Food processing company pleads guilty to charge in death of Edmonton man | Where do Canadian teams stand amid Stanley Cup drought? | Indigenous grads at Red Deer Polytechnic surprised with gifts by student services staff
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Food processing company pleads guilty to charge in death of Edmonton man; Samir Subedi, 33, died in 2023 at the Sofina Foods facility in south Edmonton\.

Food processing company pleads guilty to charge in death of Edmonton man

June 18 , 2025 at 12:27:16 p.m. MDT • :

A commercial food processing company has pleaded guilty to a workplace safety charge after an Edmonton worker became trapped in a smokehouse and died.
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Where do Canadian teams stand amid Stanley Cup drought?; Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl, back left, and Connor McDavid talk before a faceoff against the Vancouver Canucks during the second period in Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, in Vancouver, on Thursday, May 16, 2024\.

Where do Canadian teams stand amid Stanley Cup drought?

June 18 , 2025 at 05:22:05 p.m. MDT • :

The Florida Panthers beat out the Oilers Tuesday night for another Stanley Cup. A Canadian NHL team hasn't won the Cup since 1993, but some teams are on the right track.
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Indigenous grads at Red Deer Polytechnic surprised with gifts by student services staff; Kimberly Potts, Justice Soosay and Lloyd Desjarlais were behind the gifts for Indigenous graduates at Red Deer Polytechnic\.

Indigenous grads at Red Deer Polytechnic surprised with gifts by student services staff

June 18 , 2025 at 05:34:41 p.m. MDT • :

Indigenous graduates of Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) in southern Alberta were surprised after convocation when they were given gifts — including a blanket featuring a white buffalo — from the school's Indigenous Students Services office.
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Wheat and corn crops in Canada's Prairies, U.S. Midwest could see biggest losses due to climate change; A head of wheat is silhouetted by the sun in a wheat crop near Cremona, Alta\., on Sept\. 6, 2022\.

Wheat and corn crops in Canada's Prairies, U.S. Midwest could see biggest losses due to climate change

June 18 , 2025 at 10:10:10 a.m. MDT • :

Think food prices are high now? Climate change could significantly cut production of six staple food crops around the world — including wheat production in Canada, a new study finds. Here's what difference farmers' adapation could make — and what the options are for Canada.
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Alberta government faces mounting pushback to new COVID-19 vaccine policy; Alberta is opting to provide COVID-19 vaccines for free to specific groups, including people in care homes or receiving home care, those with underlying medical conditions, Albertans living in congregate care settings and people on social programs such as AISH\.

Alberta government faces mounting pushback to new COVID-19 vaccine policy

June 17 , 2025 at 04:23:08 p.m. MDT • :

The Alberta government continues to face fierce opposition to plans that will reduce access to publicly funded COVID-19 vaccines in the province.
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Canada 'must remain vigilant' about Indian foreign interference, CSIS report cautions; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 summit on Tuesday\. Canada's intelligence agency warns in a new report that the country remains a source of foreign interference\.  

June 18 , 2025 at 01:08:02 p.m. MDT • :

Canada 'must remain vigilant' about Indian foreign interference, CSIS report cautions

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Alberta population nearly hit 5 million in April, as people continue to flock to the province; Crowds line the Calgary Stampede parade route under a 12-metre tall sculpture of a young girl called "Wonderland" that was created by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, in this file photo from July 5, 2024\.  

June 18 , 2025 at 01:37:30 p.m. MDT • :

Alberta population nearly hit 5 million in April, as people continue to flock to the province

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Edmonton may revise zoning bylaw to reduce mid-block multi-family units; A three-storey, multi-family dwelling being built in the west end Grovenor neighbourhood in February 2024\.  

June 17 , 2025 at 05:52:12 p.m. MDT • :

Edmonton may revise zoning bylaw to reduce mid-block multi-family units

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What you need to know about 3 Alberta byelections as polls open; Byelections will be held Monday, June 23, 2025, in three provincial ridings: Edmonton-Ellerslie, Edmonton-Strathcona, and Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills\.  

June 17 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

What you need to know about 3 Alberta byelections as polls open

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New Canada Strong Pass offers discounts on parks, museums, camping and train travel; The Banff, Alta\., townsite in Banff National Park is seen on Thursday, May 15, 2025  

June 16 , 2025 at 08:54:01 a.m. MDT • :

New Canada Strong Pass offers discounts on parks, museums, camping and train travel

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