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Alberta MMA fighter won his toughest battle outside the octagon against cancer

Alberta MMA fighter won his toughest battle outside the octagon against cancer

“I want my name up in lights,” Nick Felber said, after beating cancer and returning to the MMA ring. 
Athabasca rallies around victims of targeted arson

Athabasca rallies around victims of targeted arson

In the aftermath of a devastating fire where "Go Home" was spray painted on their garage, Jessica Delgado called community support ‘amazing’
Recently amalgamated Alberta town won't raise taxes this year

Recently amalgamated Alberta town won't raise taxes this year

Diamond Valley Mayor Barry Crane says amalgamation allowed Alberta's newest town to keep property taxes status quo during one of the roughest inflationary periods in the last 30 years.
Three dead after shed fire outside home improvement store in Calgary

Three dead after shed fire outside home improvement store in Calgary

CALGARY — A patch of black ash covered snow outside a Calgary home improvement store where three people died Monday in a shed fire.
'People are confused': Survey suggests Canadians need education on Charter rights

'People are confused': Survey suggests Canadians need education on Charter rights

While one-third of Canadians say they have read the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, many fail to distinguish between its text and that of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, a new survey suggests.
Three people, including youth, charged with second-degree murder in Alberta death

Three people, including youth, charged with second-degree murder in Alberta death

JOHN D'OR PRAIRIE, Alta. — Three people, including a youth, face murder charges after police say a man was dropped off at a rural Alberta medical centre following an assault.
Man raising awareness about ‘invisible injury’ with 41-day run through Alberta

Man raising awareness about ‘invisible injury’ with 41-day run through Alberta

Travis Roszell is planning to run through Jasper next summer as he wants to tell the world that it’s important to tell someone when you’re hurting.
Two Ontario men face neo-Nazi linked terror and hate propaganda charges

Two Ontario men face neo-Nazi linked terror and hate propaganda charges

TORONTO — RCMP say two Ontario men have been arrested for allegedly helping to make videos and manifestos in support of the neo-Nazi terror movement and far-right extremism.
BBC’s Planet Earth does a deep dive on West Coast whale poo

BBC’s Planet Earth does a deep dive on West Coast whale poo

“The story is that the humpbacks of northeastern Vancouver Island are giving hope to planet Earth."
Major retailers must sign grocery code of conduct, federal agriculture minister says

Major retailers must sign grocery code of conduct, federal agriculture minister says

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay wouldn't rule out the possibility of provincial or federal government intervention if the grocery code of conduct doesn't have every major retailer on board.
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