# xl (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover xl. Page: Feed: --- ## [Workers' strike at CPKC ends, binding arbitration coming](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cpkc-signal-workers-strike-ends-9.7316936?cmp=rss) _2026-08-22 · CBC | Calgary News_ Canadian Pacific Kansas City has announced that a months-long strike by roughly 300 unionized signal workers has ended. ## [Northern Indigenous community suing Alberta government for 2023 wildfire response](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/east-prairie-metis-settlement-wildfire-lawsuit-9.7316082?cmp=rss) _2026-08-22 · CBC | Edmonton News_ A Metis community 400 kilometres northwest of Edmonton is seeking damages from the province due to their handling of the 2023 Grizzly Complex Wildfire that burned over over 180,000 hectares in the Slave Lake Forest Area. Amended court documents were filed by the community in late April. ## [You can't buy anything on these food delivery and shopping sites. Here's why that's the point](https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/fake-shopping-website-app-dopamine-9.7313588?cmp=rss) _2026-08-22 · CBC | Calgary News_ Mock shopping sites are giving people the thrill of browsing, filling a cart and checking out, without spending a cent. As the trend spreads worldwide, some are using it to rethink compulsive spending and the environmental cost of buying more. ## [Victoire's PWHL championship Walter Cup trophy missing after not arriving in Alberta, AP source says](https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/pwhl/pwhl-walter-cup-missing-alberta-9.7316573?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Calgary News_ The Walter Cup is missing -- or at least the replica version of the trophy that belongs to the Professional Women's Hockey League champion Montreal Victoire, the league told The Associated Press on Friday. ## [City of Calgary paid more than $120,000 in traffic fines issued to fleet vehicles in 3 years](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-transit-traffic-fines-9.7316108?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Calgary News_ Over the past three years, the City of Calgary has paid the traffic fines issued to drivers of city vehicles, costing more than $120,000, CBC News has learned. ## [2nd brother who attacked Calgary bus driver gets 3-year sentence](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/darryl-flett-curtis-baker-spence-amarjit-grewal-bus-driver-9.7316147?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Calgary News_ The second brother responsible for a brutal attack on a Calgary bus driver was handed a three-year sentence on Friday. ## [Edmonton parents looking at major increase in yellow bus fees come September](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/yellow-bus-fee-increase-9.7315827?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Edmonton News_ Edmonton parents are gearing up to send their kids back to school, but a steep 40 per cent in transportation fees has some parents feeling concerned. Starting in September, both Edmonton Public and Edmonton Catholic Schools will be charging parents $70 a month per student, as compared to the $50 a month they were paying last school year. ## [Rescuers use new tech to save caver trapped vertically in Alberta's 'Psych Squeeze'](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-canmore-cave-rescue-new-technology-9.7315556?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Calgary News_ A caver has been rescued after being trapped vertically underground at the Rat's Nest Cave in Canmore, Alta., in an operation that deployed volunteer-built underground radio technology for the first time. ## [Mounties reviewing First Nations' call for treason probe into Alberta premier, UCP](https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/rcmp-alberta-treason-review-9.7315676?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Edmonton News_ Canada's top Mountie has written to First Nations leaders in Alberta, confirming the RCMP will review the chiefs' call for a criminal treason investigation into the province's premier and governing party. The response has some chiefs feeling optimistic. ## [Person dead following collision between SUV and combine on Siksika First Nation](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/siksika-first-nation-fatal-collision-suv-combine-9.7315713?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Calgary News_ Gleichen RCMP said one person is dead following a collision between an SUV and a combine on Siksika First Nation on Thursday afternoon. ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/RAk6519MRZsk) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [2 injured in 'violent incident' at Edmonton Sikh Temple, World Sikh Organization of Canada says](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/nanaksar-temple-edmonton-9.7315688?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Edmonton News_ The World Sikh Organization of Canada said a “violent incident” at the Nanaksar Gurdwara temple in northeast Edmonton Friday morning left two people injured. ## [Stabbing at Edmonton Sikh temple leaves 2 injured, man in custody](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/nanaksar-temple-edmonton-9.7315688?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Calgary News_ The World Sikh Organization of Canada said a “violent incident” at the Nanaksar Gurdwara temple in northeast Edmonton Friday morning left two people injured. ## [Calgary parents looking for ways to save amid rising back-to-school costs](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-back-to-school-costs-survey-9.7315282?