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Rescuers search for missing skier believed buried in avalanche at Lake Louise

Rescuers search for missing skier believed buried in avalanche at Lake Louise

The RCMP are asking for the public to follow instructions from all first responders and staff of the resort, and to have patience while all efforts are made to to locate and rescue anyone in need.
Heart-warming friendship dinner for Japanese visitors

Heart-warming friendship dinner for Japanese visitors

“Canada and Japan share a very strong bond based on mutual respect as well as friendship,”
Two charged with murdering Rocky View employee due in court

Two charged with murdering Rocky View employee due in court

Arthur Wayne Penner and Elijah Blake Strawberry will appear in Calgary Court at the end of May.
ATA president re-elected for fourth term

ATA president re-elected for fourth term

Schilling won the Alberta Teachers' Association election with a total of 5,619 votes.
Locum nurses in Alberta cheaper than the alternative

Locum nurses in Alberta cheaper than the alternative

While the number of contract nurses working in Alberta Health Services (AHS) owned hospitals in the Lakeland has decreased, the number of locum nurses and the length of time locums are being brought in for is increasing.
Avalanche danger high in Banff, Yoho and Kootenay national parks

Avalanche danger high in Banff, Yoho and Kootenay national parks

Public safety specialists advice backcountry enthusiasts to stay out of avalanche terrain with the high hazard.
Portage College honours memory of Cst. Leo Johnston 20 years after tragic Mayerthorpe event

Portage College honours memory of Cst. Leo Johnston 20 years after tragic Mayerthorpe event

Leo Johnston, who was originally from the Lac La Biche area, along with RCMP constables Brock Myrol, Peter Schiemann, and Anthony Gordon, were killed in the line of duty on March 3, 2005 while executing a search warrant for stolen property and a marijuana-growing operation on a farm in the Mayerthorpe area.
Jasper, Banff, Canmore community groups unite to steward wildfire recovery funds

Jasper, Banff, Canmore community groups unite to steward wildfire recovery funds

The $8 million in total funding will go toward immediate relief and support Jasper’s long-term recovery following last summer’s devastating fire.
Jasper wildfire responsible for $650 million in commercial losses

Jasper wildfire responsible for $650 million in commercial losses

The $1.7 billion in insured commercial losses nationally was the second-highest total in Canadian history.
Westlock woman fined for fatal crash that killed girl, 5, and man

Westlock woman fined for fatal crash that killed girl, 5, and man

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