From High Level to Fort McMurray to Edmonton, heat warnings are in effect for nearly all of Alberta. Temperatures in northern Alberta are expected to climb […]
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Extreme temperatures across Alberta boost wildfire risk, prompt heat warnings
From High Level to Fort McMurray to Edmonton, heat warnings are in effect for nearly all of Alberta. Temperatures in northern Alberta are expected to climb […]
Alberta doctor set to be first Canadian woman to become a commercial astronaut
An Edmonton doctor is set to become the first Canadian woman to be a commercial astronaut. Dr. Shawna Pandya told CBC the opportunity will fulfil her childhood […]
Northern Alberta wildfires threaten Suncor Firebag site, community of Chateh
Firefighters are preparing for a difficult weekend as wildfires threaten an oilsands production facility in northeastern Alberta and a small community in the northwest. Suncor Energy […]
Suncor’s Firebag oilsands project shut due to wildfire risk, Alberta minister says
Suncor Energy has shut down its 215,000 barrel-per-day Firebag oilsands project in northern Alberta as a precaution due to an out-of-control wildfire burning nearby, Alberta Minister […]
Production curtailed as wildfire burns out of control near Suncor’s Firebag oilsands site
Suncor Energy has curtailed production at its Firebag oilsands project in northern Alberta as a precaution due to an out-of-control wildfire burning nearby. The company […]
Wildfire season heats up as hot, dry conditions fuel risk in northern Alberta
The Canada Day weekend in northern Alberta was also a rather fiery one. As of Tuesday evening, 62 wildfires were burning in the province, including about […]
Would you buy your next outfit inside a bus? An Alberta business owner is banking on it
Boutique On Your Street is one of the first retail businesses in Edmonton to sell clothes out of a bus — but it might not […]
Nearly 90 per cent of Alberta drug loss cases reported as ‘unexplained’
Prescription drugs are going missing in Alberta — and most of the time, no one knows why. Data from Health Canada based on reporting from […]
Rural municipalities want Alberta government to halt new victim services model
Rural Municipalities of Alberta, a group representing municipal districts and counties across Alberta, is pushing the government to stop the transition to a provincially-run victim services model. The […]