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Indigenous identity researcher ordered to pay $70,000 in defamation suit

Lightning's Jon Cooper rooting for Connor McDavid to finally get his Stanley Cup

Concern over future of downtown Hudson's Bay building drives sold-out meeting

Smith resists call to allow MAID advance directives in Alberta, says federal policies have already gone too far

Saturday's letters: UCP limiting personal choice on MAID

Survive on $1,740 a Month: Alberta Is About to Cut Disability Benefits for 79,000 of Its Most Vulnerable Citizens

On July 1, the Alberta government plans to move 79,000 AISH recipients onto a new program that cuts benefits by $200...

The Invisible Workforce: How 8 Million Unpaid Canadian Caregivers Are Quietly Holding the Economy Together

A WestNet News investigation reveals that 7.8 million Canadians provide unpaid family care worth $97.1 billion annually...

Varcoe: As April 1 deadline on Alberta-Ottawa energy pact looms, deal on methane reduction 'very close'

Deal needs to be struck on industrial carbon pricing in Alberta, a new methane reduction target and a carbon capture...

Reader comments, part two: What you're saying about population growth

Using land supply efficiently I have enjoyed the Herald’s pieces about population and housing growth over these...

AI is not that smart

I was comforted by an article I’d recently read that laid out the shortfalls of artificial intelligence (AI). In it,...

An Edmonton-born man has spent the last four months in a U.S. ICE detention centre. He now faces deportation

"It's been a challenge, not just for myself, but everyone involved. For my family, it's been one of the most difficult...

Survival of the fittest trend on Oilers continues, as goalie again pushed to side

This in from Tony Brar of Edmonton Oilers TV, news that Connor Ingram will start in net tonight against the Lightning...

BC Modular Housing Project Delivers 40 Affordable Rental Units in Record Time

Prince Rupert's new 40-unit Estrella development uses modular construction to deliver affordable rental housing faster...

Alberta's New Electoral Map Increases Legislature by Two Seats to 89 MLAs

Alberta's new electoral map adds two seats to reach 89 MLAs, with Calgary and Edmonton gaining representation while...

Edmonton Drug Bust Nets $800K in Methamphetamine, Firearms After Multi-Province Investigation

Two Edmonton men face 24 charges after ALERT seized $800,000 in methamphetamine, firearms and counterfeit cash in...