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UPDATE: Mudslide debris cleared, section of Banff National Park highway reopened

UPDATE: Mudslide debris cleared, section of Banff National Park highway reopened

A section of Highway 93 North in Banff National Park has reopened after mudslide debris blocked the road for nearly 24 hours.
Nuclear the solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Researcher

Nuclear the solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Researcher

$1.3 million funding allocated to figuring out strategies to safely manage nuclear waste at the University of Regina along with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and SaskPower.
Northern Alberta man arrested after RCMP pursuit, crash and copper wire discovery

Northern Alberta man arrested after RCMP pursuit, crash and copper wire discovery

Police dog and helicopter find suspect after police say hundreds of pounds of copper wire and other items found at crash scene
Grizzly mom, cubs a sign big bears are establishing on Vancouver Island

Grizzly mom, cubs a sign big bears are establishing on Vancouver Island

Catherine Babault, a professional wildlife photographer based in Courtenay, captured video of a mother grizzly and two young cubs grazing in a meadow with a small herd of Roosevelt elk.
‘There is that tiny, tiny chance something horrendous can happen’

‘There is that tiny, tiny chance something horrendous can happen’

Last week, an Alberta judge agreed to reduce fine for Edmonton speeder who was driving home from Fort McMurray, but warned of the serious consequences of speeding past police on the side of the road.
Eight-year-old Albertan’s selling ‘energy bites’ to help pay for dance classes

Eight-year-old Albertan’s selling ‘energy bites’ to help pay for dance classes

London Miller, age 8, makes and sells her own ‘energy bites’ at a Northern Alberta farmers market.
Northern Ireland goalkeeper playing for Northern Alberta college

Northern Ireland goalkeeper playing for Northern Alberta college

“The lads are a bunch of great lads… I’m loving every single minute of it,” says Northern Ireland goaltender playing soccer in Northern Alberta.
99-year-old golfer chips away bucket list at Kananaskis golf course

99-year-old golfer chips away bucket list at Kananaskis golf course

The world is Zenith Hrdlicka's oyster.
RCMP save drowning Central Alberta man who jumped into lake to avoid arrest

RCMP save drowning Central Alberta man who jumped into lake to avoid arrest

Man tells Innisfail RCMP he would rather drown than go back to jail after jumping into Dodd's Lake only to find out he had no warrant out for his arrest
Northern Alberta torture case conviction upgraded to first degree murder

Northern Alberta torture case conviction upgraded to first degree murder

Buddy Ray Underwood's second-degree murder conviction was upgraded to first-degree murder in the kidnapping and torture of Nature Duperron who was from Athabasca and her body was discovered near Hinton, Alberta.
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