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Before opening her new Báhn Mi shop just north of downtown Edmonton, Yvonne Ho went on a journey to learn to bake the perfect bread for her sandwiches. She joined Radio Active’s Jessica Ng to share the story of her culinary trip to Vietnam and tips for the perfect Saigon-style baguette.

Posted: April 20, 2024, 10:00 am
A view of the Edmonton river valley, with water surrounded by green trees and grass, with buildings in the distance under a blue sky.

A private member's bill that grants the Alberta government more power over decisions around national urban parks passed in legislature on Monday. 

Posted: April 20, 2024, 10:00 am
Two close-up pictures of Dominey, with the right showing more colour.

The lawyer for a class-action lawsuit by men who allege they were sexually abused by an Anglican priest in an Edmonton youth jail is trying to get in touch with any other potential victims.

Posted: April 20, 2024, 10:00 am
Protesters outside an event Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is attending in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018.

In November 2018, Justin Trudeau went to Calgary to speak to the chamber of commerce. A crowd gathered outside the venue and chanted “build that pipe.” This was one of those rare occasions where the protesters and the protested were broadly in agreement — at least in regards to one pipeline.

Posted: April 20, 2024, 8:00 am
A woman wearing a green blazer with white pearls with brown hair is pictured in front of a blue wall.

The premier wants to do... something about what she argues is a lack of conservatism in post-secondary thought. It might include creating Alberta's own research programs, something the UCP has done before.

Posted: April 20, 2024, 8:00 am
A woman with a black suit and blue blouse stands at a podium.

Front-line staff are pushing back against the provincial government's response to what they call a "crisis" in Alberta's neonatal intensive care units, calling it "short-sighted" and "frustrating."

Posted: April 19, 2024, 8:42 pm
A book cover featuring a bison on a yellow background next to a black and white photo of a bearded man in sunglasses and a cowboy hat.

The Métis-Ukrainian writer spoke to The Next Chapter’s Ali Hassan about his novel, Prairie Edge.

Posted: April 19, 2024, 8:40 pm
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The Court of Appeal of Alberta has rejected violent sexual offender Lance Blanchard’s appeal of his conviction and sentence as a dangerous offender.

Posted: April 19, 2024, 8:12 pm
One hockey player in blue tries to hold off a hockey player in white.

There are a few sure signs of spring in Alberta. The snow turns to slush, the Canada geese return to the ponds, lakes and streams, and the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings face each other in the first round of the Western Conference Playoffs.

Posted: April 19, 2024, 7:55 pm
A woman stands in front of a leafy green background, looking at the camera. She wears a bright red shirt with Indigenous symbols on it.

In a new book, Indigenous ecologist Jennifer Grenz talks about how a moment of "ecological angst" led her to incorporate more of her Indigenous worldview into her traditional Western science work.

Posted: April 19, 2024, 7:08 pm
People walk around a future development of wide streets and brick buildings on the corners.

An urban village at Ice District in central Edmonton — 2,500 residential units and a public park — is now estimated to take at least three years longer to build than previously planned. 

Posted: April 19, 2024, 6:07 pm
A woman wearing a black blazer sits in a chair.

Alberta has concluded its negotiations with major water licence holders and is now outlining what it calls the largest water-sharing agreements in Alberta’s 118-year history.

Posted: April 19, 2024, 3:00 pm
A man stands behind a podium with 'Alberta' written across the front.

The Alberta government says it won’t revamp its court system to get federal funding for 17 judges dedicated to hearing family court cases.

Posted: April 19, 2024, 10:00 am
A red single-family home stands in a row of houses.

Tax experts and lawyers explain to CBC how capital gains works on property transfers, including what happens with inheritances and how the value of those properties is determined.

Posted: April 19, 2024, 8:00 am
Power lines across a blue sky.

Under changes planned to take effect in 2025, power providers will be required to do more to inform Albertans about their electricity options.

Posted: April 18, 2024, 9:15 pm
A man in a red shirt and a baseball cap with the Metis insignia speaks at a podium.

The federal government is mulling a path forward after the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan dropped support for its own proposed self-government legislation, another blow to the controversial Bill C-53, one the critics say spells doom for the beleaguered bill.

Posted: April 18, 2024, 8:59 pm

Looking to hop on the Edmonton Oilers playoff bandwagon? Ice District is offering up cool watch parties during the run for the Stanley Cup.

Posted: April 18, 2024, 8:25 pm
Firefighters dressed in yellow walk through a stand of burned trees.

Alberta is bracing for another challenging fire season and with fire officials urging communities to prepare for conditions to grow more volatile as a summer drought settles in.

Posted: April 18, 2024, 4:57 pm
Man with glasses and plaid shirt standing in a greenhouse, holding a tray of seedlings.

A study published earlier his year in the science journal Nature suggests gardeners should evaluate the carbon footprint of things like co-operative or collective gardens by looking at what they use to build them and, as importantly, what they grow and how they grow it.

Posted: April 18, 2024, 11:00 am

Retirement may seem farther away than ever for millennials after the pandemic, inflation and Canada’s skyrocketing housing prices. But what does the long-term outlook hold for this generation just coming into its own? Given the economic times, what does retirement look like for millennials?

Posted: April 17, 2024, 2:50 pm
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