Dene Tha' First Nation hopes to lift evacuation order this week, Chief says | Alberta premier says she likes Ottawa's speedy plan for infrastructure project approvals | Alberta government to increase prescription costs for seniors for first time in 31 years
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Dene Tha' First Nation hopes to lift evacuation order this week, Chief says; The Sousa Creek wildfire in northwestern Alberta, which forced the community of Chateh to evacuate, is still out of control\.

Dene Tha' First Nation hopes to lift evacuation order this week, Chief says

June 15 , 2025 at 05:10:27 p.m. MDT • :

Dene Tha' First Nation, in northwestern Alberta, has a re-entry plan for wildfire evacuees that it hopes to execute in the coming days, according to Chief Wilfred Hooka-Nooza.

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Alberta premier says she likes Ottawa's speedy plan for infrastructure project approvals; What are Canada's objectives for the G7 summit\?

Alberta premier says she likes Ottawa's speedy plan for infrastructure project approvals

June 15 , 2025 at 02:28:31 p.m. MDT • :

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she likes the federal government's plan to reduce the approval times of major infrastructure projects to two years, and she hopes Canada can revise other legislation to "improve investor confidence."

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Alberta government to increase prescription costs for seniors for first time in 31 years; Prescription drugs are seen on shelves at a pharmacy\. The Alberta government is increasing the maximum prescription drug co-payment for seniors and Albertans with non-group coverage\.

Alberta government to increase prescription costs for seniors for first time in 31 years

June 15 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

For the first time in more than three decades, the province is raising out-of-pocket prescription costs for seniors and Albertans under non-group coverage.

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Catch all the colour and pre-game festivities of the Stanley Cup in Edmonton; Hundreds of Oilers fan hoist the Canadian flag as Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final gets underway\.

Catch all the colour and pre-game festivities of the Stanley Cup in Edmonton

June 14 , 2025 at 12:00:00 p.m. MDT • :

The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers clash in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

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Information about TFSA contribution limits now available, says the CRA; The Canada Revenue Agency says a new validation process caused delays that made information tax-free savings accounts unavailable for nearly two months\.

Information about TFSA contribution limits now available, says the CRA

June 13 , 2025 at 01:57:22 p.m. MDT • :

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) says it has resolved an issue that prevented people from seeing how much contribution room they had left in their tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs).

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The next COVID-19 vaccine could cost you $110 in Alberta; Dr\. Lynora Saxinger speaks with CBC via a computer\.  

June 15 , 2025 at 05:15:34 p.m. MDT • :

The next COVID-19 vaccine could cost you $110 in Alberta

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Panthers beat Oilers 5-2 in pivotal Game 5 of Stanley Cup final; Panthers 1 win away from repeating as Stanley Cup champions after defeating Oilers in Game 5  

June 14 , 2025 at 02:35:54 p.m. MDT • :

Panthers beat Oilers 5-2 in pivotal Game 5 of Stanley Cup final

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Man found guilty in arson series ordered by Edmonton landlord; Darcy Willier has been found guilty after a trial for arson and weapons charges related to a series of fires in the Alberta Avenue area of Edmonton from 2020 to 2021\.  

June 13 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Man found guilty in arson series ordered by Edmonton landlord

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He's learning to dance powwow and it led to much more; Man dressed in Pow Wow Regalia looking off to the side  

June 14 , 2025 at 11:00:00 p.m. MDT • :

He's learning to dance powwow and it led to much more

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As a 21-year-old woman who stands 6'4", I'm still learning to hold my head high; Olivia McGahern in March 2025 with her friend Tayah in Waterloo, Ont\. McGahern, who is six foot four inches, says she tends to crouch when posing with friends for photos because she feels insecure about her height\.  

June 14 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

As a 21-year-old woman who stands 6'4", I'm still learning to hold my head high

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