‘I shouldn’t have survived’: Lethbridge hostage-taking victim shares her story, blood drive started
The scars on Kathryn Linder’s neck and body will be a reminder of how a normal day changed her life.

The scars on Kathryn Linder’s neck and body will be a reminder of how a normal day changed her life.
Lethbridge police are looking for the public's help to identify and locate a suspect who they say stole a laptop and committed other thefts.
In the not so distant future, rice grown in Alberta could be on store shelves.
Fire crews say functional smoke alarms are being credited with saving the residents of a southwest Calgary home after a blaze broke out early Sunday.
Alberta's Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation Doug Schweitzer announced Friday that he offered his resignation to the premier, saying "it was an honour" to serve in Kenney's government.
A 24-year-old woman was flown to hospital in Calgary by STARS Air Ambulance after a crash on a highway north of the town of Cochrane on Saturday.
RCMP are continuing to investigate the first homicide case in the town of Banff in several decades that stemmed from a disagreement inside a local pub.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating the circumstances that led up to a police officer shooting a suspect in southeast Calgary on Friday.
Mounties are investigating a Saturday armed robbery of a Chestermere pharmacy where three people pulled a weapon and demanded money and narcotics.
Air Canada denied a customer complaint and instructed employees to classify flight cancellations caused by staff shortages as a "safety" problem, which would exclude travellers from compensation under federal regulations. That policy remains in place.
Montreal's Pride Parade has been cancelled due to a lack of volunteers able to guarantee a secure event.
A Dutch man accused of tormenting British Columbia teen Amanda Todd via online threats has been found guilty of all charges he faced in connection with the case, a jury ruled on Saturday.
A meteorologist in Chicago had a priceless reaction on live air when he realized his television was a touch screen.
The rapid growth of a long-burning forest fire in central Newfoundland has triggered a state of emergency in the area and the expansion of an outdoor fire ban to the entire province.
Air Canada denied a customer complaint and instructed employees to classify flight cancellations caused by staff shortages as a "safety" problem, which would exclude travellers from compensation under federal regulations. That policy remains in place.
Five people, including a suspect, were taken to hospital with serious injuries after a violent incident that drew a massive police presence to downtown Vancouver's main entertainment district Saturday night.
Montreal's Pride Parade has been cancelled due to a lack of volunteers able to guarantee a secure event.
A Dutch man accused of tormenting British Columbia teen Amanda Todd via online threats has been found guilty of all charges he faced in connection with the case, a jury ruled on Saturday.