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Okotoks racer Scotland bound for world championships

Okotoks racer Scotland bound for world championships

BMX: Jaxon Burke to represent club in Glasgow
Xplore to offer faster rural satellite internet following Jupiter 3 launch

Xplore to offer faster rural satellite internet following Jupiter 3 launch

The New Brunswick-based telecommunications company says the technology will offer a homegrown alternative to broadband internet service offered to rural Canadians through SpaceX's Starlink low-earth orbit satellites.
Winds play key role as wildfire continues to threaten Osoyoos, B.C.

Winds play key role as wildfire continues to threaten Osoyoos, B.C.

The BC Wildfire Service says that will help push the nearly nine-square-kilometre Eagle Bluff wildfire away from Osoyoos, less than two days after flames sparked in Washington state raced across the Canada/U.S. border on Saturday evening.
Our summer of smoke

Our summer of smoke

The Gazette looks at how forest fire smoke is affecting city life
Lac La Biche ladies Legion auxiliary shuts down after 63 years

Lac La Biche ladies Legion auxiliary shuts down after 63 years

No new recruits, volunteer burnout, financial burdens spells the end for Legion-support group in Lac La Biche
Pembina River rafter found “in good health” after RCMP search

Pembina River rafter found “in good health” after RCMP search

Sixty-nine-year-old man, found near Flatbush July 23, was overdue by seven hours during a rafting excursion.
Cochrane RCMP assist in fatal plane crash response in Kananaskis Country

Cochrane RCMP assist in fatal plane crash response in Kananaskis Country

There were no survivors of a plane crash July 28 in Kananaskis Country.
Children in B.C. Amber Alert found in Alberta

Children in B.C. Amber Alert found in Alberta

Mother and boyfriend charged in alleged abduction of B.C. children after they were found near Edson, Alberta
Canmore bodybuilder flexes on competition

Canmore bodybuilder flexes on competition

“You have to have that dog fight mentality in you to be able to pull this off every single day." says an Alberta bodybuilder who won the men’s classic physique 50+ masters category at the 2023 Alberta Summer Natural competition.
Métis Crossing site of first bison calves born in area in 160 years

Métis Crossing site of first bison calves born in area in 160 years

Metis leaders say the birth of two bison calves at a traditional and cultural site is an historical moment and significant step towards Reconciliation.
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