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'Why not?': Former Broncos player has sights set on Paralympic wheelchair basketball

'Why not?': Former Broncos player has sights set on Paralympic wheelchair basketball

The 24-year-old from Airdrie, Alta., was paralyzed from the chest down in 2018 when a semi-trailer ran a stop sign and barrelled into the path of the Humboldt Broncos' bus in rural Saskatchewan.
Okotoks racer Scotland bound for world championships

Okotoks racer Scotland bound for world championships

BMX: Jaxon Burke to represent club in Glasgow
Xplore to offer faster rural satellite internet following Jupiter 3 launch

Xplore to offer faster rural satellite internet following Jupiter 3 launch

The New Brunswick-based telecommunications company says the technology will offer a homegrown alternative to broadband internet service offered to rural Canadians through SpaceX's Starlink low-earth orbit satellites.
Youth leadership program through horse care may be expanded in Olds

Youth leadership program through horse care may be expanded in Olds

Equine Leadership Academy, was offered this past spring for the first time ever to students in Grades 7 and 8 at École Deer Meadow School
Winds play key role as wildfire continues to threaten Osoyoos, B.C.

Winds play key role as wildfire continues to threaten Osoyoos, B.C.

The BC Wildfire Service says that will help push the nearly nine-square-kilometre Eagle Bluff wildfire away from Osoyoos, less than two days after flames sparked in Washington state raced across the Canada/U.S. border on Saturday evening.
Lac La Biche ladies Legion auxiliary shuts down after 63 years

Lac La Biche ladies Legion auxiliary shuts down after 63 years

No new recruits, volunteer burnout, financial burdens spells the end for Legion-support group in Lac La Biche
PHOTOS: 120-year-old Alberta church has new life as an Airbnb

PHOTOS: 120-year-old Alberta church has new life as an Airbnb

You can stay overnight in a historic church turned Airnbnb in Central Alberta.
Pembina River rafter found “in good health” after RCMP search

Pembina River rafter found “in good health” after RCMP search

Sixty-nine-year-old man, found near Flatbush July 23, was overdue by seven hours during a rafting excursion.
Cochrane RCMP assist in fatal plane crash response in Kananaskis Country

Cochrane RCMP assist in fatal plane crash response in Kananaskis Country

There were no survivors of a plane crash July 28 in Kananaskis Country.
Children in B.C. Amber Alert found in Alberta

Children in B.C. Amber Alert found in Alberta

Mother and boyfriend charged in alleged abduction of B.C. children after they were found near Edson, Alberta
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