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Is your child ready for their first cellphone this year? Here's what experts say.

Is your child ready for their first cellphone this year? Here's what experts say.

Spokeo analyzed phone ownership rates among children and heard from child development experts on determining cellphone readiness.
Photos of the dazzling northern lights this week in Alberta

Photos of the dazzling northern lights this week in Alberta

From Banff, to Olds to Lac La Biche, Albertans took in the aurora light show twice this week.
RCMP looking for suspect who bought $11,000 of goods with someone else's credit card

RCMP looking for suspect who bought $11,000 of goods with someone else's credit card

A St. Albert shipping supply company said a man posed as one of the company’s customers and fraudulently ordered $11,000 worth of unspecified goods using their account and credit card.
A historic haunted house in Southern Alberta just opened up in time for Halloween

A historic haunted house in Southern Alberta just opened up in time for Halloween

Visit a year-round haunted house south of Calgary.
Bear attacks near Fort Macleod kills 27 goats

Bear attacks near Fort Macleod kills 27 goats

A bear attacked and killed goats on a Southern Alberta farm twice last month
Last weekend for Millarville market

Last weekend for Millarville market

Millarville Christmas Market returns in November but regular weekend market ends Saturday.
Day parole extended for man who murdered Banff taxi driver in 1990

Day parole extended for man who murdered Banff taxi driver in 1990

“In making the decision to continue your day parole, the board remains highly concerned with the nature and severity of your index offence. In committing the murder, you demonstrated the capacity for unpredictable and extreme violence.”
Northern Alberta town using drones to locate illegal homeless camps

Northern Alberta town using drones to locate illegal homeless camps

Lac La Biche County peace officers recently started using drones to find homeless encampments not permitted on public lands.
Seasonal property break-ins up eight per cent: Alberta RCMP

Seasonal property break-ins up eight per cent: Alberta RCMP

“The off-season tends to be when these incidents occur the most, as there are less people around and less chances of being discovered quickly," police say
PHOTOS: Maligne Road reopens in Jasper National Park

PHOTOS: Maligne Road reopens in Jasper National Park

Maligne Road reopened in Jasper National Park on Friday (Oct. 11) at 8 a.m. The road provides access to attractions such as Medicine Lake and Maligne Lake. Maligne Lookout is open, but Maligne Canyon remains closed for the time being.
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