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Hyman scores a pair to help Oilers to 6-3 victory over Blue Jackets

It didn’t take long for Oilers forward Zach Hyman to make his presence known in his return from injury.

Jasper family reunites with cat missing 100 days in the wilderness

Nicole Klopfenstein's four-year-old black and white tabby survived in the wilderness for more than 100 days after a ferocious wildfire forced the evacuation of the Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta., this summer.

'A bit of a middle ground': Edmonton city council approves 6.1 per cent property tax increase for 2025

After four days of deliberations, and some contention ahead of the final vote, Edmonton city council passed a 6.1-per-cent increase for 2025.

30 robberies involving the swarming of store employees reported to Edmonton police

The Edmonton Police Service is warning of a new shoplifting trend where groups of young people swarm store employees to steal expensive products.

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BREAKING | Canada's jobless rate jumps to near 8-year high of 6.8% in November

Canada's unemployment rate rose more than expected to 6.8 per cent in November, a near-eight-year high excluding the pandemic years, even as the economy added a net 50,500 jobs, data showed on Friday, likely boosting chances of a large interest rate cut next week.

Feds, province provide few details on progression of any pharmacare funding talks

While the federal and provincial governments have come to an agreement to provide access to drugs for rare diseases, neither side is addressing much in terms of a pharmacare funding deal. That leaves Alberta diabetes patients paying the price for that delay, they say.

Privacy watchdog concerned as Alberta passes bill to end fall legislature sitting

Alberta’s access to information watchdog says she wasn’t expecting the UCP government to heed her warnings about a bill she’s concerned will “significantly degrade” government transparency.

Canada expands list of banned firearms to include hundreds of new models and variants

The Canadian government is expanding its list of banned firearms, adding hundreds of additional makes, models and their variants, effective immediately.

Heat, water issues close Canada Place, delay passport pickups for Edmontonians

Canada Place in downtown Edmonton was closed to tenants and the public on Thursday and will remain closed on Friday as well.