Write-in ballots to be used in Alberta byelection due to record number of candidates | Constitutionality of potential Alberta separation referendum question put to judge | Edmonton blood bank continues to pose contamination risks, Health Canada cautions
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Write-in ballots to be used in Alberta byelection due to record number of candidates; A protest by the Longest Ballot Committee has led Elections Canada to instead use a ballot where voters must write in their desired candidate during a byelection next month\.

Write-in ballots to be used in Alberta byelection due to record number of candidates

July 28 , 2025 at 02:28:28 p.m. MDT • :

Elections Canada says voters will need to write in their desired candidate during the upcoming byelection in Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot to avoid a massive ballot with more than 200 names.
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Constitutionality of potential Alberta separation referendum question put to judge; Mitch Sylvestre is an executive with the separatist group Alberta Prosperity Project\. He has submitted a potential referendum question regarding Alberta separating from Canada to the province's chief electoral officer\.

Constitutionality of potential Alberta separation referendum question put to judge

July 28 , 2025 at 02:07:22 p.m. MDT • :

A potential referendum question on Alberta separating from Canada has been referred to a judge for confirmation that the question doesn't violate the Constitution
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Edmonton blood bank continues to pose contamination risks, Health Canada cautions; Cord blood samples are processed for cryopreservation at a Singapore laboratory in this file photo\. The Canadian Cord Blood bioRepository in Edmonton stores stem cells for hundreds of customers but the operation remains the subject of a public health warning\.

Edmonton blood bank continues to pose contamination risks, Health Canada cautions

July 28 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

More than two years after Health Canada warned that blood specimens stored at a private clinic in Edmonton could pose serious health risks, officials say the business has failed to address any sanitation concerns. 
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Man shot and killed by police after injuring officer with a knife: RCMP; Alberta's police watchdog is investigating after Lac La Biche RCMP fatally shot a man after he injured an officer with a knife on Sunday in eastern Alberta\.

Man shot and killed by police after injuring officer with a knife: RCMP

July 28 , 2025 at 10:42:18 a.m. MDT • :

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after police fatally shot a man who RCMP said injured an officer with a knife in eastern Alberta on Sunday.
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B.C. wineries call out high fees imposed by Alberta ; A man in a suit hands a bottle of wine to a woman at a podium\.

B.C. wineries call out high fees imposed by Alberta

July 27 , 2025 at 01:42:25 p.m. MDT • :

Premier Danielle Smith often says Alberta wants to lead the way in improving interprovincial trade, but a hefty new fee on wine has B.C. wineries calling out the high cost of selling in the neighbouring province.

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9-year-old First Nation phenom off to international golf match in Northern Ireland; Connor Hanska before leaving for Northern Ireland\.  

July 28 , 2025 at 08:01:26 a.m. MDT • :

9-year-old First Nation phenom off to international golf match in Northern Ireland

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Low Level Bridge closes Monday as series of bridge repair projects set to begin; The Low Level Bridge, pictured here in 2022, will see repairs beginning Monday\. They are scheduled to be complete by the end of the year\.  

July 28 , 2025 at 04:00:16 a.m. MDT • :

Low Level Bridge closes Monday as series of bridge repair projects set to begin

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AHS declares presumed E. coli, amoebiasis outbreak at Saskatoon Farm food facility; All food facilities at Saskatoon Farm — known for its U-Pick berry fields — have been temporarily shuttered by Alberta Health Services as they investigate the cause of dozens of people's illnesses\.  

July 25 , 2025 at 10:26:35 a.m. MDT • :

AHS declares presumed E. coli, amoebiasis outbreak at Saskatoon Farm food facility

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Edmonton man charged with impersonating police officer, sexually assaulting woman; The Edmonton Police Service is investigating "the use of an officer's uniform in a criminal incident" after a 34-year-old man was charged with impersonating a police officer\.  

July 25 , 2025 at 01:37:55 p.m. MDT • :

Edmonton man charged with impersonating police officer, sexually assaulting woman

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Possible industry-related earthquake jolts northern Alberta Saturday night; The approximate location of an earthquake near Grande Prairie, Alta\., on Saturday night\.  

July 27 , 2025 at 09:25:03 a.m. MDT • :

Possible industry-related earthquake jolts northern Alberta Saturday night

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