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Northern Ireland goalkeeper playing for Northern Alberta college

“The lads are a bunch of great lads… I’m loving every single minute of it,” says Northern Ireland goaltender playing soccer in Northern Alberta.

Aug 17, 2024 8:45 AM Read more >

99-year-old golfer chips away bucket list at Kananaskis golf course

The world is Zenith Hrdlicka's oyster.

Aug 17, 2024 6:45 AM Read more >

RCMP save drowning Central Alberta man who jumped into lake to avoid arrest

Man tells Innisfail RCMP he would rather drown than go back to jail after jumping into Dodd's Lake only to find out he had no warrant out for his arrest

Aug 16, 2024 2:45 PM Read more >

Northern Alberta torture case conviction upgraded to first degree murder

Buddy Ray Underwood's second-degree murder conviction was upgraded to first-degree murder in the kidnapping and torture of Nature Duperron who was from Athabasca and her body was discovered near Hinton, Alberta.

Aug 16, 2024 12:30 PM Read more >

Alberta Ag Minister joins call for feds to reverse capital gains changes for farmers

Agriculture ministers from across Canada say changes to the way capital gains tax is calculated will unfairly target agriculture succession planning.

Aug 16, 2024 11:30 AM Read more >

Federal government planning sharp cut to low-wage stream of temporary foreign worker program, sources say

Government records show Ottawa approved 83,643 temporary foreign worker positions in the low-wage stream in 2023, up from 28,121 in 2019 prior to the pandemic

Aug 15, 2024 6:15 PM Read more >

Accused in first-degree murder case in killing of father of two has no lawyer at first court appearance

A man charged in the shooting death of Airdrie husband and father Colin Hough was in court today but didn't have a lawyer.

Aug 15, 2024 5:15 PM Read more >

Southern Alberta solar project cancelled after renewables pause

A 299-megawatt (MW) project that was expected to generate $2.8 million in annual leasing and tax revenue near High River is one of over 50 renewable energy projects that have been cancelled in Alberta.

Aug 15, 2024 4:15 PM Read more >

Alberta Premier Smith says legislation on school pronouns coming after September

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will introduce legislation on pronouns in schools after classes begin in September.

Aug 15, 2024 3:29 PM Read more >

Province injects $5 million into Central Alberta lithium project east of Olds

E3 Lithium building demonstration facility in Mountain View County to turn oil and gas wastewater into highly-sought-after lithium

Aug 15, 2024 1:45 PM Read more >