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Edmonton Police Issue Public Warning as Violent Sexual Offender Released Into the City
Edmonton 12-year-old Faisal Hussein identified as homicide victim after remains found north of Athabasca
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Wins Court Ruling in Kevin O'Leary's $70-Billion Wonder Valley Data Center Water Fight
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Says International Students Must Leave When Visas Expire
Calgary Boy in Medically Induced Coma After Being Trapped Under Driftwood in B.C. River
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Edmonton Vehicle Arson: Police Seek Woman in Pink Crossbody Bag Caught on Surveillance
A vehicle was deliberately set on fire on a parking pad behind an Edmonton home at 1:30 on a Sunday afternoon in June. Two months later, police have released three surveillance images of a woman they want to identify.
St. Albert Transit Buys 13 More Diesel Buses, Nine Years After Canada's First Municipal Electric Fleet
St. Albert Transit has ordered 13 40-foot diesel buses from Nova Bus, bringing its total from the Quebec manufacturer to 32 since 2025. The city bought Canada's first municipally owned long-range electric buses in 2017. Neither the contract value nor a delivery timeline has been released.
Edmonton Mayor Andrew Knack Names Yetunde Oke Chief of Staff After Two Decades in Government
Edmonton Mayor Andrew Knack has named Yetunde Oke his chief of staff. She spent more than 20 years in municipal and provincial government and most recently served as the city's director of intergovernmental affairs, the file that runs Edmonton's relationship with the province. She replaces Blake Desjarlais, who left in July after three months.
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Forum Thermal Calgary: Massive New 8,000 Sq Ft Spa With Six Pools Opening Late 2026 in the Beltline
Forum Thermal is an 18,000-square-foot thermal spa going in at 5th Street and 10th Avenue SW in Calgary's Beltline, with six signature pools, three saunas, two steam rooms and an exterior thermal pool wrapping three terraces. Targeting late 2026.
Calgary Youth Charged With Dangerous Driving After Riding Electric Motorcycle Through Citadel at 70 km/h
Calgary police say a youth rode an electric motorcycle through Citadel at more than 70 km/h on August 8, across green spaces and walking paths, on the wrong side of the road and passing vehicles. Seven tickets were issued and the rider was charged with dangerous driving.
Things to Do in Calgary This Weekend: August 14–16, 2026 (Carifest & More)
Carifest brings the Caribbean carnival to Cowboys Park, the Intercultural Festival fills Dalhousie, and markets run in nearly every quadrant. Twelve things to do in Calgary this weekend, August 14 to 16.
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Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Wins Court Ruling in Kevin O'Leary's $70-Billion Wonder Valley Data Center Water Fight
An Alberta judge has dismissed O'Leary Digital's attempt to strike Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation's judicial review of a water licence connected to the $70-billion Wonder Valley data centre near Grande Prairie. The licence belongs to the MD of Greenview not O'Leary Digital and the underlying consultation challenge will proceed.
Calgary Man Charged After 1,127 Grams of Fentanyl Seized in Red Deer, Second Suspect Wanted
Red Deer RCMP seized more than a kilogram of suspected fentanyl, 334 grams of cocaine and $15,000 in cash after a July 2 traffic stop and a search in the Lancaster neighbourhood. A Calgary man is charged. A Surrey man facing the same charges missed his court date and is now wanted.
Alexander Spa Hotel Opens in Canmore in Early 2027: Inside the Adults-Only Rooms, Cost and What's Being Built
The Alexander Spa Hotel opens at 300 Spring Creek Drive in Canmore in early 2027. Adults-only, 45 suites, a 13,000-square-foot spa, geothermal heating, and an underground tunnel to The Malcolm Hotel next door. It's the second of three hotels planned on land the Kernick family has owned since the 1920s.
Alberta Launches $400,000 Water Study as Data Centres and Population Growth Raise Pressure on Water Supply
Alberta has issued a request for proposals for a white paper on securing the province's water supply over the next 100 years. The $400,000 study will examine major water transfer systems including the California Aqueduct and China's South-North Water Transfer Project, and assess whether Alberta could do something similar.
Tornado Advisory for Lloydminster, Cold Lake and East-Central Alberta: Funnel Clouds Reported Close to the Ground
Environment Canada has issued a tornado advisory for east-central Alberta, between approximately Cold Lake, Lloydminster, Vegreville and Smoky Lake. Funnel clouds have been reported very close to the ground and may touch down as brief landspout tornadoes. The risk lasts until early this evening.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Says International Students Must Leave When Visas Expire
Premier Danielle Smith says international students whose visas expire without permanent residency need to go home, and declined to call Portage College a diploma mill. More than 450 students protesting in Calgary say they aren't asking for permanent residency at all.
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Shake Shack’s First Canadian Drive-Thru Opens in Calgary August 27 With Alberta-Exclusive Menu Items
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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