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Canoe Lake fire under control, crews worked all week on hot spots

Canoe Lake fire under control, crews worked all week on hot spots

‘Precipitation helped’ says fire chief, but still cautious about dangers of fire season
Hamlet near Fort McMurray, Alberta, on evacuation alert due to wildfire

Hamlet near Fort McMurray, Alberta, on evacuation alert due to wildfire

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Residents of a hamlet near Fort McMurray, Alta., are being told to be ready to evacuate on short notice due to a wildfire that could spread towards the community.
Video: Country star Luke Bryan bails at Vancouver music festival

Video: Country star Luke Bryan bails at Vancouver music festival

After he shared video of the fall with everyone at the show
Okotoks veteran bringing military experience to the big screen

Okotoks veteran bringing military experience to the big screen

Okotoks Legion chaplain Kurtis Sanheim plays a prominent role in 'The Liberation Men,' an upcoming Second World War film that will be screened in Okotoks on May 5.
Fundraiser makes hay for equine therapy ranch in Springbank

Fundraiser makes hay for equine therapy ranch in Springbank

Robinson Outreach at RiverCross Ranch strives to relieve the conditions associated with youth and elderly in need, by providing Equine Assisted Learning and related Therapies
Redeveloped hotel opens in Banff

Redeveloped hotel opens in Banff

Moxy Banff boasts 109 rooms with smart layouts, from rooms set-up with toe-to-toe beds, double bunks, kitchenettes, or lock-off suites that turn two rooms into one.
Custom wheelchairs let High River man go off-road

Custom wheelchairs let High River man go off-road

Edwin Bronsch said he thinks there are people who would appreciate having a rugged all-terrain wheelchair like the two he's built in High River
Can Flair Airlines survive as Canada's only remaining ultra-low-cost carrier?

Can Flair Airlines survive as Canada's only remaining ultra-low-cost carrier?

Can Flair stay afloat when all others have shut down?
WNBA exhibition in Edmonton rescheduled to accommodate possible Oilers playoff game

WNBA exhibition in Edmonton rescheduled to accommodate possible Oilers playoff game

The WNBA exhibition scheduled for next month at Edmonton's Rogers Place has been rescheduled to accommodate a potential Game 7 in the Oilers' first-round NHL playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings.
Out of control wildfire burning north of Fort Assiniboine

Out of control wildfire burning north of Fort Assiniboine

Alberta Wildfire website lists a fire Woodlands County as out of control and is apparently pushing north
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