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Trial of accused rapist Richard Mantha delayed to 2025

Trial of accused rapist Richard Mantha delayed to 2025

This is the second time Richard Mantha's trial, in which he faces charges of sexual assault and kidnapping among others, has been pushed back. The initial trial started in January 2024.
Edmonton police investigate vandalism, mischief at church

Edmonton police investigate vandalism, mischief at church

Police say vandalism and mischief at a Catholic church in central Edmonton has made parishioners and neighbours feel unsafe.
Oil and gas labour shortages still a challenge in Northeastern Alberta

Oil and gas labour shortages still a challenge in Northeastern Alberta

While the unemployment rate in the oil and gas industry does not look as dire as last year, labour remains a big and real concern for companies operating in the Bonnyville area.
Haribo Tangfastic candies recalled in Alberta over wood

Haribo Tangfastic candies recalled in Alberta over wood

Haribo gummy candies recalled in Alberta.
Conflicting messages hide province’s policing plans from rural Albertans — NDP

Conflicting messages hide province’s policing plans from rural Albertans — NDP

Albertans —“especially rural Albertans” — deserve clarity about the province’s policing plans after contradictory UCP statements, the NDP’s public safety and emergency services critic told the legislative assembly Oct. 28.
Scientists isolate Canada's most genetically lonely animal

Scientists isolate Canada's most genetically lonely animal

Far from a moose, beaver, or polar bear, a recent study published in the journal The Canadian Field-Naturalist has found the country’s most evolutionarily distinct Canadian animal is the spiny softshell turtle, otherwise known as Apalone spinifera. 
Five things for parents to think about when helping their child buy a home

Five things for parents to think about when helping their child buy a home

Five things to think about if you're considering gifting money to your child to help buy a home.
B.C. judge urgently halts assisted death of Alberta woman, day before MAID procedure

B.C. judge urgently halts assisted death of Alberta woman, day before MAID procedure

A British Columbia judge has granted an urgent injunction stopping an Alberta woman's medically assisted death, the day before it was scheduled to take place in Vancouver.
Ski hill 2024 opening days in Alberta, British Columbia

Ski hill 2024 opening days in Alberta, British Columbia

A list of Western Canada's ski hill opening days.
AUC blocks Westlock solar project

AUC blocks Westlock solar project

A proposed solar plant north of Westlock was originally slated to be operational by December, but after months of review, the Alberta Utilities Commission has decided the project won’t be built.
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