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Alberta volleyball Paralympian lives dream of Olympic gold

Alberta volleyball Paralympian lives dream of Olympic gold

Heidi Peters, a Women's Sitting Volleyball Team Canada member from Northern Alberta says winning bronze medal is as close to magic as she can get.
'Exceptionally rare': Great white shark washes up dead in B.C.

'Exceptionally rare': Great white shark washes up dead in B.C.

The shark is huge, measuring nearly 14 feet long, scientists say.
Appeal over controversial Southern Alberta biodigester will be heard in November

Appeal over controversial Southern Alberta biodigester will be heard in November

A proposed facility, west of High River, would use feedlot and other types of waste to make renewable natural gas. 
Watch a giant pumpkin smash junk car at Alberta festival

Watch a giant pumpkin smash junk car at Alberta festival

Hundreds of Canadians from near and far gathered in Smoky Lake to watch the annual, much-anticipated Giant Pumpkin Drop
Is your child ready for their first cellphone this year? Here's what experts say.

Is your child ready for their first cellphone this year? Here's what experts say.

Spokeo analyzed phone ownership rates among children and heard from child development experts on determining cellphone readiness.
Photos of the dazzling northern lights this week in Alberta

Photos of the dazzling northern lights this week in Alberta

From Banff, to Olds to Lac La Biche, Albertans took in the aurora light show twice this week.
RCMP looking for suspect who bought $11,000 of goods with someone else's credit card

RCMP looking for suspect who bought $11,000 of goods with someone else's credit card

A St. Albert shipping supply company said a man posed as one of the company’s customers and fraudulently ordered $11,000 worth of unspecified goods using their account and credit card.
A historic haunted house in Southern Alberta just opened up in time for Halloween

A historic haunted house in Southern Alberta just opened up in time for Halloween

Visit a year-round haunted house south of Calgary.
Bear attacks near Fort Macleod kills 27 goats

Bear attacks near Fort Macleod kills 27 goats

A bear attacked and killed goats on a Southern Alberta farm twice last month
Day parole extended for man who murdered Banff taxi driver in 1990

Day parole extended for man who murdered Banff taxi driver in 1990

“In making the decision to continue your day parole, the board remains highly concerned with the nature and severity of your index offence. In committing the murder, you demonstrated the capacity for unpredictable and extreme violence.”
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