|     |    |      |   November 2 , 2025 at 05:50:59 p.m. MST • :     |     |   Nothing marks the shift of seasons like hundreds of rotting pumpkins falling from great heights.The City of Edmonton's annual pumpkin smash is more than just a fun family event: it also aims to educate about the city's compost program. Emily Fitzpatrick has more.   |      | Watch |       |                      |     |    |      |   November 2 , 2025 at 12:43:01 p.m. MST • :     |      |   CBC Edmonton staff won a Breaking News award in the digital category, a Continuing Coverage award in the multiplatform category and an Opinion as well as an Excellence in Editing award in the audio category.   |     | Read more |       |                 |     |    |      |   November 2 , 2025 at 03:19:32 p.m. MST • :     |      |   Three grizzly bear cubs have been found near the site of a mauling that left a hunter injured and the attacking grizzly dead south of Cochrane last Thursday. Those cubs will be left alone by Alberta Fish and Wildlife and allowed to hibernate, the province says.    |     | Read more |       |       |                      |     |    |      |   November 1 , 2025 at 07:21:55 p.m. MDT • :     |      |   Alberta's education minister is now asking schools for detailed class size and composition data. Demetrios Nicolaides says it's to determine which schools need more resources. It's something critics have been calling for since before the labour dispute with teachers even began.   |     | Watch |       |                 |     |    |      |   November 2 , 2025 at 07:00:00 a.m. MST • :     |      |   Red Deer County is banking on Junction 42, a truck stop east of Penhold, Alta.,  to replicate the success of Gasoline Alley, the popular pit stop for travellers between Edmonton and Calgary.   |     | Read more |       |       |       |  
 
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