RCMP finds missing family of 3 dead in Lac Ste. Anne County | Considering her future: A Q&A with Opposition leader Rachel Notley | Family desperate for clues after B.C. trucker goes missing following delivery in Winnipeg on Friday
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Good evening, these are your top stories for Wednesday, December 27, 2023.
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RCMP finds missing family of 3 dead in Lac Ste. Anne County; The members of the Pelsma family were found dead near Alexis Bridge at Lac Ste\. Anne, Alta\.

RCMP finds missing family of 3 dead in Lac Ste. Anne County

December 26 , 2023 • 06:30 PM MST

A missing family of three were found in Lac Ste. Anne County, 90 kilometres north west of Edmonton, who were reported to be missing have been found dead. Parkland RCMP responded to the report that the Pelsma family was over due to attend a function and hadn't been heard from since Dec. 23

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Considering her future: A Q&A with Opposition leader Rachel Notley; In a year-end interview at the Alberta legislature in December 2023, NDP leader Rachel Notley wouldn't divulge any hints about her future as NDP leader or how long she might remain in the post\.

Considering her future: A Q&A with Opposition leader Rachel Notley

December 26 , 2023 • 05:00 AM MST

Weeks after being relegated to the Opposition benches in the 2019 provincial election, NDP leader Rachel Notley was already spelling out her ambition for 2023 — to defeat the newly United Conservative Party and once again become premier.

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Family desperate for clues after B.C. trucker goes missing following delivery in Winnipeg on Friday; Farah Ali Mohamud, left, is pictured with his son and wife\. Family say the truck driver stopped communicating with them shortly after arriving in Winnipeg for a delivery on Friday\.

Family desperate for clues after B.C. trucker goes missing following delivery in Winnipeg on Friday

December 26 , 2023 • 05:10 PM MST

A 34-year-old truck driver from British Columbia has been reported missing after family said he stopped communicating with them shortly after arriving in Winnipeg for a delivery on Friday.

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Edmonton abuse case a disturbing reminder of duty to report, says advocate; Edmonton police obtained a search warrant for a property in central Edmonton in March this year seizing drugs, a sawed-off shotgun, imitation firearms and other weapons\.

Edmonton abuse case a disturbing reminder of duty to report, says advocate

December 21 , 2023 • 03:04 PM MST

A case involving the alleged torture of seven children is among the most disturbing cases of child abuse seen in Edmonton, says an advocate who is helping the victims. 

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Sexual assault charge against Edmonton homebuilder executive paused by prosecution; A courtroom at the Edmonton Law Courts building, in Edmonton on Friday, June 28, 2019\. The effect of the coronavirus pandemic will have a lasting impact on the Canadian justice system warn a number of legal experts\. The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench announced Sunday it would adjourn all scheduled trials across the province for at least 10-weeks limiting hearings to only emergency or urgent matters\. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Sexual assault charge against Edmonton homebuilder executive paused by prosecution

December 21 , 2023 • 10:11 AM MST

A sexual assault case against the former sales director of a prominent Edmonton homebuilder has been paused by the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service.

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Premier responds to Globe and Mail report that province directed AHS to remove COVID, flu references in ads; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks on invoking her government's sovereignty act over federal clean energy regulations, in Edmonton on Nov\. 27\.  

December 21 , 2023 • 05:49 PM MST

Premier responds to Globe and Mail report that province directed AHS to remove COVID, flu references in ads

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Pallet homes, trailers being set up as agencies expand emergency shelter space; A homeless encampment in central Edmonton on Dec\. 18, 2023\.  

December 21 , 2023 • 05:00 AM MST

Pallet homes, trailers being set up as agencies expand emergency shelter space

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Edmonton comic creator makes the CBC Books list for Best Canadian Comics of 2023; Bad Medicine is a graphic novel by Christopher Twin\.  

December 25 , 2023 • 05:00 AM MST

Edmonton comic creator makes the CBC Books list for Best Canadian Comics of 2023

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Alberta ethics commissioner ends investigation into Dr. Deena Hinshaw's dismissal from Indigenous health job; Dr\. Deena Hinshaw, then Alberta's chief medical officer of health, is pictured at a news conference on March 20, 2020\.  

December 19 , 2023 • 11:15 AM MST

Alberta ethics commissioner ends investigation into Dr. Deena Hinshaw's dismissal from Indigenous health job

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In your province or territory, what industry emits the most CO2?; A customer fills their car with gas in Calgary on June 9, 2022\.  

December 25 , 2023 • 02:00 AM MST

In your province or territory, what industry emits the most CO2?

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