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Calgary Home With Trump Flags Egged and Hit With Dog Feces, Owners Say They Fear for Their Safety
Edmonton's New $80M Islamic Elementary School Opens, Billed as Canada's Largest Faith-Based Development
Edmonton Police Seek Last of Seven Suspects in Whyte Avenue Assault
Edmonton Police Clock 79-Year-Old at 147 km/h in 80 Zone on Whitemud Drive
The City of Edmonton Is Hiring 35 Roles Paying Up to $136,046, and Some Need No Degree
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NAIT's Nest Closed Indefinitely After Carbon Monoxide Detected in the Kitchen
The Nest is closed indefinitely after carbon monoxide was detected Thursday and two kitchen staff were taken to hospital. NAIT completed ventilation work over the summer and received an occupancy permit on August 21. The students' association says the kitchen has been overheating since the semester started.
U of A Protective Services Warns of Trespassed Individual Attempting Entry to Campus Residences
University of Alberta Protective Services is asking the campus community to report sightings of a man who has been trespassed from U of A campuses and is known to attempt entry into secure residential facilities. Sightings go to 780-492-5050, file 2026-3799.
Edmonton Woman Whose Dogs Killed 11-Year-Old Kache Grist Sentenced to Two Years of House Arrest
Crystal MacDonald has been sentenced to two years of house arrest for criminal negligence causing the death of 11-year-old Kache Grist, who was killed by her two Cane Corsos in April 2024. The Crown had sought five years in prison. The dogs had injured three people and killed two pets before the attack.
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Calgary Woman, 80, Seriously Hurt After Being Struck by Transit Bus at Beddington Boulevard
An 80-year-old woman was struck by a Calgary Transit bus at Beddington Boulevard N.W. and Centre Street N. at approximately 9:40 a.m. Friday, after falling while exiting at the stop. She was taken to hospital with life-altering injuries. Police say speed and impairment are not believed to be factors.
15 Things to Do in Calgary This Long Weekend: September 4–7, 2026 (BBQ on the Bow & More)
Canada's longest-running barbecue competition turns 35 on the Bow, the Stampeders host the Elks in the Labour Day Classic, and Monday is the last day of the season for a surprising number of Calgary's best outings. Fifteen things to do over the September 4-7 long weekend, with times, addresses and what each one costs.
Calgary's Universities and Colleges Are Hiring 180+ Roles: U of C, Mount Royal, Bow Valley and SAIT
Four Calgary post-secondaries have more than 180 positions open between them. Mount Royal alone has 51, most of them campus jobs starting at $15.45 an hour. The University of Calgary lists roughly 100 more, including a supervisor role at the Olympic Oval.
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Federal Conservatives Launch 'Conservatives for Canada' Campaign Ahead of Alberta's October 19 Referendum
The federal Conservative Party has launched a campaign urging supporters to vote to remain in Canada. Edmonton-area MP Dane Lloyd is the caucus lead. Elections Alberta says it has received 290,000 mail-in ballot requests and projects turnout could reach a record 85 per cent.
City of Red Deer Is Hiring 19 Roles, Including Eight Police Jobs You Don't Need to Be an Officer For
The City of Red Deer has 19 positions open, from a Parks Labourer to a Maintenance Planner at $45.29 an hour. Eight of them are civilian roles inside the RCMP detachment, which the City hires directly. Several went up in the past week.
Lethbridge's Whoop-Up Drive Bridge Fire Closes Westbound Lane, Engineers Say Structure Is Safe
Eleven firefighters were called to the Whoop-Up Drive bridge at about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday for a fire in scaffolding and construction materials under the deck. Nobody was hurt. The City closed the outside westbound lane Thursday as a precaution while engineers finish their assessment.
Lethbridge's Chinook Regional Hospital Is Getting a $320M Cardiac and ICU Expansion
Alberta Infrastructure has committed $320 million to redevelop the cardiac catheterization lab at Chinook Regional Hospital and more than double critical care capacity. Intensive care goes from 16 bed spaces to 26 and the coronary care unit from 4 to 28, for 54 in total. Design work starts this month, construction in October 2027, completion at the end of 2031.
Grande Prairie Marks Overdose Awareness Day With 1,157 Purple Flags, One for Every Albertan Lost Last Year
Purple flags line the street outside the Montrose Cultural Centre for International Overdose Awareness Day, one for each of the 1,157 people who died of accidental opioid poisoning in Alberta in 2025. Twenty-four of those deaths were in Grande Prairie.
Labour Day 2026 Alberta: What's Open, What's Closed, and Whether You Get Paid
Labour Day falls on Monday, September 7 this year, the latest date it can land. Alberta has no law stopping retailers from opening on statutory holidays, so most stores will be. Here's what's actually closed, what runs on reduced hours, and how holiday pay works.
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Jimmy John's Is Opening Its First Calgary Location Near the University of Calgary This Fall
Jollibee Edmonton: 10 New Restaurants Planned in Major Expansion
Shake Shack’s First Canadian Drive-Thru Opens in Calgary August 27 With Alberta-Exclusive Menu Items
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