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'A safe haven': Edmonton family gives the gift of biodiversity with land donation

This giving season, one Edmonton family is going big.

Security guard killed at Edmonton apartment building

Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a security guard in central Edmonton on Friday morning.

Bill fast-tracking resort development sets 'problematic' precedent, critics say

A bill giving Alberta’s government power to reclassify land in provincial parks for the development of all-season resorts has some concerned about environmental impacts and the “problematic” precedent it sets by allowing the province to bypass existing legislation.

'Something quite majestic': Migrating hawks get second chance at local animal rescue

A pair of birds not often seen in Edmonton have been given a new lease on life, thanks to a local animal rescue.

Canada Post strike: Union 'extremely disappointed' in latest offer, negotiator says

A negotiator for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) says the latest offer from Canada Post to end the ongoing strike shows the carrier is moving in the "opposite direction."

Not just for your parents: Facebook's buy-and-sell platform drawing back millennials

The two-metre-tall anchor, believed to be from a century-old shipwreck, was salvaged by a fisherman in the 1980s. But last year, the 31-year-old Stapleton, who works as a navigation officer on a cargo ship, snapped it up on Facebook Marketplace.

Invasive species could be hiding in your Christmas decor. Here's how to stop the spread

Make sure to look through your holiday decorations, as Christmas trees, wreaths, and other natural decor can have invasive insects, eggs, and plants that pose a threat to local ecosystems and the economy.

'Focus on bad guys': Albertans react to expansion of federal gun ban

A local gun store owner says the new federal gun ban has left the industry shell-shocked.

Sask. doctor facing professional charges in circumcision case

A Saskatoon doctor has been accused of unprofessional conduct following a high-cost adult circumcision that included a request for the patient to text unsecured post-op pictures of his genitals.