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Border officers at Edmonton airport find tarantulas in plastic container, toy plane

Border officers at Edmonton airport find tarantulas in plastic container, toy plane

EDMONTON — The Canada Border Services Agency says officers discovered two live tarantulas hidden inside plastic containers at the Edmonton International Airport earlier this year.
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One dead, one injured after plane found in lake east of Edmonton

One dead, one injured after plane found in lake east of Edmonton

TOFIELD, Alta. — One person is dead and another was taken to hospital with what police describe as serious injuries after a plane crashed into a lake east of Edmonton.
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'The saving grace for agriculture': Farmers look to irrigation amid climate woes

'The saving grace for agriculture': Farmers look to irrigation amid climate woes

CALGARY — Sean Stanford's wheat farm just south of Lethbridge, Alta.
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Evacuations ordered in communities along Alberta-NWT boundary due to wildfires

Evacuations ordered in communities along Alberta-NWT boundary due to wildfires

FORT SMITH, N.W.T. — Evacuation orders have been issued for several communities along the boundary between Alberta and the Northwest Territories due to nearby wildfires.
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'Just can't leave a person': how to respond to potential overdoses on the street

'Just can't leave a person': how to respond to potential overdoses on the street

EDMONTON — Kristin Voss-Dahl was going to an Edmonton Oilers hockey game with her friends downtown when she came across a person lying unresponsive in a parking lot.
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Charges laid in fatal wrong-way crash on Edmonton bridge in June

Charges laid in fatal wrong-way crash on Edmonton bridge in June

EDMONTON — A 23-year-old man faces several charges after a deadly wrong-way crash on an Edmonton bridge earlier this summer.
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Cyberattack on government service provider exposes records of 1.4 million Albertans

Cyberattack on government service provider exposes records of 1.4 million Albertans

EDMONTON — An Alberta government service provider says the records of more than 1.4 million residents were the target of a cyberattack last month.
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RCMP investigating collision between fuel truck and train in northern Alberta

RCMP investigating collision between fuel truck and train in northern Alberta

WHITECOURT, Alta. — Emergency crews are at the scene of a collision between a fuel truck and a train in northern Alberta.
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Defence lawyer awaits details in Calgary terrorism case related to TikTok video

Defence lawyer awaits details in Calgary terrorism case related to TikTok video

CALGARY — The lawyer for a 20-year-old Calgary man facing four terrorism-related charges says he's awaiting more evidence in the case against his client.
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Man severely injured after hit by light-rail train in Calgary

Man severely injured after hit by light-rail train in Calgary

CALGARY — A man sustained life-threatening injuries Thursday night after being hit by a light-rail transit train in Calgary.
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