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Province takes command role in firefighting efforts in Sturgeon County
After working around the clock for the past week to manage the response to the Redwater wildfire, Sturgeon County will hand over responsibility for firefighting to the province. Alberta's Wildfire's incident management team will be taking the lead command role in fighting the wildfire
5 suspects charged in record-setting $3 million Edmonton drug bust
After a year-long investigation, five suspects have been arrested and charged in a record-setting drug seizure.
Boyle, Alta., residents band together as wildfire evacuation forces them from homes
An evacuation order was issued for the village of Boyle just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday. With the fire growing less than two kilometres from the community, all residents of Boyle - located around 150 kilometres north of Edmonton - were asked to travel to a reception centre in Lac La Biche immediately.
Hazardous materials prompt evacuation of 46 townhomes in northeast Edmonton, police say
Residents in the designated evacuation area have been asked to vacate their homes for up to three days while police remove unknown chemicals and substances from a townhouse unit in a complex located in the Homesteader neighbourhood
5 RCMP vehicles smashed by suspect with stolen trackhoe in eastern Alberta: police
RCMP have arrested a man after he allegedly used a stolen trackhoe to smash multiple police cruisers at the Bonnyville detachment.
Not enough traffic — or speed — on Alberta's internet 'highway,' critics complain
In 2001, the Alberta government pledged to connect rural communities to a high-speed internet "highway" called the Alberta SuperNet. But after almost 25 years and an estimated $1 billion invested in the project, recent statistics show that Alberta has the worst rural high-speed internet availability of all the provinces.
New Kehewin language program opens to help preserve Plains Cree language
A new Indigenous immersive language program inspired by the Māori communities of New Zealand is looking to help preserve Plains Cree, a dialect of the Cree language. The program, called a "language nest," is a non-classroom space for fluent Indigenous elders and knowledge keepers from the local community to help children learn the Cree language in their formative years.
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Edmontonian developing 3D printer that could be 'manufacturing plant of the moon'
A 21-year-old is designing a new device meant to take soil from the lunar surface and convert it into essential equipment for astronauts on the moon
An era ends: Weather issues, insurance woes force closure of Drayton Valley ski hill
After almost 60 years in operation, the ski hill in Drayton Valley, Alta., is shutting down. A post on the ski hill's Facebook page earlier this week blamed the closure on weather and insurance-related issues.
Private-sector proposal aims to repurpose old Royal Alberta Museum building
An Edmonton architectural firm and development company have announced a joint proposal to keep the vacant building standing by repurposing it into a new community hub.