23+ hour, 46+ min ago  (176+ words) A mid-April snowstorm that swept across southern Alberta dumped up to 35 centimetres of snow in some areas, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. The federal weather agency said the system affected parts of the region April 16 and 17. Snowstorm crashes…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (392+ words) Bassano RCMP say Highway 1 east of Calgary has reopened after being temporarily closed due to a semi fire during a spring snowstorm. Police had earlier advised against non-essential travel, saying heavy smoke from a semi on fire in the eastbound…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (165+ words) Road conditions along the Highway 2 corridor between Calgary and north of Airdrie remain hazardous Thursday morning, with snow, wind and reduced visibility affecting multiple stretches. According to 511 Alberta, Highway 2 from the Calgary city limits to north of the Highway 2 A…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (563+ words) Ottawa announced a temporary federal fuel-tax suspension Tuesday, and Alberta's government pointed instead to the province's existing fuel tax program when the issue was raised later in the legislature. The federal government announced it will suspend the federal fuel excise…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (271+ words) A new World Atlas list names several Alberta communities " including a few within driving distance of Airdrie " among the province's "most neighborly." The list, titled "6 Most Neighborly Towns In Alberta," includes Drumheller and Canmore among the closest options for those…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1017+ words) Alberta has introduced legislation that would allow Albertans to access some preventative health tests without a referral and pay out of pocket for those services, with key details to be defined in future regulations. Bill 29, the Health Statutes Amendment Act,…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago  (480+ words) A Court of King's Bench judge has blocked Alberta's Chief Electoral Officer from certifying the petition results of an initiative petition titled "A Referendum Relating to Alberta Independence," pending a ruling on a legal challenge from several First Nations. Justice…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (361+ words) Alberta's government has not confirmed when its planned "controlled 120 km/h mini-trial" on select rural divided highways will begin, saying more information will be released "in the coming weeks." 120 km/h speed trial planned for portion of Highway 2 A March…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (511+ words) Projects involving Rocky View County are part of a more than $28-million provincial investment in drought and flood protection. The funding includes $25 million through the Drought and Flood Protection Program and $3. 5 million through the Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program. Alberta…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (306+ words) Calgary is in what The Weather Network describes as its snowiest stretch of the season after tracking below average for much of the winter, according to an analysis published April 6. Update: Second snowfall warning in less than a week for…...