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Missing Alberta Woman Diane Cooper, 82, Found Dead in Saskatchewan After 13-Day Search
A Worker Is Dead After a 300-Ton Crane Crashed Through the Wapiti River Bridge Railing and Plunged Into the River South of Grande Prairie
Lethbridge Man Facing Child Sex Charges Caught With Teen at Pool Parking Lot, Police Say
Airdrie Mother and Realtor Katie Heaven Dies After Fall Descending Mount Bryant in Kananaskis
Calls for Class Action Lawsuit Grow After Massive Alberta Voter Data Leak
Edmonton Spotlight
View AllBrian Paisley, the Man Who Started the Edmonton Fringe and Sparked Fringe Festivals Across North America, Has Died at 79
Brian Paisley launched the Edmonton International Fringe Festival in 1982 with what he called an absurd idea, that anyone could be an artist and tell a story without gatekeepers. It became the first Fringe in North America and the largest outside Edinburgh. He died in Mexico on July 2 at 79, a month before the festival's next season. Edmonton's theatre community called him Father Fringe.
Edmonton traffic stop leads to arrest of man tied to extortion network and murder conspiracy warrants
A May 4 traffic stop on a Dodge Charger in Edmonton led police to Safaldeep Singh, 22, who has suspected ties to the "For Brothers" gang a criminal network linked to shootings and extortions of South Asian business owners across Canada and the United States. Singh was arrested June 23 on local charges and transferred to Ontario on Canada-wide warrants for conspiracy to commit murder and extortion. The investigation is part of Project Insight, EPS's framework for tackling South Asian extortion networks.
Edmonton Police Are Warning Alberta Businesses About Two Fraud Schemes That Have Already Cost Companies More Than $300,000
The Edmonton Police Service Financial Crimes Section is warning Canadian businesses about two sophisticated fraud schemes — impersonation fraud and chargeback fraud — that have resulted in more than $300,000 in combined losses across Canada. In one case alone, a local Edmonton business lost $50,000 in product. Officers intercepted $130,000 worth of goods before they could be shipped overseas. Most of the product ends up in shipping containers bound for ports in Africa.
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Sportsnet 960 and 660 News Are Gone. Calgary Loses Both Its Sports and News Radio Stations as Rogers Cuts 230 Jobs
Rogers Sports and Media closed six radio stations across four Canadian cities on July 7, including both of Calgary's flagship stations: Sportsnet 960 The Fan and 660 NewsRadio. The cuts affect 230 jobs company-wide, 80 of them in radio. Rogers will no longer produce Calgary Flames radio broadcasts. The closures came one day after Rogers paid $4.35 billion to become sole owner of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.
RCMP Fatally Shot a Man on Highway 9 Northeast of Calgary. ASIRT Is Investigating
Airdrie RCMP responded to an open-line 911 call on Highway 9 just outside Irricana at approximately 6:20 p.m. on July 3. Officers located a male suspect and an altercation occurred. At least one officer discharged their service weapon. The man was pronounced dead at the scene despite life-saving measures. No officers were injured. ASIRT is now investigating.
Sikome Lake Is Back for Summer 2026. Calgary's Favourite Beach Just Got a $6 Million Upgrade.
The Sikome Aquatic Facility at Fish Creek Provincial Park reopened for the 2026 season on June 29 following $6 million in upgrades spread over four years. Two new admissions booths, a new water safety centre, renovations to five existing buildings, and surface restoration are all complete. Sikome draws about 100,000 visitors each season and has been serving Calgarians for nearly 50 years.
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Grande Prairie Crane Recovery Begins on Highway 40, Three Weeks After the Fatal Wapiti River Bridge Crash
Crews have started pulling the crane out of the Wapiti River south of Grande Prairie, three weeks after it went through the Highway 40 bridge railing and killed the operator inside. RCMP are asking boats to stay off the river and warning drivers to expect delays. The operator has still not been recovered, and the cause of the crash remains unknown.
Lethbridge Firefighters Rescued Six People from the Oldman River Weir. Their Raft Had Deflated. None Were Wearing Life Jackets.
Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to the Oldman River weir on the evening of July 5 after six boaters were caught in dangerous high-water conditions when their inflatable raft deflated. None of the six were wearing personal flotation devices. Crews from four stations, eight emergency apparatus, and 18 firefighters responded. The Water Rescue Team deployed two boats and brought all six safely to shore. No injuries were reported. A boating advisory remains in effect for the Oldman River.
Alberta Is Putting $15 Million Into Highway 63 After Fort McMurray Residents Filled the Potholes Themselves
The Alberta government announced $22.4 million in additional highway maintenance funding on July 5, with $15 million directed specifically to Highway 63. The announcement follows months of complaints from Fort McMurray residents about potholes damaging vehicles, a June 12 volunteer pothole-filling operation, and pressure from local MLAs, the RMWB mayor, and the Conservative MP for the region. New repaving contracts are being expedited for 48 kilometres near Wandering River and 30 kilometres in the Fort McMurray area.
Smith and Ford Just Announced the Northern Shield Energy Corridor, a 3,300-Kilometre Oil Pipeline From Alberta to Ontario
Premiers Danielle Smith and Doug Ford unveiled the proposed route for the Northern Shield Energy Corridor in Calgary on Monday. The pipeline would run 3,300 kilometres from Hardisty, Alberta through Regina and Winnipeg to Sarnia, Ontario. Initial capacity is 500,000 barrels per day with expansion possible to 800,000. A feasibility study is underway and due by end of 2026. No cost has been confirmed and no construction has been approved yet.
Southern Alberta Is Under an Orange Severe Thunderstorm Alert Right Now. Damaging Hail, 100 km/h Winds, and a Tornado Risk This Afternoon
Environment and Climate Change Canada issued an orange alert Sunday morning for potentially dangerous thunderstorm activity across a large section of southern Alberta including Calgary, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Brooks, Taber, and Claresholm. Conditions are favourable for dangerous thunderstorms this afternoon and into this evening. Most intense activity is expected around 4 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorms Are Targeting Alberta Today. Six-Centimetre Hail and Tornado Risk for Parts of the Province
Environment Canada's Storm Prediction Centre has flagged large portions of Alberta at risk of severe thunderstorms on July 5. Southern Alberta faces the highest risk with hail up to six centimetres, wind gusts up to 110 km/h, and a tornado risk. Calgary, Edmonton, Medicine Hat, and Lethbridge face a moderate risk with four-centimetre hail possible. A severe thunderstorm warning was already issued Saturday for parts of central Alberta including Lacombe and Ponoka counties.
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McDonald’s to Open First Indigenous-Designed Restaurant Near Calgary on Tsuut’ina Nation Land at Buffalo Run
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