The CEO of Aquatera says the water line being replaced downtown was nearly 80 years old. Vaughn Bend says the line under 99 Avenue was installed in 1947. "We monitor our whole fleet in our asset management plan, so we track the age of the asset, in this case a pipe. We track the material it is made of, and then we...

Grande Prairie RCMP and Grande Prairie Police Service are asking for the public's help in locating a missing man. 75-year-old Erwin Siemens was last seen in Grande Prairie July 17 and police are concerned for his wellbeing.He is described as: Pale complexion;6 feet 0 inch;165 pounds;Grey hair; andGreen eyes. (Image Cre...

The Valleyview Health Centre Emergency Department will be without an on-site physician for 24 hours Monday, July 27.Due to an inability to secure physician coverage, there will be no on-site physician from 7:00 a.m. Monday until 7:00 a.m. Tuesday.Nursing staff will remain on-site in the Emergency Department, providing ...

The City of Grande Prairie is advising a black bear has been spotted in South Bear Creek Park. Anyone visiting the area is advised to use caution and remember to keep their pets on a leash. Alberta Fish and Wildlife has been contacted. Click here to learn more about bear safety and how to avoid a wildlife encounter.

A search is underway in Waterton Lakes National Park for an 81-year-old man who hasn't been seen or heard from since last Sunday, July 19.Bob Toothill, a resident of Golden, B.C., had said he was planning to hike Section A of the Great Divide Trail, eventually to arrive in Coleman, in the Crowsnest Pass, on July 22.Too...

MLAs Angela Pitt, Glenn van Dijken and Chelsae Petrovic will attend the National Conference of State Legislatures in Chicago this week.From July 25-30, they will meet with and attempt to advance trade priorities with U.S. state legislators, the Government of Alberta notes in a release.According to the province, the sum...

An online poll suggests support for a 13-billion-dollar Meta artificial intelligence data centre in Alberta differs significantly depending on gender and political tilt. The proposed project, set for Sturgeon County near Edmonton, would be the tech giant's first A-I data centre in Canada and its largest outside the U-S...

Parks Canada says charges have been laid against two hikers who, along with their off-leash dog, encountered a grizzly bear in Banff National Park. Video of the encounter on Taylor Lake trail was posted to Instagram, and Parks Canada wardens were able to identify the people involved. The regulatory charges under the Ca...

The Armed Forces says three members were injured last week after falling into a crevasse during a training exercise in Jasper National Park. Maj. Bradley Roy says the three-person rope team was performing a rescue exercise when they dropped about 20 metres into the crevasse on the Athabasca Glacier. Roy says the three ...

The latest Alberta Job Vacancy Report, for January to March 2026 (Q1 2026), has been published.'Job vacancy rate' (JVR) refers to the rate of job vacancies or vacant positions on the last business day of the month based on labour demand (occupied positions and vacant positions).Alberta's JVR in Q1 2026 was 2.9 per cent...

Two wildfires threatening the village of Clinton, B.C., and the surrounding area merged late Saturday, a day after the Pear Lake blaze destroyed structures, including homes, on the outskirts of the community. An update from BC Wildfire Service said the...

MONTREAL - At 17, Jasmine Pernot is set to become the youngest skipper and one of only three women leading crews in Quebec's new offshore sailing race, hoping to show other young women they belong at the helm. Jasmine Pernot will lead a crew of seven i...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing byelections will be held in August for three electoral districts in Ontario, Quebec and B.C. Constituents in Beaches-East York, Chicoutimi-Le Fjord and North Vancouver-Capilano will head to the polls on...

VANCOUVER - It was more than three years ago when Vancouver police arrested a man after he was seen using multiple bank cards to make withdrawals at an ATM. A search revealed he was carrying 66 bank cards and $39,200 in cash. The strange discovery in M...

OTTAWA - One year into her new job as commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet said she could see an immediate effect of the federal government's defence spending boost: RCAF pilots are spending more time in the air. I...

OTTAWA - Israel is pitching itself to Canada as a technology partner that can offer tangible solutions and safer artificial intelligence, despite the heavy strains on the bilateral relationship over wars in the Middle East. "Canada and Israel are both ...

PARIS (AP) - Tadej Pogacar confirmed his status as one of cycling's all-time greats after winning a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title in emphatic style. Daring mountain attacks from deep, multiple stage wins and an ice-cool temperament all hel...

MOSCOW (AP) - A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after an eight-month stint on the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian crewmates Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Serge...

BERLIN (AP) - The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. Abdul Ballout, a German citizen...

BERLIN (AP) - German authorities on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspect in the van ramming near Berlin's Pride festival that left one person dead and injured at least 16 others. Police and prosecutors asked for help in fi...

MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Genevieve has strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico. It is forecast to pick up even more steam and become a major hurricane in the coming days but stay well out to sea on a course roughly par...

HONG KONG (AP) - Typhoon Noul made landfall early Sunday bringing winds and heavy rain to southern China, including Hong Kong, over the weekend. It prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people in Guangdong province with the...