Alberta

Ambulance struck en route to hospital in south Red Deer

A serious collision involving an ambulance took place Tuesday night at one of Red Deer's busiest intersections.Red Deer RCMP say members were dispatched just after 6 p.m. to Gaetz Avenue and 32 Street...

Jul 21, 2021

'Defining issue': Federal environment minister says extreme weather a wake-up call

CALGARY - Canada's environment minister says extreme weather conditions across the country should be a wake-up call for people resisting taking action against climate change. Wildfires are raging out ...

Jul 21, 2021

Medicine Hat first in line for expansion of youth mental health hub

MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Alberta government will provide up to $7.3 million over three years to support the expansion of youth mental health hubs to give young Albertans a one-stop shop for services to ...

Jul 20, 2021

Province calls Ottawa's net-zero climate plans "extremely harmful"

EDMONTON, AB - The federal government has launched an engagement process for how workers and communities can "thrive in a net-zero carbon economy."Federal Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan ...

Jul 20, 2021

Transportation Safety Board investigating Calgary grass fire sparked by train

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after sparks from a train ignited a grass fire in Calgary.An investigator was deployed by the national agency on Monday.They say the blaze to...

Jul 20, 2021

Alberta’s population could grow by up to 3 million by 2046

Better start building more houses now - Alberta is set to welcome millions of more people over the next 25 years.The provincial government has released its population projections for 2021-2046.In its ...

Jul 19, 2021

Officials say attendance down, but Calgary Stampede still a success

Officials with the Calgary Stampede have declared this year's event a success, despite attendance numbers taking a major hit.They say daily attendance numbers have averaged around 50,000 people, but n...

Jul 19, 2021

WHL player, Nashville draft pick Luke Prokop comes out as gay

A Nashville Predators prospect has come out as gay.Luke Prokop posted on Twitter Monday morning that he is no longer scared to hide who he is.No active NHL player has ever come out as gay. Las Vegas R...

Jul 19, 2021

TransAlta completes second of three planned Alberta plant conversions to natural gas

CALGARY - TransAlta Corp. has taken another step in its goal of becoming carbon neutral by converting the second of three planned coal-to-gas conversions at its Alberta Thermal power generation facili...

Jul 19, 2021

'A' is for agriculture, 'Y' is for Yahoo: Children's book on the Calgary Stampede

CALGARY - "A" is for agriculture, "B" is for broncs, bulls and barrel racing, and "Y" is for Yahoo! A new children's book has been released by writer Jennifer Webster and illustrator Karen Coe to capt...

Jul 16, 2021