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Alberta family gets air time on Family Feud Canada

Alberta family gets air time on Family Feud Canada

Three years after applying to be on CBC game show, the Selks of Okotoks got the call this summer and will have their episode air next Monday night.
TCH to close, traffic diverted through Kootenay National Park

TCH to close, traffic diverted through Kootenay National Park

Two-month closure of the Trans-Canada Highway for twinning in Kicking Horse Canyon begins Sept. 26.
A new low-cost airline is launching in Canada this week

A new low-cost airline is launching in Canada this week

Canada Jetlines will commence operations out of its travel hub at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Thursday, with its first scheduled route into Calgary.
Mounties in N.W.T. search for suspect after one dead, others injured in stabbings

Mounties in N.W.T. search for suspect after one dead, others injured in stabbings

RCMP unable to say whether the stabbings were targeted or random, but ask residents of Fort Good Hope to "remain vigilant."
Grizzly bear, cubs captured and relocated after livestock killed

Grizzly bear, cubs captured and relocated after livestock killed

Sow and three cubs are moved to a more suitable remote habitat after steer killed at Mountain View County feedlot.
Positive Poilievre polling leads to talk of easing border restrictions: Tories

Positive Poilievre polling leads to talk of easing border restrictions: Tories

Conservative members of Parliament say the Liberals are playing politics with COVID-19 border restrictions, and talk of scrapping those restrictions may have to do with the new Tory leader.
De Havilland Canada to build airline manufacturing plant east of Calgary: Kenney

De Havilland Canada to build airline manufacturing plant east of Calgary: Kenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says plant that will employ about 1,500 workers is a "game-changing investment" for manufacturing in the province.
Teen driver dies in rollover outside Airdrie

Teen driver dies in rollover outside Airdrie

18-year-old from Didsbury was pronounced dead on scene while passenger was transported to Calgary hospital in stable condition.
Oops — ferry leaves port without its passengers

Oops — ferry leaves port without its passengers

About 25 of 34 foot passengers on a late-afternoon sailing from the B.C. mainland to Galiano Island were accidentally left behind.
More than 805,600 homes unsuitable for the number of people living there: StatCan

More than 805,600 homes unsuitable for the number of people living there: StatCan

With a family of seven living in a three-bedroom townhouse and a fitness business she runs from home, Vanessa van Tol is a pro at maximizing space.