Trail of destruction in Brooks, Alta., after golf ball-sized hailstorm rips through | Court appearance for Calgary man arrested for alleged child abduction pushed back 1 week | Albertans can get COVID-19 vaccinations for free in B.C.
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Trail of destruction in Brooks, Alta., after golf ball-sized hailstorm rips through; Cleanup and repair work underway after severe storm hit Brooks, Alta\., Wednesday night

Trail of destruction in Brooks, Alta., after golf ball-sized hailstorm rips through

August 21 , 2025 at 12:44:37 p.m. MDT • :

What started as a warm, sunny day in Brooks, Alta., on Wednesday quickly took a turn when a nasty hailstorm ripped through, crumpling and knocking over power lines and damaging cars, homes and crops. 
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Court appearance for Calgary man arrested for alleged child abduction pushed back 1 week; Airdrie RCMP arrested Zain Merchant on Monday and charged him with abduction of a person under the age of 14, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, kidnapping, forcible confinement and three counts of breaching a prohibition order\.

Court appearance for Calgary man arrested for alleged child abduction pushed back 1 week

August 21 , 2025 at 04:01:36 p.m. MDT • :

A Calgary man's appearance in court has been pushed back a week as he remains in custody after allegedly abducting a child who was attempting what police call a "catch a predator" scheme.
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Albertans can get COVID-19 vaccinations for free in B.C.; Premier Danielle Smith defended her government's COVID-19 policy at a news conference in Calgary on Thursday\.

Albertans can get COVID-19 vaccinations for free in B.C.

August 21 , 2025 at 04:41:16 p.m. MDT • :

People who don't qualify for free COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta can get one in British Columbia, the province's ministry of health confirmed with CBC News. 
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2nd teen dies after Lake St. Clair jet ski crash; A view of Lake St\. Clair and the land side of a breakwall in the Couture Beach area of Lakeshore\. A personal watercraft struck the wall killing a local teenage girl on Aug\. 14\. A second girl died on Wednesday, according to OPP, after being in a trauma centre since the crash\.

2nd teen dies after Lake St. Clair jet ski crash

August 21 , 2025 at 10:47:19 a.m. MDT • :

Ontario Provincial Police say a second teenager has died following a jet ski collision in Lakeshore last week that also killed a 17-year-old girl.
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Second body recovered after canoe capsizes on Barrier Lake; Mountains are seen past a lake\.

Second body recovered after canoe capsizes on Barrier Lake

August 21 , 2025 at 07:31:26 a.m. MDT • :

A second body was recovered after a canoe overturned on a lake in the Alberta Rockies. Police said a 30-year-old Calgary man and his parents were in the canoe, which capsized on Barrier Lake.
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Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% in 2024, but thousands are still dying; A naloxone kit, used to temporarily reverse or reduce the effects of an opioid overdose\. In 2024, deaths from opioid use were down in Canada, though some provinces and territories still saw an increase\.  

August 21 , 2025 at 05:37:51 p.m. MDT • :

Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% in 2024, but thousands are still dying

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Was Battle River-Crowfoot the last hurrah for the long ballot protest?; The adapted ballot used in the Battle River-Crowfoot federal byelection is seen at an advance polling station in Camrose, Alta\., on Aug\. 8\.  

August 21 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Was Battle River-Crowfoot the last hurrah for the long ballot protest?

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In a bone-dry summer, normally parched southern Alberta has been soaked; Grain farmer Leroy Newman, in his barley field near Okotoks, Alta\., is expecting a better harvest this year than last\.  

August 21 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

In a bone-dry summer, normally parched southern Alberta has been soaked

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Alberta boy escapes alleged abductor's car in 'catch a predator' scheme police call 'amazingly dangerous'; RCMP Cpl\. Gina Slaney speaks to reporters Wednesday about the child abduction and 'catch a predator' scheme\.  

August 20 , 2025 at 11:04:15 a.m. MDT • :

Alberta boy escapes alleged abductor's car in 'catch a predator' scheme police call 'amazingly dangerous'

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Tick-borne Rocky Mountain spotted fever spreading in Canada; Rocky Mountain spotted fever: what you need to know  

August 20 , 2025 at 07:09:00 a.m. MDT • :

Tick-borne Rocky Mountain spotted fever spreading in Canada

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August 20 , 2025 at 02:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Canadians like the idea of public service for young adults. Should it be mandatory?

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August 20 , 2025 at 08:31:05 p.m. MDT • :

Severe thunderstorm in southern Alberta downs power lines, damages cars

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August 21 , 2025 at 07:00:00 a.m. MDT • :

Doctors renew push for free COVID shots for more Albertans, after coverage reinstated for health workers

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August 21 , 2025 at 02:18:02 p.m. MDT • :

Effort to find new Mustard Seed site in Medicine Hat making progress, officials say

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August 21 , 2025 at 03:32:41 p.m. MDT • :

Canadian amateur Deng tied for 2nd place at CPKC Women's Open

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