Search ongoing for missing person after canoe capsizes on Barrier Lake
On Aug. 16, at 6:30 p.m., the Cochrane RCMP received a report of a capsized canoe on Barrier Lake in Kananaskis.
One of the three occupants in the canoe, a 56-year-old female, was found and taken to the hospital with hypothermia.
A 60-year-old male was found deceased, and a 30-year-old male is missing.
All three are Calgary residents.
Local weather forecaster says we have a really nice week of weather to look forward to
High River's Angie Brown is an amateur weather specialist and is always posting updates on her 'weather or knot' Facebook page.
She also joins her Uncle Charlie on Monday mornings just after the 7 a.m. News to share how the week is shaping up.
On Monday, August 18th, Angie once again joined her Uncle Charlie and shared the good news for the week.
"Right now we're sitting at a chilly 9 degrees on our way up to a high of 25 with a sunny sky.
Labour groups pushing back as Air Canada flight attendants' strike poised to continue
It could be another chaotic day for travellers as a labour dispute continues between Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants.
Flight attendants with the Montreal-based airline represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees are expected to remain on the picket lines today as a battle against a federal return-to-work order continues.
Calgary Police are looking for people who witnessed a fatal collision in South Calgary
The Calgary Police are looking for information on a fatal collision that happened Friday (Aug. 15).
At roughly 9:42 p.m., a fatal collision occurred at roughly 500 metres north of Stoney Trail S.E. on Macleod Trail S.E.
It is believed that a 2004 Honda Civic was driving northbound on Macleod Trail S.E and struck a man in his 50's who was walking eastbound across Macleod Trail S.E.
The driver, who was uninjured, remained on the scene.
The pedestrian was declared deceased at the scene.
Glass wins the Battle of the Rockies, but Vigen takes 2025 World Chuckwagon title
High River's Jason Glass won the Battle of the Rockies on Sunday in Rocky Mountain House.
Glass even set a new track record on the final day of chuckwagon races for the season with a time of 1:12.25.
However, it was Calgary's Chanse Vigen who took the World Chuckwagon Championship for the third consecutive year, which ties a WPCA record.
Alberta COVID-19 vaccination program triggers confusion, criticism
Health experts, advocates and unions are sounding the alarm over Alberta’s plan for paid COVID-19 shots, calling it concerning and confusing.
On Monday, two months after the province announced it was adding a fee, it opened online pre-ordering for the vaccine. Albertans still need to book appointments for the shots, starting in October.
Air Canada cancels plan to resume flights Sunday as union defies back-to-work order
Air Canada cancelled hundreds of additional flights on Sunday after the union representing its flight attendants announced the workers would remain on strike in defiance of a back-to-work order.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees said it filed a challenge in Federal Court on Sunday to an order by the Canada Industrial Relations Board that said its members must return to work by 2 p.m. ET.
"Our members are not going back to work," CUPE national president Mark Hancock said outside Toronto's Pearson Airport. "We are saying no."
Ukraine's allies meet as Zelenskyy travels to Washington to meet with Trump
Ukraine and its allies held a virtual meeting Sunday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prepares for a high-stakes discussion with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Monday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office said in a Sunday afternoon statement that he took part in the call with the "Coalition of the Willing," a group of nations that have agreed to support Ukraine as it defends itself against Russian's full-scale invasion. The statement did not indicate that Carney would be part of Monday's discussions.
Decades after a PM got pied, the threat landscape in Canadian politics has changed
When Prime Minister Jean Chrétien got hit in the face with a pie 25 years ago, the only thing hurt was his pride.
A quarter-century later, Canada's security landscape has changed radically. Threats of violence against politicians have become far more common. What seemed like a harmless prank then looks more like a warning now.
"There is this view that you're a politician, it's all fair game," said Catherine McKenna — who was herself the target of multiple threats of violence while she served as a federal minister.
Canada has most measles cases on the continent as infections up exponentially over 2024: Pan American Health Organization
The Pan American Health Organization says Canada has the highest number of measles cases on the continent and more action is needed to address low vaccination rates.
The regional agency within the World Health Organization, which covers North and South America, says there has been an exponential rise in measles this year.
As of Aug. 8, it recorded 10,139 confirmed measles cases across ten countries, representing a 33-fold increase compared to the same period in 2024, when there were 311 cases.