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Silent menace in Burnaby park: locals urge helmets to ward off owl attacks

Silent menace in Burnaby park: locals urge helmets to ward off owl attacks

An aggressive owl has attacked multiple people at a Burnaby park, but an expert says the behaviour should taper off as the bird's offspring become independent.
Family remembers Alberta pilot who died fighting wildfire as big man with big heart

Family remembers Alberta pilot who died fighting wildfire as big man with big heart

WHITECOURT, Alta. — A pilot whose helicopter crashed while he was fighting a forest fire in northern Alberta is being remembered as a big man with a big heart.
UPDATE: STARS dispatched to pick up patient at Sundre hospital following crash

UPDATE: STARS dispatched to pick up patient at Sundre hospital following crash

Afternoon collision at the intersection of Highways 27 and 22 on Sundre's west side leads to air ambulance being called for hospital transfer
Highlights from Alberta Summer Games

Highlights from Alberta Summer Games

Photos from the first day of competition at the Alberta Summer Games, being held now in Okotoks south of Calgary.
Tip line set up to handle information related to missing Aurora and Joshuah Bolton

Tip line set up to handle information related to missing Aurora and Joshuah Bolton

Police have confirmed Robert Bolton was picked up in Chilliwack on June 30.
Preview: E-town's 10 hot days of summer called K-Days starts...now!

Preview: E-town's 10 hot days of summer called K-Days starts...now!

Ready for midway madness? Baby goat yoga? Falafel perogies?
RECIPE: Ripe tomatoes and stale bread combine for a celebration of summer

RECIPE: Ripe tomatoes and stale bread combine for a celebration of summer

Panzanella feels like an ode to summer.
Campfire explosion at K-Country RV park sends man to hospital

Campfire explosion at K-Country RV park sends man to hospital

“They subsequently flew him to Foothills Medical Centre in serious condition – not life-threatening, but definitely serious burn injuries sustained from tending a campfire.”
Kootenay National Park a wildfire hotspot

Kootenay National Park a wildfire hotspot

“It does seem like a lot of it is burnt in the last 20 years, but it's probably more representative of what a lot of these ecosystems would have looked like historically."
Butterfly release in memory of loved ones attracts 120 people in Olds

Butterfly release in memory of loved ones attracts 120 people in Olds

Third annual Olds & District Hospice Society’s memorial butterfly release was held on July 16 with attendance up about 70 from last year
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