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Watch: Wife-carrying event at Northern Alberta fair

Watch: Wife-carrying event at Northern Alberta fair

What's a Wife-Carrying Race? Well — glad you asked. Here's an example. It's also an example of two carry techniques ... the Piggy-back and the classic Estonian carry.
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Lake Louise cut from world cup schedule

Lake Louise cut from world cup schedule

World Cup men's downhill not coming to Lake Louise this year. Challenging economics cited for cancellation.
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Volunteers still needed with Summer Games just days away

Volunteers still needed with Summer Games just days away

Organizers of the 2023 Alberta Summer Games in Southern Alberta still need help to stage biennial sporting spectacle.
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Armed robber caught nearby, facing charges

Armed robber caught nearby, facing charges

A man allegedly threatened shoppers with a knife at a Canadian Tire in Northern Alberta and made off with shoes.
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RCMP investigate string of spring-time forest fires in Northern Alberta

RCMP investigate string of spring-time forest fires in Northern Alberta

RCMP say wildfires between Anzac and Lac La Biche earlier this year were deliberately set.
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PHOTOS: Town of Okotoks creates pollinator-friendly garden

PHOTOS: Town of Okotoks creates pollinator-friendly garden

Designated a Bee City since 2021, Okotoks continued its bee-friendly ways by creating a pollinator garden in town.
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'I love you Devyn': Brother shares heartfelt tribute to sister killed fighting B.C. wildfire

'I love you Devyn': Brother shares heartfelt tribute to sister killed fighting B.C. wildfire

A 19-year-old was working as a BC Wildfire Service firefighter near Revelstoke when she died.
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RCMP investigating ongoing vandalism to manholes

RCMP investigating ongoing vandalism to manholes

Missing manhole covers in Athabasca a mystery.
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Aspartame a 'possible' carcinogen but evidence limited, WHO says

Aspartame a 'possible' carcinogen but evidence limited, WHO says

The Canadian Cancer Society and Health Canada are reviewing the World Health Organization's classification of aspartame as "possibly carcinogenic.
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Albertan baby birds hitch a 12-hour truck ride to B.C.

Albertan baby birds hitch a 12-hour truck ride to B.C.

The out-of-province magpies are currently under care at Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. in Burnaby
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