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January 06, 2025

The demolition of Edmonton's Coliseum, which has been closed since 2017, will not begin for at least two more years due to the extensive planning and hazardous material removal required. The City has allocated $35 million for demolition, in addition to the $9 million spent on maintaining the building. The Coliseum, once home to the Edmonton Oilers, will be replaced by a mixed-use urban village as part of long-term plans for the area. The new development is expected to take 25-30 years to complete.

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Sam Cooper and Brian Lilley

17 hours ago

If man made CO2 emissions have any effect at all on extinctions — it stops them happening

New research looked at 500 years worth of extinctions and concludes that species loss peaked about a century ago. Far from the rate accelerating as we pour carbon dioxide into the sky, fewer species are disappearing now than forty or fifty years ago.
https://joannenova.com.au/2025/12/the-sixth-mass-extinction-is-over-already/

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December 17, 2025

As of this year, there are only two news organizations in Canada that refuse federal media bribes: Juno News and Rebel News.

We are different. We offer different styles and approaches. But what we share is independence, reach, and real-world impact.

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