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  Bank of Canada holds its key interest rate steady at 5% in final decision of 2023

  The Bank of Canada once again held its key interest rate steady at five per cent Wednesday, encouraged by evidence that higher rates are helping bring inflation down.

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  'Drop that knife!': Deadly Edmonton police shooting captured on video

  The fatal police shooting of a man in downtown Edmonton – including officers repeatedly commanding him to drop a knife – was captured on camera by a member of the public.

• Broberg 'frustrated' with Oilers as GM, agent work to 'resolve this issue': TSN

  Philip Broberg and his agent are "frustrated" with the Edmonton Oilers but have not been granted permission to seek a trade, according to TSN's Ryan Rishaug.

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  WEATHER | Josh Classen's forecast: Mixed precipitation and some snow pushing through tonight

  It's setting up to be a snowy couple of days in parts of western and southwestern Alberta.

• Nurses concerned about cuts, Alberta health minister hints at hirings after letters to union

  Alberta's health minister said Tuesday she's "really confident" the province will be able to hire more front-line staff to augment the current health-care workforce.

• 'I don't feel safe': Riders react to 'violent assault' on LRT after 12-year-olds charged

  Transit riders and one city councillor agree safety measures need to be increased again after a 55-year-old woman was violently assaulted at an LRT station last month.

• 'Non-stop' crime in Cold Lake proving very taxing on city, local businesses

  An increase in property crime is wearing on a northern Alberta city whose residents feel the problem is a larger system issue.

• 'Violent and random': Suspect sought by police after another transit attack in Edmonton

  Another random assault near an Edmonton transit station has police asking for help to find the attacker.

• Taylor Swift becomes first Time 'Person of the Year' to be recognized for success in the arts

  Taylor Swift has dominated music charts, broken records and is performing in what is likely to be the highest-grossing tour ever -- and she's now named Time's 'Person of the Year.'

• Here is Canada's unseasonably mild December forecast

  December is predicted to be unseasonably mild across Canada, thanks to a "moderate-to-strong" El Nino and human-caused warming. Warming and precipitation trends will be stronger in some parts of the country than others, and severe weather is still possible, meteorologists say.

• Candidates vying for top job at Assembly of First Nations make final plea to assembly

  Hundreds of delegates listened intently Tuesday as the slate of candidates vying to take over leadership of the Assembly of First Nations pleaded their case one final time before the assembly decides their fate.

• Suspicious death investigation underway after body found in Grande Prairie

  A body discovered in a wooded area of Grande Prairie has been deemed suspicious by Mounties in the northwest Alberta city.