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A volunteer firefighter was killed and two men trying to beat back flames on their property were injured in wind-whipped wildfires that scorched parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan and forced the evacua...

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has handily won a third term after a bitter and divisive campaign during which his at-times prickly personality was a focus. His main challenger, former Progressive Conserv...

WATERTON, Alta. - A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for part of a southwestern Alberta First Nation because of a wildfire that's threatening Waterton Lakes National Park. The Blood Tribe, southw...

The Saskatchewan government is calling a recent ruling against an Alberta beer policy a big win for free trade within Canada. In August 2016, the Alberta government moved place a $1.25 per litre marku...

After days of hot, sunny weather, Saskatchewan could be in for some nasty weather. Environment Canada is calling for severe weather, mostly in southern Saskatchewan, beginning in the afternoon and con...

A teenager from Saskatoon was killed in a crash northeast of Calgary, Alta. on Friday. Alberta RCMP say two vehicles collided on a stretch of Highway 21, about 50-kilometers west of Drumheller and tha...

Ottawa announced this week it's stepping up efforts to eliminate coal-fired electricity. The goal is to have 90 per cent of the country's electricity coming from sustainable sources by the year 2030. ...

The Saskatchewan government is drastically cutting the markup it charges smaller breweries. Jeremy Harrison, minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, said ...

Residents of Fort McMurray took another step towards normalcy Wednesday as 439 homes were released from the wildfire restricted zones. The "green homes" were cleared by the Government of Alberta for r...

In a trade battle over beer, Saskatchewan companies like Great Western Brewing could stand to lose a lot of business under Alberta's new tax regime.   Right now, smaller provincial breweries...