‘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.
Calgary firefighters were called to a two-alarm fire in a northeast community on Sunday and officials say two homes were damaged.
Alberta Health Services has issued an enforcement order against a Banff home after an inspection discovered that as many as 42 people were staying inside the property, saying the maximum number of occupants of the facility 'was exceeded.'
The remains of a missing Medicine Hat man have been found, RCMP has confirmed.
Family members, friends and veterans gathered Sunday to pay their respects and remember the lives of Albertans who died while fighting in peacekeeping missions and support operations around the world.
Airdrie MLA Angela Pitt has announced she's stepping away from her role as chair in Rajan Sawhney's leadership campaign.
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.
Two people are in hospital following a crash on Nose Hill Drive N.W. on Saturday evening.
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.
Mi-Jung Lee follows CTV’s Ben Miljure as he makes the emotional journey to connect with his Indigenous family in Alert Bay, B.C.
Alberta Health Services has issued an enforcement order against a Banff home after an inspection discovered that as many as 42 people were staying inside the property, saying the maximum number of occupants of the facility 'was exceeded.'
Canada's summer of heat waves continues this weekend, with warnings issued in four provinces. CTVNews.ca looks at some of the heat records broken already this year in Canada.
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.
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.
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.
Newfoundland faces its largest wildfire in 61 years; the U.S. Senate passes a major bill that aims to help fight climate change.