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Calgary News_ As students gear up to return to the classroom, some Calgary parents are feeling the sting of more expensive school supplies and other necessities. An April survey from Caddle and the Retail Council of Canada found 91 per cent of respondents feel back-to-school items have become more expensive. ## [A president, open-carry gun laws, elected judges: Group floats vision for an independent Alberta](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-prosperity-project-discussion-paper-9.7314444?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Edmonton News_ A prominent separatist group in the province has released a discussion paper floating a vision for an independent Alberta — including a president, open-carry gun laws, a maximum 10-per cent income tax and a Supreme Court based in Grande Prairie. ## [Alberta minister faces more fury at second town hall on AI data centres](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alta-ai-town-hall-redwater-9.7315335?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Edmonton News_ Alberta's technology minister faced yet another firing line of fury at the government's second town hall hearing from residents over its plan for artificial intelligence data centres. ## ['The gift comes from the horse': How this growing Indigenous sport is staying grounded in tradition](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/indigenous-sport-relay-racing-9.7315114?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Edmonton News_ It’s a sport that involves flying down a dirt track on the bare back of a thoroughbred horse - and it’s gaining ground across the province – and the country. But organizers and racers say it’s much more than high-speed horses and intense exchanges — it’s a connection to culture. ## [Alberta health cards now have expiration dates. Here’s what you need to know](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-health-cards-expiry-9.7314841?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Edmonton News_ The province’s new three-in-one IDs mean Alberta health cards are not just transitioning from paper to plastic — they now come with an expiry date. ## [Conservationists call for more federal enforcement of Species at Risk Act violations in Alberta](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/fisheries-and-oceans-canada-investigations-species-at-risk-9.7310439?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Edmonton News_ Some groups want to see improved enforcement to protect at-risk species in Alberta, after an investigation by Fisheries and Oceans Canada was halted due to a lack of resources. ## [Carney's big challenge as Canada-U.S. trade deal nears](https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/carney-s-big-challenge-as-canada-u-s-trade-deal-nears-9.7314851?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Edmonton News_ What we know about the impending Canada-U.S. trade deal and the political challenges Prime Minister Carney could face selling it. ## [Edmonton to revisit using calcium chloride for snow clearing](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-revisiting-calcium-chloride-snow-clearing-9.7314948?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Edmonton News_ The city stopped using calcium chloride on its roads in 2020, but a new report is opening the door for the ice-melting chemical to potentially be used again. ## [Know before it drops (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ekdrpxMkbHWf) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a show, artist, genre or rocket and get notified before release ## [Former Alexander First Nation chief sexually harassed employee over 9-year period: human rights tribunal](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/former-first-nation-chief-harassment-tribunal-9.7314859?cmp=rss) _2026-08-21 · CBC | Edmonton News_ The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has found a former Alexander First Nation chief sexually harassed an employee over a nine-year period. ## [Parents facing higher fees for Edmonton school buses](https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7314897?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Edmonton News_ Edmonton Public Schools has increased the price for kids taking school buses for the second year in a row. As the CBC’s Tristan Mottershead reports, some parents say this has caught them off guard. ## ['I thought I would always have him': Children of murder victim speak at killer's sentencing hearing](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/donald-lyons-paulos-berhe-murder-sentencing-hearing-9.7314507?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Calgary News_ Paulos Berhe wiped away tears as his victim’s 13-year-old child delivered a powerful victim impact statement in court on Thursday at his sentencing hearing. ## [WestJet ordered to scrap weight cap on power wheelchairs](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/westjet-weight-cap-9.7314171?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Calgary News_ The Calgary-based airline is imposing an "undue barrier" on travellers living with a disability by effectively barring some power wheelchairs from its planes, says Canada's transport regulator. ## [Alberta technology minister met with jeers at first town hall on AI data centres](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/ai-data-centre-town-hall-9.7314115?