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• Grass, brush burn in evening blaze at Pearce Estate Park

  It ignited in grass and brush between Harvie Passage and the Bow Habitat Station and Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery around 6 p.m.

  

• Calgary firefighters battle northwest brush fire

  Firefighters battled a heavy brush fire in the city's northwest on Monday, stopping the flames from engulfing any nearby homes.

  

• Feds warn 2023 on track to be the worst fire season ever seen in Canada

  Canada's emergency preparedness minister says images of wildfires burning across the country are some of the most severe ever witnessed in Canada and the current forecast for the next few months indicates the potential for continued higher-than-normal fire activity.

  

• Prince Harry gets his day in court against tabloids he accuses of blighting his life

  Prince Harry entered a courtroom witness box Tuesday, swearing to tell the truth in testimony against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping.

  

• Canadian parents being stretched thin saving up for children's education: survey

  Many Canadian parents are stretching themselves thin — even going as far as to postpone their retirement in some cases — in order to help pay for their children’s education, according to a new survey.

• Ukraine dam collapse triggers emergency, Moscow and Kyiv trade blame

  The wall of a major dam in a part of southern Ukraine that Moscow controls collapsed Tuesday, triggering floods, endangering Europe's largest nuclear power plant and threatening drinking water supplies as both sides in the war rushed to evacuate residents and blamed each other for the emergency.

• Calgary Flames arena deal to include 35-year commitment to stay: city official

  A $1.2-billion deal to replace Calgary's aging Saddledome with a new National Hockey League arena would come with a 35-year lease that includes a commitment from the owners of the Calgary Flames to stay in the city, says a city official.

• Stampeders defensive back Shaquille St-Lot battles against the odds to make the team

  Shaquille St-Lot was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the seventh round of the 2022 CFL draft.

• Public assistance sought in search for missing teen

  Police and family are worried for the well-being of a 14-year-old they say vanished about a week ago.

• 2 injured in separate amusement ride incidents in Stony Plain

  Two people were hospitalized after being injured during amusement ride incidents in Stony Plain Friday night.

• Lethbridge encourages green living for Environment Week

  Today is World Environment Day and in Lethbridge, that's just the start of Environment Week. While some are kicking off Environment Week exploring the coulees or going for a walk in the sun, city officials are asking for your input.

• Peace officer's vehicle struck during Newell County, Alta., traffic stop

  Officials say no one was injured, but an investigation is ongoing after a peace officer's vehicle was struck "at a high rate of speed" during a traffic stop on Friday.

• Calgary '88 Olympic Games leader Bob Niven dead at 80

  One of the men who brought the Winter Olympic Games to Calgary in 1988 has died.

• 2 Red Deer residents accused of assaulting RCMP officer

  Innisfail RCMP say an officer was attacked by the driver and passenger of a truck they'd stopped on suspicion of impaired driving on Saturday.