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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faces raucous, angry town hall on province's coal policy

June 12 , 2025 at 09:33:18 a.m. MDT • :

About 500 people, dressed in cowboy hats, belt buckles, and jeans, packed a community hall in Fort Macleod, Alta., for an event marked by heckling, competing applause and placards.

G7: Why there is hope of a Carney-Trump tariff breakthrough at Alberta summit

June 12 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Global trade will be a major focus at next week's G7 summit as world leaders gather in Alberta, including U.S. President Donald Trump, who will be making his first appearance at a major international event since returning to the White House in January.

How do Oilers fans handle game-time stress?

June 11 , 2025 at 06:58:34 p.m. MDT • :

With two overtime finishes after the first three games of the Stanley Cup final, stress is a familiar emotion for Edmonton fans. CBC's Tristan Mottershead wanted to find out how Oilers fans handled these high-intensity moments.

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7 hospitalized after eating salami recalled due to possible salmonella

June 12 , 2025 at 07:27:59 a.m. MDT • :

The Public Health Agency of Canada has released a notice stating that 57 people — 44 in Alberta and 13 in Ontario — got sick after eating Rea brand Genoa salami and Bona brand Genova salami.

Why don't people want more kids? That's the wrong question, says a new global report

June 12 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

It's often assumed that low fertility rates are due to people simply not wanting to have children, or more than one or two, but a report from the United Nations Population Fund says that's not the whole picture.