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Groundbreaking Alberta solar community's system may be decommissioned

Okotoks homeowners are calling for action after reports of Drake Landing's internationally-recognized solar program potentially being shut down.

Mar 30, 2024 11:18 AM Read more >

Alberta defenceman finishes WHL season with Oil Kings win

Ismail "Izzy" Abougouche, who entered the DUB in 2022 when he signed with the Kelowna Rockets, was traded to the Edmonton Oil Kings on Jan. 10.

Mar 30, 2024 8:45 AM Read more >

RCMP locate suspect in Innisfail-area hit-and-run fatality

A male who was struck and killed this week near Innisfail was walking westbound on Highway 590 on Thursday, March 28

Mar 29, 2024 5:54 PM Read more >

Spring road trip: Canada's largest tulip festival is in Abbotsford

Part of the Abbotsford Summer Flower Festival, the tulip festival's tentative opening date is April 15 but it could be sooner, depending on conditions.

Mar 29, 2024 4:45 PM Read more >

Alberta MLA who lost to Kenney says RCMP probe helped the UCP party

No sour grapes. Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche MLA and province's Energy Minister Brian Jean says "victim" was young UCP party.

Mar 29, 2024 3:15 PM Read more >

Deer in Southern Alberta tranquilized to remove container from its head

A deer in Alberta with a plastic container stuck on its head managed to get it off with a little help from some human friends.

Mar 29, 2024 12:15 PM Read more >

Fish feast may attract bears to Vermilion Lakes, forces closure

A mass die-off of fish as a result of naturally occurring winter-kill has closed a lake in Banff National Park, as hungry bears coming out of hibernation are expected in the area.

Mar 29, 2024 11:17 AM Read more >

St. Albert councilor wants to end Zoom attendance for meetings

A town councillor for a town north of Edmonton says in-person meeting attendance is the “best way to represent residents"

Mar 29, 2024 8:15 AM Read more >

Two structural fires on same road in Lac La Biche within weeks of each other

One recent fire destroyed a home near the Mission, another torched a residential garage near the Lac La Biche airport.

Mar 29, 2024 6:45 AM Read more >

Traffic stop leads to drug bust west of Calgary

Fentanyl and methamphetamine were found in a vehicle during a vehicle check this weekend in Mînî Thnî

Mar 28, 2024 5:48 PM Read more >