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Banff Hikers Charged After Viral Grizzly Bear Video: Off-Leash Dog Could Cost Them Up to $25,000
Post Malone's Edmonton Concert Cancelled After Storm Floods Commonwealth Stadium and Sends Fans Fleeing for Shelter
Missing Calgary Boy Parker Wells, Day 11: Family Urges Public to Keep Searching as Amber Alert Expires
Edmonton Woman Damanpreet Kaur, 23, Died by Strangulation, Police Charge Her Partner With Second-Degree Murder
Alberta Man Wanted by RCMP Replies to His Own Wanted Wednesday Post on Facebook
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Elk Island National Park East of Edmonton Closed by Flooding and Storm Damage
Elk Island National Park, the bison sanctuary just east of Edmonton, has temporarily closed after flooding, downed trees and storm damage from the weekend's severe weather. Parks Canada says the entire park is shut until it's safe to reopen. Here's what's known, and why this particular park matters more than most.
Tornado Watch for Edmonton Region Including Spruce Grove, Stony Plain and Morinville: Baseball-Sized Hail Possible Tonight
Environment Canada has issued a tornado watch for a large stretch of central Alberta between Edmonton and Edson, including Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Morinville and Leduc County. Severe storms capable of producing tornadoes may develop this evening, with baseball-sized hail and the greatest risk between 4 and 8 p.m.
Severe Storm Floods Edmonton and Surrounding Areas With Loonie-Sized Hail as the City Nears Its Wettest Summer on Record
Another severe thunderstorm swept Edmonton and surrounding areas on Monday, dropping loonie-sized hail and torrential rain that flooded roads before tracking northeast out of the city. It's the latest in a summer that has Edmonton on course for its wettest ever recorded, days after a weekend storm shut down Post Malone's concert and left drivers stranded on a flooded Whitemud Drive.
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Missing Calgary Boy Parker Wells, Day 13: Police End the Ground Search but the Family Refuses to Stop Looking
Calgary police have ended the large-scale ground search for 11-year-old Parker Wells after 12 days, shifting to an evidence and tip-based investigation. Police say they haven't given up, and neither has Parker's family, who have launched searchparker.org to organize volunteer searches. Police confirm he was not abducted.
Calgary's Olympic Oval Saved by $52-Million Investment to Replace the Failing "Fastest Ice in the World"
The federal and Alberta governments are splitting a $52-million investment to replace the failing ice system under Calgary's Olympic Oval, the aging 1988 Olympic legacy venue known as the "fastest ice in the world." Officials say the money saves the facility, without it, speed skating would have had to leave Calgary.
Cowboys Dance Hall Is Closing After 30 Years as Calgary's Legendary Stampede Nightclub Ends Its Run
Cowboys Dance Hall, the Calgary nightclub that spent three decades as a Stampede institution and drew everyone from Kim Kardashian to Snoop Dogg, is closing. Ownership says it's shifting focus to the Cowboys Music Festival. The casino around it stays open and will rebrand.
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Alberta Man Wanted by RCMP Replies to His Own Wanted Wednesday Post on Facebook
Luke Belcourt, featured in Alberta RCMP's latest Wanted Wednesday post with a last known location of Morinville, appears to have done what a surprising number of wanted people can't resist: he commented on it. It's a genre of bad decision that has played out before, and it tends to end the same way.
Alberta Separation Referendum 2026: Elections Alberta Verifies 222,597 Petition Signatures Ahead of October Vote
Elections Alberta has verified 222,597 signatures on the Stay Free Alberta petition calling for a referendum on Alberta independence. But Premier Danielle Smith has already called an October 19 referendum with a separation question on it, the NDP is calling the whole exercise a costly political game, and the signature threshold itself was lowered by the UCP last year. Here's what today's number actually means.
Banff Hikers Charged After Viral Grizzly Bear Video: Off-Leash Dog Could Cost Them Up to $25,000
Parks Canada has charged two hikers after a viral video showed their off-leash dog and a grizzly bear on Banff's Taylor Lake trail. The charge, for failing to leash the dog, can carry a fine up to $25,000. The bear is No. 142, a known breeding female who lost a cub to a train in May, and she showed no aggression through the entire encounter.
Grande Prairie Construction Zone Blitz: Nearly Two Dozen Tickets in One Hour as Alberta Fines Climb
Grande Prairie peace officers issued nearly two dozen construction zone tickets in a single hour at 116 Avenue and 96 Street. With Alberta's fines up since March and penalties doubling when workers are present, the real cost of one of those tickets, including what it does to your insurance, is higher than most drivers think.
Three Fort McMurray Bus Shelters Smashed in 30 Minutes, RCMP Investigating $2,700 in Vandalism
Wood Buffalo RCMP are investigating after three transit bus shelters in Fort McMurray's Timberlea and Eagle Ridge neighbourhoods had their glass walls shattered within a half-hour window early Monday, leaving heaps of broken glass on sidewalks and about $2,700 in damage. Police are asking anyone with footage to come forward.
Red Deer Oilfield Company Penalized $100,000 in Alberta Workplace Injury Case
Par Energy Services Inc. pleaded guilty to one count under Alberta's OHS Code after a worker was seriously injured by moving gears inside a power tong at a well site near Rocky Mountain House in 2023. The $100,000 goes to a Red Deer Polytechnic scholarship fund rather than provincial revenue, an arrangement Alberta courts use regularly in workplace safety cases.
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McDonald’s to Open First Indigenous-Designed Restaurant Near Calgary on Tsuut’ina Nation Land at Buffalo Run
Hell's Kitchen Is Opening Near Edmonton at River Cree This Summer — Menu, Reservations, and Everything You Need to Know
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