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• 'We've lost too many people': Alberta CF patients urge province to approve coverage for miracle drug

  Cystic fibrosis patients in Alberta are urging the government to approve coverage for the drug Trikafta, now that Health Canada has approved the life-changing treatment for people with CF.

  

• New 'Mosquito Terminator' project aims to do away with irritating insects

  The Alberta Birds of Prey Centre is home to the region's first 'Mosquito Terminator' concept, which is simply a nesting platform for species that feed on the world's most hated insects.

  

• Calgary woman hiking triple crown to help three terminal siblings

  Jeanine Dalton is looking to climb three mountain peaks in one day. It's a challenging task at over 22 kilometres with an elevation of 2920 metres, but in Dalton's view, that's nothing compared to what her friends the Lamprecht family face every day at their home west of Edmonton in Evansburg.

• Record energy usage possible during heat wave in Calgary: City officials

  The heat wave forecast for next week could spark record energy usage in Calgary, city officials said Friday.

• The teachings of the bison return to Sunnyside School

  This semester, in partnership with Indigenous leaders and the parent council, Sunnyside School students had the opportunity to learn some of the traditional teachings of the First Nation's peoples that once prospered in what we now call the community of Sunnyside.

• 'Past 16 months have been pretty rough': Suicide prevention fundraiser planned at Calgary restaurant

  After losing more than a dozen friends and colleagues to suicide during the pandemic, Calgary chef Dustin Schafer decided enough was enough.

• A weekend on the wild side: What to do in Calgary June 25-27

  With hot weather arriving this weekened, here are a few fun ways to enjoy the summer weather

• Alberta fire safety company president pleads guilty to fire code violations

  The president of Premium Fire Protection, an Okotoks-based company that was found guilty of several violations of the province's fire code, has pleaded guilty to several charges of his own.

• Proximity to Canada Day fireworks of no additional concern for Calgary Zoo

  Calgary Zoo officials say the Canada Day fireworks display at the neighbouring Tom Campbell's Hill Park is not expected to cause any additional safety concerns for the animals.

• St. Albert, Alta., RCMP investigating hate-motivated knife attack on 2 sisters wearing hijabs

  A man wearing a mask approached the pair and yelled racial slurs towards them before grabbing one of the women by her hijab and knocking her to the ground, leaving her unconscious, police say.

• More than a million eligible Albertans remain unvaccinated as first dose uptake slows

  More than 1.1 million eligible Albertans are unvaccinated against COVID-19 and appointments to receive the first dose have slowed. Just 4,200 people received their first shot on Tuesday.

• First dose vaccines by walk-in to be offered in Airdrie and northeast Calgary

  Albertans in need of their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will have an opportunity without an appointment at two locations in the coming days.