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Missing Calgary Boy Parker Wells Found Dead in a Water Pipe Under Deerfoot Trail
Alberta Man Wanted by RCMP Replies to His Own Wanted Wednesday Post on Facebook
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
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Things to Do in Edmonton This Long Weekend: July 31–August 3, 2026 (Heritage Festival & More)
Heritage Festival returns to Hawrelak Park for the August long weekend, with more than 70 pavilions and free entry across three days. Around it: the Elks host Saskatchewan, the Hlinka Gretzky Cup opens at Rogers Place on the holiday Monday, and both Saturday markets are running.
St. Albert Man Charged With Sexual Assault and Child Luring, RCMP Say There May Be More Victims
RCMP have charged a 26-year-old St. Albert man with sexual assault, sexual interference and luring a child under 16, and released his photograph and two Snapchat handles because they believe other victims have not come forward. Investigators identified several teens between 13 and 16 who had contact with him since last fall.
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.
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Things to Do in Calgary This Long Weekend: July 31–August 3, 2026 (Heritage Day Festival & More)
Heritage Day lands Monday and Calgary marks it twice for free, at Eau Claire Plaza with 30-plus countries and at Heritage Park's Town Square. Before that: Taste of Calgary, Days of Yore jousting, Tour de Bowness closing Bowness Road, and the Strathmore Stampede.
Missing Calgary Boy Parker Wells Found Dead in a Water Pipe Under Deerfoot Trail
Calgary Police Chief Katie McLellan says 11-year-old Parker Wells has been found dead in a water pipe running under Deerfoot Trail, two weeks after he wandered from his Thorncliffe day home. A tip that his shoe had been found nearby sent search teams back to the area Wednesday. Police say there is no evidence of criminality.
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.
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Missing Hiker Bob Toothill Found Dead in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta
The 81-year-old from Golden, B.C. set out to hike the Great Divide Trail from Waterton to Coleman and was last seen July 19. His body was found Thursday after a search involving RCMP, Parks Canada drone pilots, air services and dog teams. His daughter says he died after a sudden slip on Lineham Ridge, in the place he loved most.
Lethbridge Wastewater Rates Will Rise 18% a Year Until 2030 to Pay for a $261 Million Plant Expansion
City council voted unanimously to borrow up to $261 million for the largest infrastructure project in Lethbridge's history, a 50 per cent expansion of a wastewater plant last enlarged in the 1980s. It's paid through your utility bill: rates climb 18.05 per cent a year from 2027 to 2030, adding $23.05 a month to the average household by the end of it. Here's what the money builds, why council wouldn't wait, and what your bill looks like each year.
Things to Do in Grande Prairie This Long Weekend: July 31–August 3, 2026 (Regional Airshow & More)
The Regional Airshow takes over the airport Saturday and Sunday with flying from noon to 4 p.m. and free shuttles from three schools. The city's free Heritage Day runs the same Saturday at Heritage Village, alongside Chariot Fest and a Friday night dive-in movie.
Things to Do in Lethbridge This Long Weekend: July 31–August 3, 2026 (Heritage Day Festival & More)
Heritage Day gets marked twice in Lethbridge on Monday: free at Henderson Lake Park with the Southern Alberta Ethnic Association, and at Nikka Yuko with taiko drumming, a lion dance and a new yukata dressing experience. Plus three Bulls home games and the Saturday market.
Things to Do in Red Deer This Long Weekend: July 31–August 3, 2026 (Heritage Day Hootenanny & More)
The Red Deer Museum hosts its free Heritage Day Hootenanny on Monday with a makers' market, food trucks and a kids' zone. Around it: a national oldtimers baseball championship at Great Chief Park, the Alberta Open tennis tournament, and evening bat and purple martin programs.
AISH and ADAP August 2026 Payments: Why Yours Is Wrong, What Was Cut, and When You Get Paid
About 2 per cent of AISH and ADAP recipients got the wrong August payment, and Alberta says the money will be processed by Friday. But three things changed in the same benefit period and only one is a mistake. Couples where both adults receive disability assistance now get 88 per cent each, taking $232.80 a month off an AISH recipient. Child benefit rates were rewritten. Here is how to tell which one hit your payment, and where to go tonight if you have nothing.
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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
Is Dunkin’ Donuts Opening In Alberta? What We Know About The Chain’s Return To Canada
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AISH Calculator Alberta
Enter your income and family size to get your estimated 2026 AISH payment instantly — including exemptions and child benefits.
ADAP Calculator Alberta
Compare your current income side-by-side with your estimated income on AISH. See exactly how much more you'd take home — monthly and annually.
Stat Holiday Pay Calculator
Find out what you're owed for all 9 Alberta general holidays — whether you worked or had the day off.