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Q&A: Could bus rapid transit improve Edmonton's transit system?

August 27 , 2024 at 07:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

On Monday, Edmonton AM host Tara McCarthy spoke with Dallas Karhut, a senior engineer in mobility strategies with the City of Edmonton about the proposed bus rapid transit system.

Vancouver tanker traffic rises tenfold after TMX project

August 27 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Data collected by a Simon Fraser University professor, which has been corroborated by Trans Mountain, shows that tanker traffic in Vancouver's Burrard Inlet has increased tenfold since the company's expanded pipeline came online this summer.

As more Albertans turn to free family and community programs, operators say funding hasn't kept up

August 27 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

A record number of Albertans taking advantage of free family and community programs is putting some strain on the networks that run them.

'Perfect is good enough': Husband and wife sculptors reflect on 54 years working together

August 25 , 2024 at 12:48:54 p.m. MDT • :

Don Begg and his wife Shirley have worked side-by-side for 54 years at their foundry and studio in Cochrane.

Like it or not — more of us are bagging our own groceries

August 27 , 2024 at 02:00:41 a.m. MDT • :

It's apparent that Canadians bagging their own groceries has become the norm at many grocery stores. CBC News explores how we got to this point and why some shoppers aren't happy about it.