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What are electric car batteries made of, and why do they keep EV prices so high?

What are electric car batteries made of, and why do they keep EV prices so high?

Edmunds explores the composition of an electric car battery, from lithium to nickel to manganese and more.
Canmore climber and friends make history on North America’s tallest peak

Canmore climber and friends make history on North America’s tallest peak

Toranosuke Nagayama and two friends made a historic world first ascent of the legendary alpine climbing route, the Cassin Ridge, on Alaska’s Mt. Denali.
ATCO Electric fined $3 million for unearned rate increases, overstating its costs

ATCO Electric fined $3 million for unearned rate increases, overstating its costs

A prominent Alberta company has agreed to pay $3 million in fines for misleading the province's utilities watchdog about its costs in two separate projects.
Meditation Centre northwest of Edmonton is a tranquil stop for thousands every year

Meditation Centre northwest of Edmonton is a tranquil stop for thousands every year

Open to the public, the Meditation Centre offers a sanctuary for meditation and mindfulness, encouraging visitors to appreciate the present moment amidst fleeting beauty. 
Cigarette believed cause of Highway 2 fire north of Calgary

Cigarette believed cause of Highway 2 fire north of Calgary

Carstairs Fire Department dispatched to a grass fire in the east ditch of the northbound lanes of Highway 2 between Township Road 293 and 294
Video goes viral of rock climbing in Jasper gone wrong during rainstorm

Video goes viral of rock climbing in Jasper gone wrong during rainstorm

Getting caught on a rock led to a high click count for Sasha Galitzki.
Northern Alberta church helps preserve Black history

Northern Alberta church helps preserve Black history

Stone gravemarkers to be installed at Bethel Baptist Cemetery honouring original Black settlement at Campsie
Central Alberta man facing charges after four-hour standoff with RCMP

Central Alberta man facing charges after four-hour standoff with RCMP

Common-law spouse hurt in incident as accused threatened police with an axe and to start fire
Northern Alberta First Nation will get Canada's first net-zero school

Northern Alberta First Nation will get Canada's first net-zero school

A $40 million school in Beaver Lake Cree Nation will use geothermal heat and solar power.
Grizzly bears back in crosshairs as Alberta lifts hunting ban in select cases

Grizzly bears back in crosshairs as Alberta lifts hunting ban in select cases

Grizzly bears involved in human-bear conflicts, without young and with authorization by wildlife officers may be hunted by selected eligible individuals from pool created by forestry and parks minister.
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