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One dead, one injured after plane found in lake east of Edmonton

TOFIELD, Alta. — One person is dead and another was taken to hospital with what police describe as serious injuries after a plane crashed into a lake east of Edmonton.

Aug 13, 2023 12:10 PM Read more >

'The saving grace for agriculture': Farmers look to irrigation amid climate woes

CALGARY — Sean Stanford's wheat farm just south of Lethbridge, Alta.

Aug 13, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >

Evacuations ordered in communities along Alberta-NWT boundary due to wildfires

FORT SMITH, N.W.T. — Evacuation orders have been issued for several communities along the boundary between Alberta and the Northwest Territories due to nearby wildfires.

Aug 12, 2023 6:43 PM Read more >

'Just can't leave a person': how to respond to potential overdoses on the street

EDMONTON — Kristin Voss-Dahl was going to an Edmonton Oilers hockey game with her friends downtown when she came across a person lying unresponsive in a parking lot.

Aug 12, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >

Charges laid in fatal wrong-way crash on Edmonton bridge in June

EDMONTON — A 23-year-old man faces several charges after a deadly wrong-way crash on an Edmonton bridge earlier this summer.

Aug 11, 2023 2:55 PM Read more >

Cyberattack on government service provider exposes records of 1.4 million Albertans

EDMONTON — An Alberta government service provider says the records of more than 1.4 million residents were the target of a cyberattack last month.

Aug 11, 2023 1:22 PM Read more >

RCMP investigating collision between fuel truck and train in northern Alberta

WHITECOURT, Alta. — Emergency crews are at the scene of a collision between a fuel truck and a train in northern Alberta.

Aug 11, 2023 12:21 PM Read more >

Defence lawyer awaits details in Calgary terrorism case related to TikTok video

CALGARY — The lawyer for a 20-year-old Calgary man facing four terrorism-related charges says he's awaiting more evidence in the case against his client.

Aug 11, 2023 11:24 AM Read more >

Man severely injured after hit by light-rail train in Calgary

CALGARY — A man sustained life-threatening injuries Thursday night after being hit by a light-rail transit train in Calgary.

Aug 11, 2023 11:17 AM Read more >

Calgary police say suspect may be in B.C. or Ont. after not returning to psych centre

CALGARY — A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a 52-year-old man whom police say failed to return to a psychiatric hospital in Calgary last week.

Aug 10, 2023 11:35 PM Read more >