Man convicted of murdering Edmonton woman in 1987 seeks bail | Breakup of Alberta health ministry will create confusion, doctors and nurses say | 'Energy is Canada's power': New federal energy minister touts past Alberta oilpatch ties
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Man convicted of murdering Edmonton woman in 1987 seeks bail; Roy Allan Sobotiak was 26 when he was charged in the killing of Susan Kaminsky\. Sobotiak was convicted of second-degree murder in 1991 and sentenced to life imprisonment with no eligibility for parole for 16½ years\.

Man convicted of murdering Edmonton woman in 1987 seeks bail

May 23 , 2025 at 09:00:17 a.m. MDT • :

A man accused of murdering an Edmonton woman more than three decades ago is seeking bail, months after his conviction was quashed by the federal justice minister.

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Breakup of Alberta health ministry will create confusion, doctors and nurses say; Former health minister Adriana LaGrange was named minister in charge of primary and preventative health services in last week's cabinet shuffle\. Her cabinet colleague Matt Jones was put in charge of hospital and surgical services\.

Breakup of Alberta health ministry will create confusion, doctors and nurses say

May 23 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Organizations that represent Alberta's physicians and nurses say the splitting of the provincial health ministry into two, at the same time Alberta Health Services is broken into four, will create confusion for patients. 

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'Energy is Canada's power': New federal energy minister touts past Alberta oilpatch ties; Tim Hodgson, the new federal energy minister, spoke to a business crowd in Calgary on Friday\.

'Energy is Canada's power': New federal energy minister touts past Alberta oilpatch ties

May 23 , 2025 at 09:43:37 a.m. MDT • :

The new federal energy minister delivered a boisterous speech in support of the country's energy sector on Friday morning, while highlighting his past involvement in the sector and the urgent need to build a variety of new energy projects.

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Northern premiers show openness to removing trade barriers with western provinces; Premiers P\.J\. Akeeagok of Nunavut, Danielle Smith of Alberta, David Eby of B\.C\., R\.J\. Simpson of N\.W\.T\., Scott Moe of Saskatchewan and Ranj Pillai of the Yukon spoke to media following the Western Premiers Conference in Yellowknife on Thursday, which also included Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew\.

Northern premiers show openness to removing trade barriers with western provinces

May 23 , 2025 at 07:47:21 a.m. MDT • :

Speaking after the conclusion of a western and northern premiers' summit in Yellowknife on Thursday, Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai said BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have invited the territories to join their trade pact, the New West Partnership Trade Agreement.

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Alberta separatism is in the spotlight. Not everyone is sold on sovereignty ; A woman and a man stand in a field\.

Alberta separatism is in the spotlight. Not everyone is sold on sovereignty

May 21 , 2025 at 05:00:00 p.m. MDT • :

The federal election result went down poorly in most of Alberta and it has fuelled fresh talk of separating from Canada. CBC's Susan Ormiston spoke to Albertans about their frustrations and whether they'd want to separate if a referendum was held.

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Edmonton man charged after alleged sexual assault of toddler in Vietnam; ALERT worked with American and Vietnamese law enforcement to identify a suspect accused of counselling a child sexual assault in Vietnam over livestream\.  

May 22 , 2025 at 05:27:36 p.m. MDT • :

Edmonton man charged after alleged sexual assault of toddler in Vietnam

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'Shock' and 'panic' as new daycare operators in Alberta told they won't get funding after all; Empty chairs at a child-sized table at Little Ropers Learning, a new child-care facility that was almost ready to open in Nanton, Alta\. Operator Cheryl Montgomery has signed a one-year lease on the space and filled it with furniture, toys and play equipment\.  

May 22 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

'Shock' and 'panic' as new daycare operators in Alberta told they won't get funding after all

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Longtime Edmonton city councillor Andrew Knack to run for mayor; Ward Nakota Isga Coun\. Andrew Knack has announced he will run for mayor in this fall's municipal election\.  

May 22 , 2025 at 01:23:29 p.m. MDT • :

Longtime Edmonton city councillor Andrew Knack to run for mayor

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Police search for Alberta woman wrongfully released from a jail on fake papers; An Alberta woman was wrongfully released from the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre with allegedly fake release papers\.  

May 22 , 2025 at 07:40:26 a.m. MDT • :

Police search for Alberta woman wrongfully released from a jail on fake papers

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Alberta's measles case counts have topped 500 and doctors are worried; A colourized electron transmission micrograph of measles virus particles\.  

May 22 , 2025 at 08:46:26 a.m. MDT • :

Alberta's measles case counts have topped 500 and doctors are worried

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