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A towing advisory is in effect and RCMP is warning motorists to avoid Highway 2, after multiple collisions were reported north of Airdrie earlier this morning. 

The young suspect in the fatal shooting of Calgary teen Jal Acor Jal in March 2022 will stand trial in February 2025.

The Calgary Construction Association is irked with the province over legislation that provided an exemption to the Dow Chemicals plant.

Edmonton police are planning to remove more than 130 homeless structures as part of a massive sweep at encampments across the city next week.

Why is it so difficult for university administrators to express sympathy with all students, staff, and faculty who have been impacted by the events of October 7? To acknowledge that there are diverse Jewish views about Israel, Palestine, and what is unfolding now? Laurie Adkin writes on the tactics being used to silence critics of Israel and curtail free speech on campus and beyond.

Readers letters

The fight over the carbon tax boiled over in the House of Commons, the climate policy front and centre for both the Liberals and Conservatives.

Former Calgary mayor Al Duerr writes guest column from COP28

Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's assertion that Canada can achieve carbon neutrality in 2050 while simultaneously increasing oil and gas production is "logically incoherent." Wilkinson added he thinks Smith is not telling Albertans "the facts" about what fighting climate change action will require.

Canada hasn't historically "stepped up to the plate" when it comes to reducing carbon emissions, says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. But that, he says, is changing.