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Alberta RCMP arrest 5 people in death of Lane Tailfeathers

Alberta RCMP say they've arrested five people in connection with the disappearance and murder of a Fort Macleod man last summer.

Lane Tailfeathers was last seen in Fort Macleod on June 20th. (Supplied)

'It's amazing': Lethbridge farmer shocked by birth of rare quintuplet lambs

Ken Leenstra was beyond surprised when he had realized that one of his ewes gave birth to five baby lambs on May 5.

A southern Alberta farmer says one of his ewes gave birth to five lambs - an incredible rare event.

Personnel 'not available' for emergencies in Lethbridge, authorities say

The head of Lethbridge's Fire and Emergency Services was direct at Thursday’s community safety standing policy committee meeting, outlining staffing struggles currently facing the department.

Lethbridge's fire chief says emergency response in the city is being affected by a severe lack of staffing.

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Battle of Alberta to come as Flames outlast Stars in OT to seize series win

The Calgary Flames have defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2 in overtime in Game 7 of their first-round NHL playoff series Sunday night to advance to the second round.

Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk, right, celebrates his goal with teammates during second period NHL playoff hockey action against the Dallas Stars in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, May 15, 2022 (The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh).

Calgarians rally in support of abortion rights as expected Roe v. Wade reversal sparks controversy

Calgarians gathered in front of city hall Sunday to rally in support of a woman’s right to abortion as a leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft decision brings the issue to the forefront of conversation on both sides of the border.

Dozens of people attended a rally in support of abortion rights outside Calgary city hall on Sunday.

Man injured following kitchen fire in northeast Calgary

Fire officials say a man was severely burned in an incident that occurred in the kitchen of a northeast Calgary home on Sunday afternoon.

The Calgary Fire Department was called to respond to a fire on Falsby Road N.E. and found a victim who had been burned.

Alberta homeowner surprises armed suspect inside rural home

RCMP are looking for an armed individual who robbed a homeowner at gunpoint last week.

CFL teams start cancelling training camp workouts after contract talks break off

Linebacker Jameer Thurman and the Calgary Stampeders tried to return to some sort of normality at McMahon Stadium on Sunday under unusual circumstances.

Man shot in the leg after 'verbal altercation' at Rocky View County home

A Saturday afternoon shooting in Rocky View County, Alta., sent a 38-year-old man to hospital.

Justice advocate David Milgaard remembered as champion for those who 'don't have a voice'

Justice advocate David Milgaard, a man who was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent more than two decades in prison, has died.

Calgary police officers honoured with ceremony on Memorial Drive

There was a special tribute set up along Memorial Drive on Saturday to honour all members of the Calgary Police Service.

Project Moon Woman: Officer with Alberta's Blood Tribe fights human trafficking

It took a few years on the jobfor Const. Jennaye Norris to realize the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta has a human trafficking problem.

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McDonald's said Monday that it has started the process of selling its Russian business, which includes 850 restaurants that employ 62,000 people, making it the latest major Western corporation to exit Russia since it invaded Ukraine in February.

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'Hero' guard, church deacon among Buffalo shooting victims

Aaron Salter was one of 10 killed in an attack whose victims represented a cross-section of life in the predominantly Black neighbourhood in Buffalo, New York. They included a church deacon, a man at the store buying a birthday cake for his grandson and an 86-year-old who had just visited her husband at a nursing home.

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