After lengthy debate at Edmonton City Hall on Tuesday over amendments to the operating budget, city council voted to approve changes that will result in an 8.9 per cent property tax hike in 2024.

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With dozens of wildfires already burning across Alberta, Banff’s fire department is educating residents and visitors on how the town is prepared to respond to emergencies.

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Advocates and people struggling to start a family in Alberta are hoping the province follows others -- like B.C., Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec -- in funding in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. trib.al/QY3a59Z

Here's @phildweather's Tuesday, April 23, 2024 evening weather update for the #yeg area. #yeg wx #abstorm

Fertility treatments can be $10-$100K and are not covered by Alberta Health — and advocates the cost is the biggest barrier for people seeking IVF and IUI to get pregnant. As @QuinnOhler explains, they're pushing Alberta to follow other provinces in covering some of the expense.

Several Medicentres walk-in clinics and family practices have closed or are about to in Edmonton and Calgary because doctors say they aren’t able to afford the rent.

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Alberta, known for its breathtaking landscapes and vibrant cities, has secured the fourth spot in a ranking of the happiest provinces in Canada. trib.al/eETi949

“We need to tear it down to the studs and rebuild the budget, quite frankly, and that’s not going to happen by 9 tonight,” Coun. Cartmell said. trib.al/C5nTrgm #yeg #yeg cc

A wildfire evacuation order that was issued for home on the Cold Lake First Nation Monday has been lifted.

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Fort Edmonton Park is celebrating its 50th year in operation this season. #yeg

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All four Canadian teams in the NHL playoffs have home games coming up and if you are looking to see one in person, it’ll cost you a pretty penny. trib.al/AC4L6lu

NEW: The cause of the hangar 11 fire and a damage estimate is not yet known, but on Tuesday the Edmonton Police Service said it was being investigating as suspicious.
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As of 8 p.m. MT, just minutes before the national anthems played, the Ticketmaster site showed around 180 unsold seats on its Rogers Place map.

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Fresh research suggests western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing, but it also concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves.

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This story was so hard to write but I’m so thankful that the family has allowed
me to tell a bit more about Karter’s story. The kind kid who loved the Oilers. Even in death he helped other kids: globalnews.ca/news/10433770/…

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team was asked to investigate the circumstances surrounding the presumed drowning on April 9.

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A wildfire that broke out Sunday near the northeastern Alberta hamlet of Saprae Creek is now being held, and an evacuation alert that was issued Sunday has been dropped.

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Three years ago, a heat dome drove temperatures in the Pacific Northwest to record highs and killed hundreds. A new study found climate change made the event even worse.

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Some of the most prestigious U.S. universities sought to defuse campus tensions over Israel’s conflict with Hamas.

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NAIT is asking all students and non-essential staff to stay away from main campus on Tuesday out of an abundance of caution after Monday's fire.

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