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Calgary Is Getting a $120 Million YMCA and Public Library in the City's Fast-Growing West End
Alberta's 120 km/h Speed Limit on the QEII Goes Live Today
Medicine Hat Could Let Residents Drink in City Parks This Summer
Fort McMurray's $50 Million Northside Twin Arena Opens This Fall. Ten Years in the Making.
Parkland RCMP Rescued a Man and Two Children Stranded on a Lake Northwest of Edmonton After Their Boat Motor Failed
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Parkland RCMP Rescued a Man and Two Children Stranded on a Lake Northwest of Edmonton After Their Boat Motor Failed
An inflatable sport boat's motor failed on Devil's Lake east of Onoway, leaving a man and two children stranded in weeds Wednesday evening. The man called for help after exhausting his efforts to restart the motor. RCMP deployed their detachment boat and reached all three without incident.
Edmonton Police Are Looking for a Man Who Deliberately Set Fire to a Business Near 91 Street and 111 Avenue
Edmonton Police are asking the public to help identify a male suspect captured on surveillance footage after a fire was deliberately set at a business near 91 Street and 111 Avenue on May 10. The suspect was riding an orange Marin mountain bike towing a small blue trailer.
46,164 Fans Pack Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton as Canada Beats Uzbekistan in World Cup Warm-Up
Rain soaked the concourses, ponchos filled the stands, and more than 46,000 fans showed up anyway. Canada defeated Uzbekistan 2-0 at Commonwealth Stadium on Monday night as Edmonton once again proved why it remains one of the country's strongest soccer cities ahead of FIFA World Cup 2026.
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Calgary's Rainy Start to June Is Already Approaching a Month's Worth of Rain in Some Areas
A slow-moving weather system has soaked Calgary and much of southern Alberta for days, bringing 40 to 80 millimetres of rain to some areas, raising river levels, and prompting renewed attention to flood preparedness. While the wet weather has disrupted outdoor plans, it is also providing much-needed moisture ahead of wildfire season.
Worker Killed by Falling Marble Slabs at Calgary Warehouse Employer Ordered to Fund VR Safety Training
LX Hausys Canada Inc. pleaded guilty May 28 in Calgary Court of Justice after a worker was fatally struck by marble slabs at the company's Calgary warehouse in September 2023. The $350,000 penalty goes to the Manufacturers' Health and Safety Association to build portable virtual reality forklift simulators.
Calgary Police Are Asking for Help Finding a 16-Year-Old Girl Missing From the Beltline Since May 20
Jersey, 16, was last seen on May 20 in the 900 block of 15 Avenue SW in Calgary's Beltline. She has not been found. Police and her family are concerned for her wellbeing. If you've seen her, police need to hear from you.
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Fort McMurray's $50 Million Northside Twin Arena Opens This Fall. Ten Years in the Making.
The Northside Twin Arena at 117 Abraham Place in Fort McMurray is scheduled to open Fall 2026. The $50 million facility adds two new ice surfaces to the city's north end with 300 seats per rink, 10 change rooms, and 250 parking spots. Construction began September 2024 after a decade of stops and starts.
Medicine Hat JazzFest 2026: Full Schedule, Lineup, Tickets, and What to Know Before You Go
Medicine Hat JazzFest celebrates its 30th anniversary June 16 to 21. Nine artists and groups are featured, including Jason Marsalis, Kristin Korb, MA:Q, and the Ray Charles Tribute Orchestra. Full festival passes are $160. Anyone 25 and under gets in for $20 per event.
Medicine Hat Natural Gas Rate Spikes 76 Percent in June After Five Months of Declines. Council Approved $1M for Faulty Meter Replacements the Same Week.
Medicine Hat's natural gas default rate jumped from $0.979 to $1.721 per gigajoule in June after five straight months of falling prices. Council approved $1,057,000 the same week to replace 2013 gas meters that failed federal compliance testing. If one is in your home, you may have been billed incorrectly.
Southeastern Alberta Is Becoming an AI Data Centre Corridor. Most People in the Region Have No Idea.
Medicine Hat already has the largest data centre in Alberta. A 1,200-megawatt proposal is under review in Newell County. Brooks just changed its land use rules. The province is courting billions in AI infrastructure investment across the region — and the questions about water, power, and who benefits have not been publicly answered.
Brooks Alberta Approved New Rules for AI Data Centres. Residents Warn It Could "Kill the Community."
Brooks City Council approved a new land use category for data centres this week after residents raised concerns about water use, noise, and power demand during a public hearing. The bylaw passed, but questions remain ahead of a public information session on June 10.
Oldman River Peaks Tonight in Lethbridge. Stay Off the Coulee Trails
The Oldman River is under a high streamflow advisory and expected to peak Wednesday evening between 750 and 1,000 cubic metres per second. That is the highest Lethbridge has seen in several years. Minor flooding of low-lying river valley parks and trails is expected. Overland flooding is not.
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Is Dunkin’ Donuts Opening In Alberta? What We Know About The Chain’s Return To Canada
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