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Man charged in alleged road rage assault on senior will go to trial in April

Man charged in alleged road rage assault on senior will go to trial in April

Man charged in assault of 80-year-old man at Beiseker gas station pleads not guilty to all four charges and set a trial next spring
Ceremonial Indigenous bison hunt will happen in Banff National Park next month

Ceremonial Indigenous bison hunt will happen in Banff National Park next month

Parks Canada is not saying how many bison are allowed to be hunted in Banff National Park.
Alberta woman finds relief in Medical Assistance In Dying program

Alberta woman finds relief in Medical Assistance In Dying program

On October 10 Albertan Charlene Needham will be surrounded by loved ones when a doctor helps end her life after years of suffering with Crohn’s Disease and ankylosing spondylitis.
RCMP seize drugs and weapons during High Volume Stop project in Vermilion area

RCMP seize drugs and weapons during High Volume Stop project in Vermilion area

The Alberta RCMP Roving Traffic Unit recently conducted a joint "High Volume Stop" project in the Vermilion area, which resulted in several traffic violations and fines.
Alberta won’t rule out using public money to clean up unreclaimed oil and gas sites

Alberta won’t rule out using public money to clean up unreclaimed oil and gas sites

Two-thirds of the province’s nearly half a million oil and gas wells are not producing, and the province would face a financial and environmental catastrophe unless the problem is addressed, according to recent analysis
Wildfire being held west of Benchlands in MD of Bighorn

Wildfire being held west of Benchlands in MD of Bighorn

Sixteen firefighters and two helicopters responding to fire west of Calgary.
Province abandons controversial Bow River dam, will expand and relocate Ghost reservoir

Province abandons controversial Bow River dam, will expand and relocate Ghost reservoir

Opponents of the controversial Glenbow East dam proposal relieved to hear province has shelved the idea that would flood two parks
Paleontologists unearth giant skull of Pachyrhinosaurus in northern Alberta

Paleontologists unearth giant skull of Pachyrhinosaurus in northern Alberta

A giant skull from a rare dinosaur that's about the size of a baby elephant is being excavated near Grand Prairie.
Alberta native plant rescue group will collect plants in area soon to be new subdivision

Alberta native plant rescue group will collect plants in area soon to be new subdivision

Alberta Native Plant Rescue, is organizing a group to collect a variety of native grasses and plants before the bulldozers scrape them away forever in south Cochrane.
NDP leader promises increased visibility in rural Alberta

NDP leader promises increased visibility in rural Alberta

“I think it's fair to say that in the past, Alberta's New Democrats have not been as visible as we should be outside of Calgary and Edmonton," NDP leader Naheed Nenshi says.
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