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Rain falls on lake Athabasca near the shores of Fort Chipewyan, Alta. on August 23, 2010.

Water worries haunt northern Alberta residents

Raymond Ladouceur unties his boat from the sandy shore of Lake Athabasca and pushes off into Fishermen's Channel. As he leaves the...

Police search for Calgary gravesite vandals

A south Calgary cemetery was hit by vandals overnight who overturned or damaged 10 gravesites.

Delorie Walsh with her daughter Angela outside the JJ Bowlen Building in Calgary in May. Delorie Walsh, is at the centre of longest-running human rights case in Alberta, in which she has been awarded $650,000 from Exxon Mobil.

Woman wins $650,000 in long-running Exxon Mobil lawsuit

A 19-year human rights battle - the longest in the history of the Alberta Human Rights Commission - has reached a decision.

Erin Wood says her husband Brian was "the most  amazing warm-hearted man you would ever meet who loved his job, loved his family, and was just my rock."

Lead video game designer dies saving wife, unborn baby by swerving car

The first thing Erin Wood wants her baby to know is that Dad, Brian, died to save their lives: “In his final act he did the only thing...

Irving Nature Park and Saints Rest Beach in Saint John, NB, were closed by city officials Saturday due to the threat of Hurricane Earl.

Atlantic Canada recovering from Earl

Two days after Hurricane Earl slammed into Atlantic Canada, killing one man and uprooting trees across the region, crews continued...

Search party finds remains in Saskatchewan

Police are investigating the discovery of human or animal remains next to railroad tracks in west Regina.

Nearly half of Canadians think they're underpaid: poll

Nearly half of Canadians think they're underpaid: poll

Nearly half of Canada's working population will spend Labour Day convinced they're not being paid as much as they deserve, according...

Dr. John O'Connor in poses for a photo at the Fort Chipewyan Nursing Station in Fort Chipewyan, Alta. on August 25, 2010. O'Connor first voiced his concerns in 2006 of elevated levels of rare cancers and diseases with the residents of Fort Chipewyan which is downstream on the Athabasca river from oilsands i

Concerns raised over oil industry’s possible role with health study

Residents of this northern Alberta town oppose a provincial proposal to have the oilsands industry participate in a health study on...

Representatives of the Calgary Regional Partnership take a test drive in a Enviro 500 double decker commuter bus that is being considered for a future regional transit service. The bus was on hand in Cochrane on Tuesday August 24, 2010.

Calgary retunes traffic plan for airport

Calgary Transit is proposing two express bus routes to the city's airport terminal by 2012 and has added a future streetcar-style ...

Family watches as plane crash kills pilot, passenger near Vernon

Family members watched Sunday afternoon as a plane crashed in windy weather and burst into flames, killing both people on board.

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