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Parks Canada to provide Jasper, Alta., with total of 320 interim housing units
Hundreds of residents of the Alberta mountain town scattered after last summer's monster wildfire could have temporary housing in or around town before March.
Alberta agencies work to educate public amid rise of online child sexual exploitation
Local agencies are working to educate the public about online safety, amid a steady rise of cases of online child sexual exploitation. Education, they say, is the best to tool for prevention.
Edmonton approves more than half of permits needed to meet 2026 housing target, city says
The City of Edmonton approved enough residential permits last year to construct more than half of the homes it wants to build before the end of 2026.
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Why Alberta's courts have seen a rise in sexual violence trials
Hundreds more cases of sexual assault and sexual exploitation have gone to trial in Alberta since 2017, data shows. The #MeToo movement has helped take away the stigma faced by survivors, while intentional change, teamwork and fewer preliminary hearings have helped push cases to court.
Alberta trucker charged with criminal negligence in highway crash that killed 2 motorcyclists
Michael Koochin, 38, of Slave Lake, Alta., is in custody and faces more than a dozen criminal charges in connection to a vehicle collision in August that killed two men and injured several others on a motorcycle ride for charity.
CBC Investigates
Alberta hospital patients waiting to move into continuing care are paying millions in fees
The Alberta government says the number of patients occupying hospital beds without needing that level of care is a key driver of the need to overhaul the provincial health-care system. Such patients are designated alternate level of care, or ALC. Data obtained by CBC News shows that since 2019, thousands of hospital patients have occupied beds while waiting to move into continuing care, paying millions in accommodation fees until they did.
Alberta hiring to restore land where fireguards were created in 2023 wildfire season
The provincial government is seeking contractors to restore hundreds of kilometres of land where fireguards were created during the 2023 wildfire season.
CBC Explains
Alberta livestock producers want coyotes added to wildlife compensation program. Here's why
A county in northwestern Alberta wants livestock producers to be compensated when coyotes prey on their animals, which would bring the province in line with the rest of Western Canada.
Safety along Valley Line Southeast LRT top of mind after 2 collisions this week
City of Edmonton officials are taking lessons away for response measures, after two separate collisions occurred along the light rail line, which runs southeast from downtown, within a 24-hour period this week.
Jasper is open to visitors again — but what can tourists expect?
Some locals are welcoming visitors with open arms, but experts suggest it is unclear how a recent wildfire will affect tourism. Visitors should prepare for the area to look different from older photos, as it will take years for the area to look how it did.