Edmonton extortion scheme linked to notorious B.C. gang, court records show | Search for victims resumes after massive rockfall near Bow Lake in Banff National Park | North Edmonton residents displaced after lightning ignites house, apartment complex
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Edmonton extortion scheme linked to notorious B.C. gang, court records show; Edmonton police investigated a fire that levelled an under-construction home on Jan\. 8, 2024, as linked to the extortion scheme investigated under Project Gaslight\.

Edmonton extortion scheme linked to notorious B.C. gang, court records show

June 20 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

An extortion scheme that targeted South Asian homebuilders in Edmonton is linked to the B.C.-based gang Brothers Keepers, court records obtained by CBC News show.
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Search for victims resumes after massive rockfall near Bow Lake in Banff National Park; A photo of Bow Glacier Falls taken by a hiker shortly after a large section of rock fell from the cliffs beside it on June 19, 2025\. The hiker said the section that fell is to the right of the falls in this image\.

Search for victims resumes after massive rockfall near Bow Lake in Banff National Park

June 20 , 2025 at 08:56:57 a.m. MDT • :

Rescuers in Alberta are resuming their search today after a massive rockfall that killed one and injured three in Banff National Park.
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North Edmonton residents displaced after lightning ignites house, apartment complex; An apartment near 82nd Street and 144th Avenue in Edmonton caught on fire, after lightning struck its roof Wednesday afternoon\.

North Edmonton residents displaced after lightning ignites house, apartment complex

June 20 , 2025 at 07:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Some residents in Edmonton's north side are displaced after lightning struck a house and an apartment complex Wednesday afternoon.
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1 found dead, 3 taken to hospital following rockfall near Bow Lake in Banff National Park; A photo of Bow Glacier Falls taken by a hiker shortly after a large section of rock fell from the cliffs beside it on June 19, 2025\. The hiker said the section that fell is to the right of the falls in this image\.

1 found dead, 3 taken to hospital following rockfall near Bow Lake in Banff National Park

June 19 , 2025 at 03:31:53 p.m. MDT • :

Numerous hikers were caught in a rockfall north of Lake Louise, with one found dead and three taken to the hospital, according to the RCMP and Parks Canada.
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Deadly opioid 40 times more powerful than fentanyl smuggled into Canada inside PlayStations, basketballs; A composite image shows one method a drug seller told CBC News they could conceal nitazines in a teapot, as well as an online ad advertising a type of nitazene on LinkedIn\.

Deadly opioid 40 times more powerful than fentanyl smuggled into Canada inside PlayStations, basketballs

June 20 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

A CBC News investigation reveals that highly potent and potentially deadly restricted substances can be purchased with ease online and delivered to Canada.
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Old, inactive oil and gas wells emitting almost 7 times more methane than official estimates; A de-commissioned pumpjack in Alberta\. There are over 400,000 non-producing oil and gas wells across Canada, and they're leaking more methane, a potent greenhouse gas, than previously thought according to a new study\.  

June 20 , 2025 at 02:00:54 a.m. MDT • :

Old, inactive oil and gas wells emitting almost 7 times more methane than official estimates

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Connor McDavid won't rush contract extension, says winning is top priority for Oilers superstar; Connor McDavid, the three-time Hart Trophy winner as league MVP, produced 26 goals and 74 assists in 67 games this past season before piling up 33 points in 22 playoff contests\.  

June 19 , 2025 at 12:35:43 p.m. MDT • :

Connor McDavid won't rush contract extension, says winning is top priority for Oilers superstar

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Why more Alberta drivers aren't going electric; A lack of public charging infrastructure is one reason people living in smaller communities around Alberta say EV uptake hasn't been more popular\.  

June 19 , 2025 at 10:56:27 a.m. MDT • :

Why more Alberta drivers aren't going electric

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How voters in rural conservative heartland wrestle with Alberta separatism; Alberta independence activists speak at a forum in Three Hills, Alta\., on June 11\.  

June 20 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

How voters in rural conservative heartland wrestle with Alberta separatism

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Oilpatch companies spent billions on Indigenous-affiliated businesses: survey; Oilpatch companies collectively spent \$14\.4 billion between 2021 and 2023 on goods and services from Indigenous-affiliated businesses, the survey found\.  

June 19 , 2025 at 12:28:00 p.m. MDT • :

Oilpatch companies spent billions on Indigenous-affiliated businesses: survey

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