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E-Scooter Injuries Are Surging Across Alberta, and Edmonton Now Leads the Province With 1,198 ER Visits in One Year

Alberta Health Services data shows 3,049 people visited emergency rooms and urgent care centres across Alberta for e-scooter injuries in the most recent reporting year, up 33 per cent. Edmonton accounted for 1,198 of them, up from 813 the year before, and the number of kids treated at the Stollery more than doubled. Doctors say the injuries are getting worse, not just more common.

A 6-Year-Old Girl Has Drowned in a Calgary Pond. It's the Latest in a Devastating Run of Water Deaths in the City's Southeast

A six-year-old girl has died after drowning in a pond in the southeast Calgary community of Legacy on Sunday afternoon. A family member pulled her from the water before crews arrived, and firefighters performed CPR, but she was declared deceased at the scene. Her death follows three drownings at nearby Mahogany Lake in less than a year.

E-Scooter Injuries Are Surging Across Alberta, and Edmonton Now Leads the Province With 1,198 ER Visits in One Year

Alberta Health Services data shows 3,049 people visited emergency rooms and urgent care centres across Alberta for e-scooter injuries in the most recent reporting year, up 33 per cent. Edmonton accounted for 1,198 of them, up from 813 the year before, and the number of kids treated at the Stollery more than doubled. Doctors say the injuries are getting worse, not just more common.

Calgary Is Getting a Live Movie Musical Dinner Experience Tonight — And It's Nothing Like a Broadway Show

Calgary, AB If you've ever wanted to belt out songs from The Greatest Showman over a plate of slow-smoked Alberta brisket, tonight is your night.