QEII

• 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.

  Traffic

  Dec 19, 2025
  
• ‘A crime scene’: 3 hospital workers hurt by patient at Halifax emergency room

  Three employees at the QEII Emergency and Trauma Centre in Halifax were hurt by a patient Wednesday in what Nova Scotia's health minister is calling a "serious incident."

  Crime

  Jan 29, 2025
  
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• 1 dead, several others injured in 4-vehicle crash on QEII south of Edmonton

  A fatal crash south of Edmonton on the QEII Friday afternoon left one person dead, sent several others to hospital and shut down a section of Alberta's busiest highway.

  Traffic

  Aug 9, 2024
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• No injuries reported after semi-tractor trailer fire along QEII: RCMP

  Nobody was injured after a fire involving a semi-tractor trailer unit that forced the closure of northbound lanes along the QEII highway on Friday.

  Traffic

  Jun 21, 2024
• 10-vehicle pileup and fatal crash closes QEII near Blackfalds: RCMP

  A stretch of the busiest highway in Alberta was closed Monday evening due to a 10-vehicle pileup and a fatal crash near Blackfalds, north of Red Deer.

  Traffic

  Oct 23, 2023
• Renovations for waiting room of Halifax’s largest emergency department set to begin

  The QEII Health Sciences Centre's emergency department is undergoing renovations as part of the hospital's ongoing redevelopment project.

  Health

  Sep 19, 2023
• Play La Bamba, Baby: ‘Welcome to Edmonton’ sign gets Oilers addition

  'Admittedly — maybe it's just me as the craftsman — it's looking a little rough. But from the road, I'm sure it looks just great.'

  Lifestyle

  Apr 26, 2023
• Multiple QEII closures Friday, several serious collisions on icy roads reported across Alberta

  Around 25 to 30 vehicles were involved in the collision north of Calgary on the QEII, while serious — in at least one case fatal — crashes were reported across Alberta on Friday.

  Traffic

  Jan 27, 2023
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• Part of QEII redevelopment pushing forward amid Halifax Infirmary stall

  The Community Outpatient Centre in Bayers Lake will feature primary care, 17 exam rooms, 24 dialysis stations, orthopedic assessment and rehab. 

  Health

  Dec 1, 2022
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• Fatal collision on QEII near Carstairs, Alta. involving pedestrian and vehicle

  A fatal collision on Highway 2 north of Highway 581 near Carstairs, Alta. has left one person dead Saturday morning. Highway traffic is being rerouted.

  Traffic

  Nov 12, 2022