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Amber Alert cancelled; child found unharmed
HINTON, AB - RCMP have officially cancelled the Amber Alert that has been in effect in Alberta for much of the day Friday.According to a news release from the RCMP, a 14-month-old child allegedly abdu...
Dec 20, 2019
Court: Part of 'Obamacare' invalid, more review needed
NEW ORLEANS - A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down "Obamacare's" now-toothless requirement that Americans carry health insurance but sidestepped a ruling on the law's overall constitutiona...
Dec 20, 2019
Toy donations support United Way families
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The 11th annual United Way Toy Drive at Southland Volkswagen was another huge success.The campaign ran for 3 weeks and collected $15-thousand worth of toys and cash, including the m...
Dec 20, 2019
HALO endowment fund started by retired rancher
Medicine Hat, AB - With no government funding, HALO Air Ambulance still continues to rely solely on the community to fund their program.That's why retired rancher Marvin Fischer from Hilda has stepped...
Dec 20, 2019 HALO Air Ambulance on scene (Photo by Hayley Feguson)
Warrant issued for suspect in fatal collision in Fort Macleod
FORT MACLEOD, AB - RCMP are asking your help in finding a southern Alberta man that is believed to have been responsible for one person's death in a collision last week.Tristan Big Sorrel Horse of Gle...
Dec 20, 2019 Tristan Big Sorrel Horse. (Supplied by Fort Macleod RCMP)
Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin back on track after Olympic disappointment
CALGARY - Ivanie Blondin is in a good place. She wants to stay there. With the help of some four-legged friends, the devastation the speedskater felt after 2018 Winter Olympics is shrinking ...
Dec 20, 2019
First influenza death confirmed in South Zone: AHS
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The number of flu deaths in Alberta has doubled in the past week.According to the most recent numbers provided by Alberta Health Services, a total of six Albertans have died from la...
Dec 20, 2019 Alberta Health Services
Wet, cold, and dark: Environment Canada names Top 10 weather events of 2019
Wet. Cold. In the dark. And puzzled. That about sums up how the weather in 2019 left Canadians feeling, says David Phillips, Environment Canada's chief meteorologist. "It's almost as if normal doesn't...
Dec 20, 2019
High avalanche risk in Waterton and most of B.C.'s Rocky Mountains
WATERTON, AB - If you were planning on heading into the mountains to kick off Christmas week, Avalanche Canada and Parks Canada say to stay out of the backcountry.Most of the regions Avalanche Canada ...
Dec 20, 2019 A map of the avalanche danger ratings in B.C. and parts of western Alberta on Friday, December 20th. (Supplied by Avalanche Canada)
Suspect flees Alix armed robbery on snowmobile
RCMP are looking for a suspect following an armed robbery at a bank in Alix on Friday.Cpl. Laurel Scott with RCMP K Division, says Mounties received the call regarding the heist at ATB Financial at 11...
Dec 20, 2019 (RCMP)