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TransCanada Highway re-opens, but poor driving conditions linger

A birds eye view of the traffic back-up near Bassano, Alberta courtesy Dr. Taryn Leibel.

Alberta Transportation hopes to completely re-open the TransCanada east of Strathmore by late Monday afternoon, after the busy highway was closed on Saturday night because of drifting snow and poor driving conditions.

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Huge snow drifts have trapped some residents Saddleridge and Taradale in their homes.

Déjà-vu for residents of northeast Calgary

Huge snow drifts have trapped some residents Saddleridge and Taradale in their homes.

Forensic pathologist Bernard Bannach.

Mounties shot multiple times, forensic pathologist testifies

A fatality inquiry began Monday in Stony Plain Provincial Court with testimony about the end of the lives six years ago of four RCMP...

Home video of a fire at the CNRL Horizon Oilsands site in Fort McMurray.

Horizon fire damage less than feared

An initial examination of the fire damaged upgrader at Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.'s Horizon oilsands suggests it may be restarted...

Jared L. Loughner, identified by U.S. federal law enforcement officials as the suspected gunman in the shooting of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and others in Tucson on Saturday, is seen in this undated high school yearbook photo from the 2006 Mountain View High School yearbook obtained from a classmate of Loughner's in Tucson, Arizona on January 8, 2011.

Suspect in Arizona shootings to appear in court

A 22-year-old man charged with trying to assassinate U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in a shooting rampage that killed six people...

Ald. Druh Farrell was set to present a motion on Monday calling for council to scrap the city's fluoridation program, and says a majority of aldermen are prepared to support her.

Fluoride opponents at City Hall back away from quick vote

It might not be decision day on fluoridation after all.

The Chevrolet Volt is almost silent when in motion.

Explorer, Volt named vehicles of the year

The 2011 Ford Explorer was named Truck of the Year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit Monday morning, beating...

A Greyhound bus enters the Greyhound station on the west side of downtown Calgary.

Calgary travellers describe 14-hour ordeal on Greyhound bus

Frustrated passengers pulled into Calgary on Tuesday morning after being stranded on a Greyhound bus in northern Ontario for 14 hours...

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Trial for accused Edmonton hostage taker put over

The trial for the man accused of taking hostages at Edmonton's Workers Compensation Board building in October 2009 has been put over...

Before and after pictures from the Canadian Border Services Agency of a man who was caught trying to enter Canada on an Air Canada flight from Hong Kong which he boarded disguised as an old man. In what the agency is describing as an "unbelievable case of concealment," the man apparently stripped off a plastic mask in the airplane's washroom and emerged as a young man, who then tried to claim refugee status.

8 arrested in masked traveller case: report

Eight people - including current and former Hong Kong airport employees - have been arrested in the case of a young Asian man who ...

Winter weather wreaks havoc on Calgary roads

Many roads were impassable yesterday as white-out conditions wreaked havoc on the city and surrounding areas.

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Victim followed wife to Canada

Joel Zalsos left the Philippines a month ago aiming to rekindle life with his wife and start anew in Calgary.

Déjà-vu for residents of northeast Calgary

Huge snow drifts have trapped some residents Saddleridge and Taradale in their homes.

Much of northern, central Alberta under snowfall warning

The New Year has been a relatively balmy one for Albertans so far, but things are about to change.

Calgary travellers describe 14-hour ordeal on Greyhound bus

Frustrated passengers pulled into Calgary on Tuesday morning after being stranded on a Greyhound bus in northern Ontario for 14 hours...

Construction workers sent to hospital with CO poisoning

Three men working at a luxury homes development in Hamptons View NW were rushed to hospital Friday afternoon.

Schools in Strathmore, Airdrie close as southern Alberta digs out from winter storm

Hundreds of students in towns surrounding Calgary are getting a “snow day” on Monday, thanks to a winter storm that left hundreds ...

More than a dozen tips pour in on sexual assault suspect

Police are determined to track down a man they believe is responsible for multiple sexual assaults.

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The Trans-Canada highway, just west of the Hwy 21 intersection.

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First winter blast of 2011

Snow and fierce winds trapped many Alberta motorists and residents over the weekend.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger gestures during his appearance at the Women's Conference 2010 in Long Beach, California, in this October 26, 2010 file photo.

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Schwarzenegger coming to Calgary

Arnold Schwarzenegger has chosen Calgary for one of his first public speaking appearances after leaving office.

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