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OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks signed American quarterback Dru Brown to a one-year contract extension Wednesday. The deal leaves Brown under contract with Ottawa through the 2026 season.

CALGARY — A non-profit that helps fund Legal Aid Alberta is raising concern over potential funding changes by the provincial government that it says would limit access to justice for vulnerable and low-income Albertans.

TOFIELD, Alta. — Alberta's police watchdog says a man fatally shot by RCMP before Christmas was uncooperative and "made comments" that prompted police to call in its bomb squad.

EDMONTON — Albertans convicted or accused of a crime can now be ordered to wear ankle bracelets that electronically track their movements.

MONTREAL — Andrew Brooks ordered three school buses from Lion Electric Co. on Nov. 20, just before American Thanksgiving.

EDMONTON — An ultrasound technician has been charged with sexually assaulting a patient at his southeast Edmonton clinic last year. Edmonton police say 53-year-old Aasim Syed Ahmed was charged in August 2024 with one count of sexual assault.

EDMONTON — A suspect in an August 2023 shooting at West Edmonton Mall has been arrested in the Northwest Territories. Edmonton police say they're working with their counterparts in the territory to execute warrants related to the shooting.

EDMONTON — Alberta's human rights tribunal has dismissed a gender discrimination complaint against an Edmonton 911 operator, but the LGBTQ+ advocate who lodged it expects the ruling will lead to justice for others.

Eugene Lewis will have plenty riding on the start of the 2025 CFL season.

CALGARY — The final days of hearings into a contentious coal exploration project in southwestern Alberta were met with protests in downtown Calgary on Tuesday.