Man taken to hospital after 3-car collision in north Edmonton
A man was taken to hospital for precautionary reasons Thursday morning after a three-vehicle crash at 137 Avenue and 93 Street, according to Edmonton police.
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Sherwood Park man accused of murder in Baseline Road double shooting
The charges against Gamdur Singh Brar, 43, are connected with an early morning incident in Sherwood Park last week.
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Dissent from within the United Conservative Party has reached new heights with a call from within caucus for Premier Jason Kenney to resign.
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2 Alta. emergency departments close overnight due to lack of doctors
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Man dies in motorcycle crash west of Edmonton
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More sun than cloud and another warm day for the Edmonton area.
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Iconic Last Chance Saloon goes up for sale
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Dominik Kahun scored the overtime winner for the Edmonton Oilers in a 4-3 win Wednesday over the host Montreal Canadiens.
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BREAKING NEWS | Ontario extends stay-at-home order for an additional two weeks
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced that the provincewide stay-home-order will be extended for an additional two weeks, saying the move will help deliver the "most normal July and August possible."
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UPDATED | PM Trudeau cleared, but Morneau broke ethics law over WE Charity contract: Dion
Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion has ruled that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not breach the Conflict of Interest Act in relation to his involvement in granting WE Charity a federal contract, but former finance minister Bill Morneau placed himself in a conflict of interest 'on several occasions.'
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BREAKING | Greyhound Canada to cut all routes, end operations
Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier's operations in Canada after nearly a century of service.
Public asked to shelter in place as RCMP respond to shots fired near Centennial Park in Moncton, N.B.
The Codiac RCMP continue to search the area of Centennial Park in Moncton, N.B. after receiving reports of shots fired Thursday morning.
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NEW | Rights of social media users upheld in Bill C-10: Department of Justice
The Department of Justice has concluded that recent amendments to Bill C-10 would not restrict the freedom of expression of social media users under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Ontario's COVID-19 case count crosses 500,000 as province logs more than 2,700 new infections
Ontario health officials are reporting more than 2,700 new COVID-19 infections, pushing the province’s lab-confirmed case total past 500,000.
Children infected with COVID-19 may not show typical symptoms, experts say
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UCP caucus chair quits, calls for removal of Premier Kenney
Dissent from within the United Conservative Party has reached new heights with a call from within caucus for Premier Jason Kenney to resign.
Don Martin: Vaccine hesitancy spreads as provinces hit the AstraZeneca pause button
The current cross-Canada blast of anti-AstraZeneca messaging borders on fearmongering and boosts the fear factor in those wavering with vaccine hesitancy, writes Don Martin in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
