Quarterback Ricky Ray ran for two touchdowns and passed for another Friday, to lead the Edmonton Eskimos to a 45-13 victory over the B.C. Lions and a CFL playoff berth.

The Edmonton man accused of killing an RCMP officer in Hay River, N.W.T., in 2007 plotted to silence a witness afterward, a jury in Yellowknife heard Friday.

Dr. John O'Connor has been cleared of the last of four complaints laid by Health Canada during his tenure as a fly-in doctor in Fort Chipewyan, Alta.

A central Alberta man has been criminally charged in the death of a teen who was killed when a pen-like device used to scare off bears went off in a truck and struck him with a bullet.

Mayor Stephen Mandel has returned to Edmonton with the Prince of Wales Prize for Municipal Heritage Leadership, after a special ceremony with Prince Charles on Wednesday in Toronto.

Sean Steels , Senior News Editor University of Alberta students will soon notice a jump in the speed of their wired Internet connection on campus, thanks to upgrades to the University's bandwidth. The upgrade, which launches on Sunday, comes in response to a recent Internet slow-down perceived by students and staff approximately three weeks ago. Although the exact cause of the usage spike is ...

Jonathan Taves , Deputy News Editor Comments made recently by University of Alberta President Indira Samarasekera about undergraduate gender imbalance have ignited opposition from a number of students and faculty on campus. Fuel was added to the fire when posters satirizing the remarks put up by a group of students were abruptly taken down, and when the students were informed they could face ...

Derek Schutz , News Staff A recent federal report has shown that Albertan university students may have harder time balancing their budgets than students in other provinces. read more

Marie-Christine Jutras , News Writer Alberta’s international undergraduate students experienced the highest jump in education costs over the past year, with the province-wide increase set at 18.9 per cent compared to domestic students’ 4 per cent for the same time period, according to a recent Statistics Canada report. read more

Alexandria Eldridge , CUP Alberta and Northern Bureau Chief The Alberta government has provided grants to match donations to postsecondary institutions since 2005 — but this year, they’re running into trouble. Alberta launched the “Access to the Future” fund in 2005, which consists of two programs. One program, the Renaissance Fund, provides grants to postsecondary institutions to match ...

CASA House, a facility to help youth overcome mental health issues, celebrated its official opening in Sherwood Park on Monday.[...]

Health officials were still scrambling this week to ensure easy access to the H1N1 vaccine on Thursday for Alberta's youngest residents. Some people were waiting three hours or longer last week for a shot, before clinics closed Saturday due to dwindling supplies.[...]

Sixteen Greenpeace activists arrested in early October while trespassing at the Shell Scotford upgrader site made their first appearance in court on Tuesday. No pleas were entered, as court documents related to the case were not previously provided.[...]

School bus safety week at Elk Island Public Schools (EIPS) and schools across North America was held recently, where students participated in bus evacuation drills.[...]

No progress was made at a Tuesday court hearing in the case of 18-year-old Sherwood Park resident Blaine McNally's death. Tuesday's hearing was so quick, accused Justin Faltermeier, 18, didn't even make an appearance on closed circuit television.[...]

Do you have a photo of the Olympic Torch relay in Grande Prairie? Want to share your great pics with all of the city. The Daily Herald-Tribune can host your photos in our community galleries. Here's how you do it: 1.[...]

Thousands of people lined the streets and packed Muskoseepi Park Friday morning to catch a glimpse of the Olympic Flame as it was carried through Grande Prairie by 13 torch bearers.[...]

The contentious, decade-long debate over the efficiency of the national long-gun registry took another turn Wednesday when the House of Commons voted to repeal it.[...]

Grande Prairie RCMP are looking for three suspects who robbed a west-end nightclub and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash early yesterday morning. Police are investigating the robbery which occurred shortly after 3 a.[...]

Alberta's oil and gas drilling activity is expected to see a 5% drop in 2010, compared to British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, according to a forecast released yesterday.[...]

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ove mother of two, three and six-year old, couldn't understand why Alberta Health Services did not choose school grounds for H1N1 vaccination as she stood in a long lineup last week.

Former Spruce Grove teacher, Brian Douglas Nickel, was spared sentencing for another week due to further clarifications needed by court on his sexual interference charges stemming from an illicit relationship with a minor.

Through thick and thin the Spruce Grove Saints just keep on winning.

The Bantam Royals football team enjoyed their best season since the club was started five years ago with a record of 7-0 going into the Wheatland League Championship final against the Lloydminster Mustangs.[...]

Uniformed officers strolling the halls of schools is often thought of as a big-city phenomenon, but schools in the area have followed suit with their own program designed to improve communications between kids and police.[...]

The City of Cold Lake voted to add an intersection to the soon-to-be twinned Highway 28 to satisfy complaints of business owners who argued the new highway design would hurt their businesses. Business owners were at City Hall Sept.[...]

The Cold Lake Marina Users Society unveiled their recommendations to fix ongoing problems at the Cold Lake Marina. Ian MacKenzie, the president of the newly formed group, presented a power point presentation to council on Oct.[...]

Hundreds of Cold Lake and area residents claimed their spot in line to get the H1N1 vaccine on Oct. 29 at the Cold Lake Agriplex. It was the first chance for residents to get the vaccine. Many people tried to get the vaccine on Oct.[...]

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With another holiday season approaching, now is the time to be thinking about how to get home safely. That's exactly what Operation Red Nose (ORN) wants you to do as well, as the Fort Saskatchewan group officially launched their campaign on Nov. 2.

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Tenants of a Fort Saskatchewan apartment building were evacuated early Friday morning after a fire started in a futon in a ground-floor suite, emergency response officials said.

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