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Opioid crisis remains a large issue in southern Alberta Indigenous communities

There have been over 100 overdose deaths on Piikani Nation since the start of the pandemic and trying to stop it won't be easy.

Last year, 1,623 people died of opioid overdoses in Alberta, nearly triple the number of deaths in 2019.

Family of Terry Blanchette, Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette ‘disappointed’ in parole eligibility change

A woman related to two Alberta murder victims is speaking out in the wake of a decision that transformed the parole eligibility for Canada’s multiple killers.

Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette and Terry Blanchette

Charity steps up for southern Alberta kids for a second year

In its first year, a Lethbridge-based charity saw hundreds of pairs of shoes and thousands in cash donated to help young students.

Hundreds of pairs of shoes will be collected over the summer to help students in need in the coming school year.

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Calgary arson suspect captured by convenience store camera

Surveillance video of the suspect in two deliberately set fires in a northwest Calgary neighbourhood has been released as police search for the firebug.

Surveillance still of the suspect in two deliberately set fires in a northwest Calgary neighbourhood. (CPS)

Air Canada to reduce flights this summer amid 'customer service shortfalls'

Air Canada is planning to reduce its flights in July and August, according to a statement from the company's president, as the airline continues to deal with 'customer service shortfalls.'

Air Canada planes sit on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)

'Permanent bone loss': Calgary study finds astronauts suffer on return to Earth

The TBone study, conducted over a seven-year period starting in 2015, found that prolonged weightlessness accelerated bone loss in the astronauts.

FILE - Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk talks with students from Rockcliffe Elementary School as they get a first look at The Living In Space exhibit during its unveiling at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa on Thursday, May 12, 2011. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)

Tickets to Papal Mass at Commonwealth Stadium available next Wednesday

Tickets for Pope Francis' mass at Commonwealth Stadium on July 26 will be available next Wednesday. The tickets are free and will go live at papalvisit.ca at 10:30 a.m. MT.

Parade float attacked Sikh articles of faith, U of C expert says

An expert at the University of Calgary says a float in a small Alberta town's annual parade made a mockery of some of the symbols the Sikh religion hold sacred.

Fentanyl, methamphetamine seized during bust at Drumheller hotel

Two Red Deer residents face drug trafficking charges following an investigation in Drumheller spurred by reports of suspicious activity at a hotel.

Trucks hits house in southeast Calgary

Two trucks nearly plowed through the front exterior of a house in southeast Calgary Wednesday evening.

Several Kananaskis campgrounds closed through long weekend due to lingering snowpack

Inaccessible toilets, muddy or snow-covered tent pads and less than favourable trail conditions have prompted the delayed opening of five backcountry campgrounds in Kananaskis country.

Calgary teen charged in alleged murder-for-hire attempt

The Calgary Police Service confirms a 16-year-old has been charged following an investigation into reports the teen had tried to hire someone to commit a murder for them.