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Southern Alberta drivers are welcoming provincial plans to continue the twinning of a 30-kilometre stretch of Highway 3 between Medicine Hat and Whitla. Jordan Prentice has more on the move many say is a long time coming.

Two people are dead after a crash that closed Highway 11 near Lac Du Bonnet for several hours this morning.

Birinder Singh died after he was shot driving on the highway near Leduc. With no known motive for the shooting, his friends are questioning whether it’s safe to drive on Alberta highways. Sarah Ryan reports.

On the afternoon of March 14, a 22-year-old man was shot and killed while driving on the QEII south of Leduc, near Township Road 490. RCMP are now seeking dashcam footage from anyone driving on that part of Highway 2, in order to the truck suspected of being involved in the shooting. Katherine Ludwig reports.

At least 15 people are dead after a Bolivian air force cargo plane skidded off the runway and slammed into a vehicle on a busy highway near the Bolivian capital Friday. Officials say dozens more people were injured.

A woman was killed and nearly two dozen other people were injured after a charter bus carrying a church youth group rolled over on Highway 43 late Saturday night. The bus was returning home after a Pathfinders Bible Experience event in St. Albert. Katherine Ludwig reports.

The major swings in temperature take a toll on Saskatoon’s water pipes as a main break causes delays for commuters. Tragedy in Alberta as a community near Calgary mourns the death of three teenage hockey players killed in a highway collision on their way to practice. With a recent surge in gopher populations a group...

Tragedy in Alberta as a community near Calgary mourns the death of three teenage hockey players killed in a highway collision on their way to practice. A local catering company that employs people with cognitive disabilities opens a new cafe focusing on inclusion. With a recent surge in gopher populations a group representing Saskatchewan agriculture...

Three members of the Southern Alberta Mustangs Junior hockey team have been killed in a motor vehicle collision south of Calgary. RCMP say the collision happened Monday morning in the town of Stavely, along Highway 2.

A miracle on the 401 today, after a massive chain-reaction crash involving nearly 50 vehicles shut down the highway. First responders say the scene on the highway between Quinte West and Belleville looked far worse than the outcome. Somehow, police say there were no serious injuries. Jesse Reynolds has more.

The province now has a roadmap for future highway upgrades slated for the next five years. The Department of Public Works unveiled their multi-year approach to improving highway infrastructure. As Ella MacDonald reports, some projects will have to take a back seat.

A school bus carrying high school students rolled off a highway in western Manitoba Tuesday, leaving several with significant injuries. 14 students aged 16 to 18 were on the bus when it rolled over near Swan River, about 550 kilometers north of Winnipeg. The driver and all of the passengers were taken to the hospital,...

Surgical backlogs in the province are taking a toll on those with cancer left waiting for treatment. Local childcare centres react to the $10-a-day childcare program extension taking effect in March. A preliminary hearing date has been set for Chris Fahlman, the man accused of killing a women on a highway near Weyburn in September...

A Calgary man said rushing water quickly overwhelmed his truck after a catastrophic water main break on Tuesday flooded part of Highway 1 near the Bowness neighbourhood, forcing him and his wife onto the roof of their vehicle. Eric Wisniewski said the water rose to the seats within minutes before firefighters rescued them by raft.

We’re hearing from the family of a woman whose vehicle was struck head-on in a major collision on Highway 1 in Surrey on Monday. She survived but remains in hospital with serious injuries. As Taya Fast reports, her daughter wants to see median barriers along that stretch of the highway.

Near-whiteout winter conditions wreaked havoc on highways across central and southern Alberta on Wednesday, resulting in numerous collisions and road closures — including a stretch of the QEII north of Calgary, where some 100 vehicles were caught up in the carnage. Drew Stremick reports.

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. Morgan Black reports.

Traffic on Highway 97 is down to one lane after another rockslide hit the area. It happened near Bridgeman Road just north of Summerland. Victoria Femia has the details.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith sign an agreement to work on building an oil pipeline to the West Coast — but will it actually happen? Alberta’s economy remains in the red with a $6.4B deficit in the latest fiscal update. Sturgeon County drivers want more safety measures on Highway 28 near Morinville....

Dozens of cars from a CPKC train derailed on Thursday near the Village of Champion, Alta. The derailment caused traffic nightmares for some as highway access became limited. Jordan Prentice has the details.