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The Ukrainian community in Alberta is growing concerned for family and friends in Ukraine, after Russia further escalated the situation along the countries’ shared border. Fighting in the Donbas region, …

Dozens of refugees are ready to begin a new chapter of their lives in Edmonton.  Earlier this month, 170 refugees from Afghanistan landed in the city. The group fled Afghanistan last …

A St. Paul, Alta., family is relieved — and has unanswered questions — after a school bus driver left a kindergarten student onboard and the child wandered onto a highway. Donna Favel says her five-year-old …

The Wood Buffalo Multicultural EXPO will be hosted online for the second year in a row, but this year it’s going to have twice as many performances, a live talent …

A new nursing program created by the University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services hopes to fill the gap left by a shortage of nurses in rural Alberta. Students in …

A team of astrophysicists may soon be getting a key to unlocking the mystery on the origins of life.  The James Webb Space Telescope was launched into space from French Guiana in …

Many theatres and concert venue operators in Alberta are making tough decisions to postpone or cancel shows due to COVID-19.  But for a few, the show will go on — for now. The Edmonton …

For the second day in a row, there are more people in hospital with COVID-19 in Alberta than ever before. As of Friday’s update, there are 1,191 people in hospital, …

Calling in nursing students and redeploying health-care workers to treat COVID-19 patients point to a pending crisis inside provincial hospitals, Alberta doctors say.  “It’s disconcerting from a patient care standpoint,” said …

This week, we take a closer look at the search for COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. Min Dhariwal speaks with businesses and community members on the hunt for testing kits. Plus …