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• Former Lake Louise resort CFO sent to prison, fined total of $775K after convictions for fraud, tax evasion

  14-11-2024 21:42 via cbc.ca
  
  Derek Nicholas Kwasney was handed a year in jail and a $106,000 fine for failing to pay taxes on money he embezzled from the resort. Those penalties come just weeks after he was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison and a $669,000 fine for a fraud conviction.
  
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• Calgary police lay charges in string of cannabis, liquor store robberies

  14-11-2024 20:26 via globalnews.ca
  
  Calgary Police have laid a total of 22 charges against a man believed to be responsible for a string of cannabis and liquor store robberies.
  
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• Alberta man convicted in deaths of Métis hunters has appeal dismissed by Supreme Court

  14-11-2024 20:06 via cbc.ca
  
  Canada's top court has declined to hear the appeal of one of two men found guilty in the deaths of two Métis hunters who were shot and killed in northeastern Alberta.
  
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• Federal government offers grants for small businesses in fire-stricken Jasper, Alta.

  14-11-2024 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  Business owners in the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain resort town of Jasper are getting some financial help from the federal government to help them get back on their feet.
  
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• Federal employment minister to make announcement related to Jasper’s wildfire recovery

  14-11-2024 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  The July fire damaged or destroyed about a third of the structures in the mountain tourist town.
  
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• Conservative MPs frustrated after Poilievre bars them from promoting housing fund: sources

  14-11-2024 19:12 via cbc.ca
  
  Some Conservative MPs are frustrated after their leader, Pierre Poilievre, barred them from promoting a federal housing fund in their constituencies, sources told Radio-Canada.
  
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• 12-year-old boy charged in connection with stabbing at McDonald’s restaurant in Edmonton

  14-11-2024 19:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police officers were called to a fast-food restaurant in the area of 153rd Avenue and Castle Downs Road at about 3:15 p.m. on Nov. 8.
  
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• Ovintiv consolidates holdings with $3.3B Montney deal, $2.8B Uinta sale

  14-11-2024 19:03 via globalnews.ca
  
  Ovintiv Inc. is streamlining its operations with a deal to buy assets in Alberta's Montney region while off-loading its holdings in Utah.
  
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• A look at Connor McDavid's magic moments as Oilers captain closes in on 1,000 points

  14-11-2024 18:18 via cbc.ca
  
  Edmonton superstar Connor McDavid enters the Oilers' game Thursday night against Nashville with 999 points.
  
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• As Edmontonians brace for possible 8.1% tax hike, city councillors look to lower the increase

  14-11-2024 17:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Earlier this fall, city administrators recommended that city council implement an 8.1 per cent property tax increase for 2025.
  
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• Alberta semi-truck driver fined for crash that blocked B.C. highway for hours

  14-11-2024 16:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  An Alberta semi-trailer driver has been fined following a crash that blocked Highway 1 east of Chilliwack during the morning rush hour last Friday.
  
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• Proposed class-action alleges abuse, cultural devastation at Indigenous group homes in Canada

  14-11-2024 16:32 via cbc.ca
  
  A proposed class-action lawsuit against the Canadian government says Indigenous children removed from their communities and placed in group homes beginning in the 1950s suffered abuse that "was commonplace, condoned and, arguably, encouraged."
  
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• Eddie Robar named as Edmonton's new city manager

  14-11-2024 16:23 via cbc.ca
  
  After serving in the role on an interim basis, Eddie Robar has been named as Edmonton's new city manager.
  
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• Budget pressures top of mind for Edmonton's new city manager

  14-11-2024 16:23 via cbc.ca
  
  After serving in the role on an interim basis, Eddie Robar has been named as Edmonton's new city manager. Robar says taking care of the city's finances will be his top priority.
  
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• Driver accused in deadly Fort McMurray restaurant crash allegedly had medically suspended licence

  14-11-2024 15:11 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police say a 24-year-old employee was hit by the pickup and later died in hospital.
  
