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Alberta adds $16M to fix up aging government-owned homes

Alberta adds $16M to fix up aging government-owned homes

CALGARY — Alberta is spending an extra $16 million to fix up aging government-owned affordable housing units to make them inhabitable once again.
Investigation 'inconclusive' into claims reality TV star vandalized Banff NP property

Investigation 'inconclusive' into claims reality TV star vandalized Banff NP property

Parks Canada concludes investigation into whether an American reality star carved her initials into a fencepost in Banff National Park.
Dollarama sales surge as bargain hunters accept higher $5 price point: CEO

Dollarama sales surge as bargain hunters accept higher $5 price point: CEO

MONTREAL — Dollarama Inc.'s chief executive says the launch of a new $5 price point has been "well accepted" by shoppers.
'Needle in a haystack': Expert says finding daycare E. coli outbreak source complex

'Needle in a haystack': Expert says finding daycare E. coli outbreak source complex

CALGARY — Experts say definitive answers may be hard to come by as health investigators and scientists are diving deep into food and fecal samples to zero in on the cause of an ongoing E. coli outbreak affecting Calgary daycares.
Ag consultant aids Olds College, troops in Ukraine

Ag consultant aids Olds College, troops in Ukraine

Every few months, Yevgen Mykhaylichenko leaves Alberta for Ukraine with drones and other supplies he’s bought with the help of donations from the public.
Federal Court hearing arguments on deportation of truck driver in Broncos crash

Federal Court hearing arguments on deportation of truck driver in Broncos crash

CALGARY — The case of a former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash is in Federal Court, where arguments are being heard today over his possible deportation.
Weather Network forecasts 'fickle fall' in Canada with season to start cold, end mild

Weather Network forecasts 'fickle fall' in Canada with season to start cold, end mild

The Weather Network is predicting a few snowstorms will rage across the Prairie provinces in the middle of fall.
Highways near Calgary are 'kill zones, says veteran towing operator

Highways near Calgary are 'kill zones, says veteran towing operator

"People travel at excessive speed, at crazy speeds. They are coming by you at 110, 120, 130 kilometres an hour in the slow lane with all our lights going."
Search continues for Meagan Pilon, who vanished 10 years ago

Search continues for Meagan Pilon, who vanished 10 years ago

It's been 10 years since an Ontario family saw their then 15-year-old daughter and the Greater Sudbury Police Service hasn’t given up hope of finding her.
Everything that happened (and didn't happen) at Beyoncé's Vancouver concert

Everything that happened (and didn't happen) at Beyoncé's Vancouver concert

Celebrity sightings, mute challenge, silver fashion, and more.
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