Oyen

• ‘Dire situation’ in rural Alberta hospital set to be resolved, ER to re-open

  Oyen, Alta., is seeing most of its hospital services restored after being without a 24/7 emergency department or any acute care beds for several months.

  Health

  Apr 6, 2023
  
• ‘Dire situation’ as rural Alberta hospital sees staff shortages, ER closures

  Rural Albertans are describing it as an alarming situation. The town of Oyen has no acute care beds in hospital and limited emergency department services.

  Health

  Feb 24, 2023
  
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• Alberta premier believes presidential hopeful Joe Biden could be swayed to support Keystone XL pipeline

  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he believes United States presidential hopeful Joe Biden can be swayed to supporting the Keystone XL pipeline.

  Politics

  Jul 3, 2020
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• Grieving family trying to recover after young son killed in crash near Oyen

  It's been almost five months since a tragedy forever shattered a B.C. family. The Jeffreys were involved in a terrible crash near Oyen, Alta. that claimed the life of their oldest son.

  Canada

  Jan 3, 2020
• RCMP looking for information after ATM theft in Oyen, Alta.

  Two masked individuals broke through the front of Deb Mart in Oyen around 6 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23.

  Crime

  Nov 23, 2019
• Support in Alberta for family devastated by Oyen crash has ‘touched our hearts’

  Bob Jeffreys, whose son Zachary was killed in a crash near Oyen on Aug. 7, was stunned to hear about another fatal crash on Highway 9.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2019
• Dad speaks about Alberta crash that killed son: ‘If there was one person I knew ready to be an angel, it was him’

  It's been one week since a B.C. family suffered a tragic accident near Oyen, Alta. The fatal collision leaves them grieving the loss of their 10-year-old son as they recover from their own life-altering injuries.

  Features

  Aug 14, 2019
• Child dead, 4 injured after multiple-vehicle crash near Oyen, Alta.

  RCMP, EMS and firefighters responded to the collision between two tractor-trailers and a vehicle on Highway 9 on Wednesday.

  Traffic

  Aug 7, 2019
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• Oyen man facing child pornography, luring charges

  A southern Alberta man is facing six charges after the parents of a young girl found “concerning messages” on her cellphone at the end of February.

  Crime

  Mar 16, 2018
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• Evacuation orders lifted for Alberta’s MD of Acadia after wildfires prompt local state of emergency

  After the Municipal District of Acadia in southeastern Alberta declared a local state of emergency due to serious wildfires, officials with the M.D. lifted the evacuation order for Acadia Valley shortly after 9 p.m.

  Weather

  Oct 17, 2017