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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

As winter weather arrived sooner than expected, provincial authorities are urging drivers to get ready for slippery roads. The CAA, Ministry of Transportation, Toronto Police, and OPP are teaming up to launch the winter driving season safety tip campaign. Sergeant Kerry Schmidt, from OPP’s Highway Safety Division, joins Candace Daniel to share advice on vehicle...

It’s been a long road back to the Grey Cup for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, players reflect on this seasons journey to the championship game. New illicit drugs being cut with benzodiazepines and medetomidine are limiting the effectiveness of Naloxone. Charges against the man accused of shooting a women in a car on a highway near...

A section of HIghway 115 near Orono was closed Tuesday afternoon after a truck carrying stones crashed, sending several people to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. UPDATE: OPP say the highway reopened just before midnight. OPP on Wednesday said the 44-year-old driver from Brampton was charged with careless driving.

The Coquihalla Highway was closed through the day Thursday, after the Mine Creek wildfire changed direction and exploded in size, burning on both sides of the busy road. Taya Fast has the latest.

An area just off the Yellowhead Highway 16 near Carrot Creek being searched by Edmonton Police Service forensic investigators trying to find the remains of Samuel Bird, a teenager who went missing in June in Edmonton and is presumed dead.

Abbotsford police are investigating a semi-truck crash that shut down part of Highway 1 late on Monday. The crash happened just after 8 p.m. near the Whatcom Road exit.

Police say two people died after they were hit by a vehicle while walking on a northern Manitoba highway.

The Greater Vancouver Food Bank is making their home on Lougheed Highway near the Prince Rupert SkyTrain permanent. The facility will also offer services for immigration support, mental health, and employment. Grace Ke reports.

George Anthis, the founder of Nova Scotia’s Highway of Heroes ride is marking the eighth year of the event. His goal is to raise awareness around PTSD and the mental health concerns veterans and first responders struggle with, as well as offer them a community of support. Participants don’t need to have connections to the...

Dashcam video shows a Volkswagen Jetta skidding into the oncoming lane of Highway 3 near Cemetery Road in Bridesville around Sunday night , narrowly missing the vehicle heading in the opposite direction.

While twinning continues on Highway 3 east of Taber, new work is planned to improve the highway near Fort Macleod. Justin Sibbet reports.

A mother accused of abandoning her three-year-old daughter in June has been declared fit to stand trial, following a psychiatric assessment at the Pinel Institute. The child was found three days later near a highway in Ontario. The woman appeared in court Monday in Valleyfield. Elizabeth Zogalis reports.

Hundreds of people evacuated due to an out-of-control wildfire in Annapolis County were able to return home. The evacuation order was lifted for residents living along Highway 10 near the town of Middleton, N.S., who were out of their homes for more than a week. Mitchell Bailey reports.