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Calgary News_ Alberta's technology minister was jeered, badgered and booed late Wednesday by a room packed with hundreds of people over the province's plans for an artificial intelligence data centre. ## [Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins to play NHL games in Germany in 2027](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/hkn-nhl-in-germany-9.7314220?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Edmonton News_ The Boston Bruins and Edmonton Oilers will each play two regular-season games in Germany next year as part of the NHL and NHLPA's efforts to grow hockey in the country, the league announced Thursday. ## [New Edmonton velodrome puts Olympic cycling champion Kelsey Mitchell back on track](https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/cycling/track/womens-track-sprint-kelsey-mitchell-edmonton-9.7313916?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · Myles Dichter · CBC | Edmonton News_ A new velodrome in her backyard drew Olympic track cycling champion Kelsey Mitchell back to the sport. After competing for Canada in bobsled in February's Milan Cortina Games, the 32-year-old from Sherwood Park, Alta., is back on two wheels at the new Alberta Velodrome in Edmonton. ## [Operator fined in fracking pond drowning death in northern Alberta](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alta-workplace-death-9.7313728?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Edmonton News_ An oil and gas company has been convicted for failing to protect a worker who drowned in a northern Alberta fracking pond nearly three years ago. ## [Some 2SLGBTQ+ groups cut ties with Edmonton Pride Festival over policing concerns](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-pride-festival-policing-9.7313570?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Edmonton News_ Some 2SLGBTQ+ groups have cut ties with the Edmonton Pride Festival citing concerns about an increased police presence and questions about whether an application from a police-affiliated group to walk in the parade was considered. ## [Parking dominates the top 50 complaints made to Edmonton’s 311 line in 2025](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/parking-311-complaints-9.7311844?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Edmonton News_ Of the top 50 complaints to Edmonton’s 311 line in 2025, more than 40 per cent were related to parking, city data shows. The number one complaint was abandoned vehicles, with the city recording 20,570 concerns to its 311 line last year, a city memo published in April shows. ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YxSwMqDd3zKy) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [With 60 days left until Alberta’s referendum, stay and leave sides plot their course](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-independence-referendum-advertising-rallies-9.7311518?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Edmonton News_ Only 60 days remain until Albertans answer 10 questions that could shape the future of the province. With the clock ticking, both sides have limited opportunities to win over hearts and minds — and polling suggests that will be a challenge. ## [Proposed changes to endangered species law would 'stab it to death,' says scientist](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/proposed-changes-species-at-risk-scientists-concerned-9.7311343?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Edmonton News_ The former chairs of a panel that advises the federal government on endangered wildlife have published an open letter highlighting concerns over proposed changes to the Species At Risk Act, which they say could lead to the "wilful extinction" of endangered species in Canada. ## [Invasive plants are available across Canada. Is federal regulation possible?](https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/invasive-plants-sale-federal-regulation-9.7312362?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Edmonton News_ Several Canadian cities are pursuing bylaws to restrict the sale of invasive plants by garden centres and nurseries. Advocates with the Canadian Coalition for Invasive Plant Regulation say a federal horticulture body and invasive plant database would help a biodiversity crisis in the making. ## [Central Alberta RCMP officer facing 4 charges in alleged intimate partner violence case](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-rcmp-officer-asirt-assault-9.7313524?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Edmonton News_ Alberta's police watchdog says an RCMP officer has been arrested and is facing four charges in a case of alleged intimate partner violence. ## [Edmonton city council to vote on fare gate pilot project in November](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-transit-fare-gate-city-council-9.7313446?cmp=rss) _2026-08-20 · CBC | Edmonton News_ Councillors narrowly approved a motion to break down how much it would cost to launch a fare gate pilot project at one downtown LRT station. The viability of the project will be determined during budget deliberations in November. ## [Southern Alberta school hopes to raise next generation of farmers](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/rural-school-next-generation-farmers-9.7313126?cmp=rss) _2026-08-19 · CBC | Calgary News_ The planned Yuill School of Agriculture near Medicine Hat is designed to offer instruction and college credits in 12 different subjects related to food production, farming and ranching.