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Vehicle slams into building in Olds, trapping one person inside

Vehicle slams into building in Olds, trapping one person inside

Person living in Olds commercial building was home when a Jeep smashed into the building.
Aerial artist performs against icy backdrop of Canadian Rockies in short film

Aerial artist performs against icy backdrop of Canadian Rockies in short film

Aerial artist's niche is performing in the frozen places of the Rocky Mountains in the middle of winter, so a typical performance takes place between -10 C and -15 C.
World's largest organic mushroom grower looking for water

World's largest organic mushroom grower looking for water

Highline Mushrooms, north of Calgary, has 10 truck deliveries of water everyday and is asking the county north of Calgary to help them meet their water needs.
Decision on $20-million motorsports park expansion north of Calgary delayed

Decision on $20-million motorsports park expansion north of Calgary delayed

A decision on Rocky Mountain Motorsports application for eight buildings to store 80 vehicles will be made next month
Alberta senior charged with attempted murder not fit to stand trial

Alberta senior charged with attempted murder not fit to stand trial

A 73-year-old Alberta woman charged with the attempted murder of her husband is not fit to stand trial rules judge.
Do Albertans want to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan?

Do Albertans want to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan?

"People did not buy it, and the Alberta Pension Plan remains extremely unpopular among Albertans," says Alberta NDP MLA.
Rising cost of living keeping some seniors working beyond retirement years

Rising cost of living keeping some seniors working beyond retirement years

A June 2022 Angus Reid survey found about 54 per cent of Canadians 55 and older had delayed or planned to delay retirement because of the rising cost of living.
Mom distributes air quality monitors after 9-year-old's asthma death during wildfires

Mom distributes air quality monitors after 9-year-old's asthma death during wildfires

Nine-year-old Carter Vigh was having a great day last July 11, visiting a waterpark, enjoying a picnic lunch and playing soccer with other kids at a day camp run by his mother, Amber Vigh.
The Edmonton murder that led to Tiki Laverdiere's murder in Saskatchewan

The Edmonton murder that led to Tiki Laverdiere's murder in Saskatchewan

The murder of Tristen Cook-Buckle in Edmonton, Alta., set off a chain of events that would lead to the brutal gang murder of Tiki Laverdiere weeks later in North Battleford, Sask.
Southern Alberta builder's proceeds going to children's hospitals

Southern Alberta builder's proceeds going to children's hospitals

Alberta Children's Hospital and Stollery Children's hospitals get the proceeds from a special house build in Cochrane
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