Category Archives: Alberta

CALGARY – More than 350 ground ambulances in Alberta are to be equipped with power lifts on stretchers in an attempt to reduce injuries to paramedics. The stretchers use battery-powered hydrauli...

TORONTO – It’s summer, the kids are out of school, and that means getting them outside - to the playground, the sports field, or lakeside at a cottage or camp. But such activities also mea...

CALGARY – Two of the bodies found in a burned-out car in Calgary have been identified and a third victim has been tentatively identified. Autopsies were scheduled for the bodies on Tuesday. They...

EDMONTON – For years, serious guitar players have clung to their tube amplifiers, saying the rich sound is worth the hassle of old-school electronics. Now, scientists at the University of Albert...

FORT McMURRAY - Seeing reports of the wildfire evacuations in British Columbia has brought back stressful memories for residents of Fort McMurray who had to flee a massive wildfire just over a year ag...

ALBERTA - The province has taken steps to make it easier for licensed restaurants and bars in Alberta to operate patios. "Albertans enjoy the outdoors and patios are great meeting places for Albertans...

KELOWNA – It's a scene all too familiar to Albertans and one we wouldn't wish on anyone. Barely a year after flames scoured Fort McMurray, another beast has surfaced in B.C's summer playground a...

BRAGG CREEK — RCMP are investigating after someone injured a mountain biker in southern Alberta by stringing barbed wire across a trail. The cyclist was clotheslined by the wire while riding dow...

LUNDBRECK - Emergency crews are finishing up at the scene of a train derailment near the community of Lundbreck, just east of the Crowsnest Pass. RCMP say six cars went off the rails around 3:09 p.m. ...

EDMONTON – Hot, dry weather across the province has contributed to an extreme fire hazard, especially in southern Alberta, prompting the province to issue fire restrictions. As of 4:00-pm Friday...