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• Police investigate fatal crash just east of Calgary

  One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash that shut down a portion of a busy industrial area just east of Calgary early Wednesday morning. 

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  Feb 11
• Calgary police investigate fatal crash on 16 Ave. NE

  Calgary police said one man was killed in a crash on 16 Ave. NE on Tuesday when his vehicle crashed into a concrete abutment under the Stoney Trail overpass.

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  Feb 10
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• Corrosion caused by road salt is taking a toll on Calgary’s fire trucks

  The city of Calgary says it has spent $2 million this year to repair corrosion on the city's fire trucks believed caused by the road salts the city puts on its streets.

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  Feb 9
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• 1 dead, 1 injured in crash on Anthony Henday Drive during tire change

  A 53-year-old Calgary resident died at the scene, while a 21-year-old driver Calgary resident was taken to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries.

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  Feb 9
• 1 dead, 6 seriously injured after church group charter bus rolls near Grande Prairie

  A bus carrying a church youth group from Grande Prairie crashed on Highway 43, killing one woman, seriously injuring six more people and leaving 16 others with minor wounds.

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  Feb 8
• 3 junior hockey players killed in collision south of Calgary

  A 17-year-old from Alabama and two 18-year-olds from Kamloops, B.C. who played on the Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team were killed while headed to practice in Stavely.

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  Feb 2
• Calgary man in life-threatening condition after crash involving motorized scooter

  Calgary police said an elderly man was rushed to hospital, where he's in life-threatening condition following a crash between a scooter and a vehicle on Wednesday.

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  Jan 30
• Calgary police investigate fatal crash on Barlow Trail

  One person is dead after a crash on Barlow Trail near 7 Avenue Northeast. Police shut down Barlow Trail in both directions from 4 Avenue to 16 Avenue as part of the investigation.

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  Jan 29
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• Edmonton man killed on Anthony Henday Drive just minutes before help arrived

  An Edmonton man who dreamed of a career in sports management after being stranded in North America due to war in his homeland was killed in a crash Monday on the Henday.

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  Jan 27
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• Man pleads guilty to vicious assault of Calgary transit bus driver

  One of two men charged in the vicious attack of a Calgary Transit bus driver last May has pleaded guilty to two of the six charges against him.

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  Jan 19
• Alberta man nabbed for speeding in B.C. told RCMP he was trying to avoid an elk

  An Alberta man now faces a speeding ticket and the costs associated with both a tow truck and seven-day vehicle impound in B.C. after he was caught going 160 km/h in a 100 zone.

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  Jan 12
• Alberta RCMP issue nearly 1,000 tickets to drivers over the holidays

  It was a busy holiday season for members of the RCMP's traffic safety enforcement team, which issued 998 tickets to drivers across Alberta.

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  Jan 6
• Lethbridge police charge Uber driver with sexual assault of female passenger

  A 27-year-old Uber driver has been charged with the sexual assault of a 20-year-old woman who claims she was a passenger of his on Nov 9, 2025.

  Crime

  Jan 6
• Fatal crashes in Alberta spike above 10-year average in December: RCMP

  Alberta RCMP said fatal and injury collisions increased in December and the trend appears to be continuing into the new year, with four deaths in the first four days of January.

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  Jan 5
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• Sturgeon County fire truck rolls off road amid freezing rain north of Edmonton

  Sturgeon County said freezing rain led to very hazardous driving conditions on roads north of Edmonton, and drivers were advised to stay vigilant and drive with extreme caution.

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  Dec 30, 2025
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• Chilly, snowy Christmas coming to Alberta, rest of Western Canada

  As much as 10 to 20 cm is expected to fall by Christmas morning in central Alberta, including in and around Edmonton, and drivers are advised consider adjusting travel plans.

  Weather

  Dec 24, 2025
• Alberta looks to protect bridges like the High Level from semi collisions

  Five times this year, large trucks heading onto the double-decker High Level Bridge have hit the structure often resulting in traffic snarls.

  Politics

  Dec 24, 2025
• Calgary, Edmonton airports offer advice for the busiest travel days of the year

  With Christmas less than a week away, it will be one of the busiest weekends of the year for travellers who are being told the key to a smooth trip is to be prepared.

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  Dec 19, 2025
• Pedestrian dies in hospital after being hit by vehicle in northeast Calgary

  A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a car in northeast Calgary on Thursday, the second fatal crash in just two days.

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  Dec 19, 2025
• Alberta to launch trial in 2026 increasing some rural highway speeds to 120 km/h

  The Alberta government will go ahead next year with a trial to up the speed limit on some rural divided highways to 120 kilometres per hour.

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  Dec 19, 2025
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• Highways proactively closed due to heavy rain across B.C.’s South Coast

  B.C.'s provincial government is warning commuters on Monday that routes are at risk of flooding and some road closures could occur.

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  Dec 15, 2025
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• Bus carrying youth hockey team crashes north of Edmonton, 2 in hospital

  The Athabasca Rivermen Junior A hockey team's bus lost control on an icy highway north of Edmonton and crashed into trees in the ditch, leaving all on board with various injuries.

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  Dec 12, 2025
• Avoid non-essential travel due to snowy, ice-covered roads: southern Alberta RCMP

  Brooks RCMP said they were receiving a received a high volume of collision-related calls late Thursday afternoon due to poor weather and road conditions.

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  Dec 11, 2025
• Highway 1 east of Golden, B.C. closed due to crash, snowy weather

  The Golden-Field RCMP said the accident happened at 6:22 a.m. when a semi truck and trailer spun out and crossed the barrier, blocking all four lanes of Highway 1.

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  Dec 10, 2025
• Sherwood Park senior killed in collision with school bus near Millet

  RCMP from Wetaskiwin responded just before 8 a.m. Thursday to the head-on collision between the bus and an SUV on Highway 814 at Township Road 480, near Millet.

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  Dec 4, 2025