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Business

Just because Alberta’s economy is strong, doesn’t mean you’re not feeling a ‘me-cession’

The economy in Alberta looks good — from a distance — where record immigration has led to a jump in…

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Tech

Wildfires devastated Jasper. The soot and ash are putting Alberta’s glaciers at risk, scientists warn

As the devastating fires around Jasper National Park filled the sky with smoke and ash, John Pomeroy was thinking of…

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Canada

Alberta’s contraband tobacco trade not easily extinguished, investigators warn

Every day, at the register of Awet Tekie’s Edmonton convenience store, customers looking to buy cheap, contraband cigarettes are turned…

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Health

Alberta’s ER staffing crunch getting worse in big cities and small, doctors warn

Alberta Health Services is trying to find dozens of emergency room doctors to fill vacant positions across the province. The…

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Canada

Alberta’s potato industry is booming thanks to a global appetite for french fries

Alberta’s potato industry is in the midst of a growth spurt thanks in part to a growing appetite in Asia for…

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Canada

Why Alberta’s government wants out of the federal dental care plan — and who it could impact

Late last month, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, stating that Alberta would pull…

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Health

Health-care evacuations are the ‘new normal.’ Here are lessons from Alberta’s last wildfire season

White Coat Black Art26:30Health-care lessons from an unprecedented fire season The meals hadn’t even been served at the 2023 Physicians Appreciation…

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Canada

Alberta’s last coal plant has powered down and is not expected to burn another lump

It appears Alberta’s coal era has come to an end. Capital Power’s Genesee 2 facility — the last dedicated coal plant…

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Canada

Rachel Notley: Alberta’s progressive politics giant prepares to step aside

Toward the end of the 2015 Alberta election campaign, NDP Leader Rachel Notley summoned her four-member caucus to an Edmonton…

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Politics

So many self-inflicted wounds, so few allies. Alberta’s energy war room was long doomed

It was never really the war room that former Alberta premier Jason Kenney dreamed of. And even if it had…

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