioning in an effort to keep it away from people.

Alberta minister threatens to axe bike lanes. Can he make his case?

August 3 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Province claims urban bike lanes worsen congestion. Ontario said the same thing — then a judge found they lacked evidence to back up their point.

Companies taking concrete steps toward capturing revenues from carbon dioxide

August 3 , 2025 at 12:44:37 p.m. MDT • :

Carbon capture has long been a focus of emissions reduction efforts in Canada, but less common has been capturing carbon dioxide and making it into something useful.

Mudslide shuts down part of Highway 40 in Kananaskis

August 3 , 2025 at 12:24:27 p.m. MDT • :

A washout on Highway 40, in southern Alberta, closed it to all traffic between the Mount Lipsett and Mist Creek day-use areas, according to a 511 Alberta advisory issued on Sunday morning.

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August 2 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Piece by piece, cranes lift 84 prefabricated rentals into place in downtown Calgary

August 2 , 2025 at 06:25:58 p.m. MDT • :

Romance scam costs Calgary woman over $300K in increasingly common form of fraud

August 2 , 2025 at 10:42:49 a.m. MDT • :

Canada's first quantum computing hub boots up in southern Alberta

August 3 , 2025 at 07:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

What's open and closed for Heritage Day in Calgary

August 3 , 2025 at 07:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Red Deer crime severity tumbles in latest StatsCan report

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August 2 , 2025 at 02:05:27 p.m. MDT • :

Air quality notices issued for provinces across Canada over Prairie wildfire smoke

August 2 , 2025 at 09:35:00 a.m. MDT • :

G7 money going toward keeping bears out of Canmore through fruit tree removal

August 3 , 2025 at 10:57:45 a.m. MDT • :

LeBlanc says he expects Carney, Trump to talk 'over the next couple of days'

August 3 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Carney wants to spend an extra $9B on defence by April. Is that possible?

August 4 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Canada's first Black medical journal launches in Edmonton

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