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Man gets five-year sentence for assaulting officer outside Walmart

Man gets five-year sentence for assaulting officer outside Walmart

Northern Alberta man pleads guilty to 2020 assault that saw him beat RCMP officer with her own baton.
Unpredictable winds make wildfires an erratic adversary: experts

Unpredictable winds make wildfires an erratic adversary: experts

Hot weather and dry conditions are the usual suspects in any wildfire season, but unpredictable winds are challenging adversaries for firefighters.
Search continues for man, dog who drowned near Canmore

Search continues for man, dog who drowned near Canmore

Calgary man drowned while attempting to save a dog that jumped from boat at Spray Lakes.
No overnight physician coverage in Northern Alberta ER

No overnight physician coverage in Northern Alberta ER

Staffing shortages mean ER in Lac La Biche will be without a physician for 15 hours.
'Elaborate ruse': Prosecutor says Saskatoon mother in custody dispute faked deaths

'Elaborate ruse': Prosecutor says Saskatoon mother in custody dispute faked deaths

Federal prosecutors in the United States have accused a Saskatoon woman of faking her own death and that of her son to illegally enter the country.
One suspect dead, another in critical condition

One suspect dead, another in critical condition

ASIRT investigating officer involved shooting in Northern Alberta community.
Good Samaritans stop dog attack in Northern Alberta

Good Samaritans stop dog attack in Northern Alberta

Three motorists stopped to help as a young woman was attacked by a pack of at least 15 dogs while walking in Kehewin Cree Nation.
Northern B.C. actress recovering after being shot in Los Angeles

Northern B.C. actress recovering after being shot in Los Angeles

A GoFundMe has been set up to help Keilani Rose’s journey to recovery after she was shot in the chest outside of her apartment.
Bear spotted in residential area of Airdrie, according to RCMP

Bear spotted in residential area of Airdrie, according to RCMP

Airdrie RCMP issued a press release after a bear was spotted in the Sagewood neighbourhood earlier today.
Cochrane boy recipient of Alberta government's Great Kids Award

Cochrane boy recipient of Alberta government's Great Kids Award

At just five years old, Liam Jackson is the youngest of this year’s 16 recipients of the Government of Alberta's 2022 Great Kids Award.
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