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• Appeals to Alberta's Law Enforcement Review Board continue to rise in Edmonton

  14-11-2024 15:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The number of cases appealed to Alberta's Law Enforcement Review Board increased in 2023, with Edmonton making up the bulk. Experts say the reason for the increase, and why Edmonton has had higher numbers than Calgary for more than a decade, is unclear.
  
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• A look at McDavid’s marvelous moments as Oilers captain closes in on 1,000 points

  14-11-2024 14:59 via globalnews.ca
  
  Edmonton superstar Connor McDavid enters the Oilers' game Thursday night against Nashville with 999 points.
  
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• Connor McDavid could reach 1,000 points tonight as Oilers host Predators

  14-11-2024 14:49 via globalnews.ca
  
  McDavid had a goal and three assists in Edmonton's 4-3 overtime win against the visiting New York Islanders on Tuesday.
  
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• Trump’s proposed tariffs unlikely to include Canadian oil: experts

  14-11-2024 14:18 via globalnews.ca
  
  The threat of the tariff is causing a lot of concern in Canada, where the Canadian Chamber of Commerce said such a tariff could take a $30-billion bite out of the Canadian economy.
  
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• Alberta took on drought with voluntary water-sharing. Here's how it went, and what comes next

  14-11-2024 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The provincial government says its water-sharing agreements were a "major success" and an arrangement that could be replicated in the rest of the country, as experts say important conversations around Alberta's water supply still loom in the years to come.
  
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• Alberta government says voluntary water-sharing agreements were 'major success'

  14-11-2024 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The provincial government says its water-sharing agreements were a "major success" and an arrangement that could be replicated in the rest of the country, as experts say important conversations around Alberta's water supply still loom in the years to come.
  
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• Alberta dubs water-sharing agreements 'major success' as experts say challenges still loom

  14-11-2024 14:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The provincial government says its water-sharing agreements were a "major success" and an arrangement that could be replicated in the rest of the country, as experts say important conversations around Alberta's water supply still loom in the years to come.
  
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• Widow, 101, says Rotary Foundation Canada refuses to share husband's $40M fortune

  14-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Mary McEachern says Rotary Foundation Canada has repeatedly blocked her efforts to honour her husband’s final wishes and redistribute his estate to various charities, not the Rotary alone.
  
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• RCMP prepares to deploy body cameras to thousands of officers nationwide

  14-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The RCMP is set to give an update today on its plans to attach cameras to frontline officers later this month, marking a monumental shift in how Mounties and Canadians interact.
  
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• CRA launched 'witch hunt' against whistleblowers who exposed millions in bogus refunds, sources say

  14-11-2024 10:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The Canada Revenue Agency is on a “witch hunt” to find whistleblowers who may have spoken to the media and exposed how it has been repeatedly duped into paying out millions in bogus refunds to scammers, according to sources.
  
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• Some Scotiabank customers still unable to access accounts after 'scheduled maintenance'

  14-11-2024 04:14 via cbc.ca
  
  Some Scotiabank customers are still unable to access their online banking accounts after what the company called "scheduled maintenance" turned into a service outage that crept into Wednesday, sparking online anger and a proposed class action lawsuit.
  
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• Scant support for higher property taxes in Edmonton, city survey shows

  14-11-2024 03:22 via cbc.ca
  
  The online survey shows only 16 per cent of respondents are comfortable with further tax increases than what was already approved for the 2023-26 operating and capital budgets. 
  
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• Public consultation to determine the fate of Alberta supervised consumption sites

  14-11-2024 02:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  Premier Danielle Smith intends to host town halls in order to decide how to best move forward on supervised consumption sites in Alberta.
  
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• Alberta Health Services preparing to handle increased respiratory illnesses

  14-11-2024 01:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Alberta's respiratory virus tracker shows lab-confirmed COVID cases have nearly doubled since September. AHS says some hospitals are experiencing high occupancy levels.
  
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