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Electrical failure likely cause of fire that destroyed two houses

Electrical failure likely cause of fire that destroyed two houses

Investigation continues into Labour Day weekend blaze that consumed two homes in Okotoks and damaged several others.
Mass Saskatchewan stabbing shows gap in how suspect with arrest warrant was at large

Mass Saskatchewan stabbing shows gap in how suspect with arrest warrant was at large

In late May, a parole officer issued an arrest warrant for an offender with a violent criminal past who had recently been released from prison and who had since disappeared.
Two upcoming blood drives allow dogs to be donors

Two upcoming blood drives allow dogs to be donors

Canadian Animal Blood Bank is partnering with Cochrane vet clinics as demand for canine blood has more or less doubled in the last year.
Family reaching out after house destroyed by Sheep River fire

Family reaching out after house destroyed by Sheep River fire

Family members who watched their house burn to the ground Sept. 4 in Okotoks are looking for support to help rebuild their lives.
Alberta mom encourages parents to educate their kids about the perils of porn

Alberta mom encourages parents to educate their kids about the perils of porn

Naomi Holland says it’s not a matter of if a child discovers pornographic material, but rather when — and that usually happens between the ages of nine and 11.
Mass shooting inquiry: Former Mountie says he quit over quashed alert system proposal

Mass shooting inquiry: Former Mountie says he quit over quashed alert system proposal

The inquiry investigating the Nova Scotia mass shooting has heard from a former Mountie who says he became so frustrated trying to get the RCMP to adopt a new public alerting system that he quit the police force.
Lacrosse player dons six different jerseys, plays in two championships

Lacrosse player dons six different jerseys, plays in two championships

Bowden lacrosse player Marshall Bloomfield traded to Calgary for provincial tourney and picked up by Edmonton for national championship.
Collision with train traps driver under dash for hours

Collision with train traps driver under dash for hours

Man is in stable condition in an Edmonton hospital after three surgeries following accident on Highway 63 in Northern Alberta.
Canada to be 'prominent' at Queen's lying in state and funeral: diplomat

Canada to be 'prominent' at Queen's lying in state and funeral: diplomat

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and Ralph Goodale, Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, will be three "official mourners" from Canada.
Organizers vow to bring back three-day Northern Alberta music fest

Organizers vow to bring back three-day Northern Alberta music fest

Crowds weren’t as big as they would have liked, but organizers are promising Music Mash 2023 will be "bigger and better."
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