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Warmer temperatures bring increased rattlesnake presence
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With double digit temperatures now controlling the forecast, rattlesnakes in southern Alberta are coming out of hibernation. With that, Cypress View Veterinary Clinic recently had t...
May 09, 2019 (Cypress View Veterinary Clinic)
Maroon's OT goal lifts Blues past Stars in Game 7
ST. LOUIS - Pat Maroon always imagined becoming a hometown hero. The 31-year-old St. Louis native got to live out that fantasy Tuesday night. Maroon scored 5:50 into the second overtime, Jordan Binnin...
May 09, 2019
Unwelcome visssssitor at Lethbridge university
The University of Lethbridge had an unwelcome visssssitor this week - a rattlesnake managed to fall through a grate and into an office.The school called in professional snake catcher Ryan Heavy Head, ...
May 09, 2019
Possible taunting led to elk being killed near Canmore
CANMORE - RCMP say they believe some young people may have harassed a herd of elk just before a number of the animals were killed by a semi last month near Canmore.The collision happened April 27 on t...
May 09, 2019
Construction underway on new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre
WATERTON LAKES NP - After several years of planning, public engagement, engineering and design work, construction is now underway on the new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre.The $17.3 milli...
May 09, 2019 Artist's rendition of new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre
Pipelines needed to quell anxiety around Alberta oil prices
An oilsands producer says fears of another Alberta oil price crisis are ebbing thanks to production cuts imposed by the former NDP government and the profitability of shipping crude by rail.But Canadi...
May 09, 2019 (Canadian Press/Larry MacDougal)
Ex-mortgage broker convicted of fraud, theft loses appeal, must turn himself in
CALGARY - A former mortgage broker convicted of multiple counts of fraud and theft has had his appeal dismissed.The Alberta Court of Appeal says Brandon Antonini must turn himself in within 24 hours.A...
May 09, 2019
Convicted murderer Douglas Garland's rights were violated: Lawyer
The Alberta Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in a bid by a Calgary man to overturn his conviction in the murders of a couple and their grandson.The lawyer for Douglas Garland argues evidence ...
May 09, 2019 Douglas Garland is shown here in this 2014 photo being escorted into a Calgary police station. (Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh)
Grand opening of new residence marks latest milestone in Red Deer College's university journey
The optimism was plentiful Thursday afternoon at RDC where top officials delivered a State of the College Address reflecting on the past and looking to the future.The event had a 10-year retrospective...
May 09, 2019 RDC President and CEO Joel Ward delivers his final State of the College remarks on Thursday inside the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. (Red Deer College - @reddeercollege on Twitter)
Bruins' score 4 goals in 3rd, beat Hurricanes 5-2 in Game 1
BOSTON - Marcus Johansson and Patrice Bergeron scored power-play goals 28 seconds apart, and Boston scored four times in the third period to rally from a one-goal deficit and beat the Carolina Hurrica...
May 09, 2019