1 week ago Renowned ICU doctor Darren Markland dies in Alberta mountain biking accident

Outspoken Edmonton critical care physician Dr. Darren Markland passed away on Sunday, Sept. 21 at the age of 54, in a mountain biking accident near Nordegg, Alta.

Events

1 week ago United Steelworkers mourns the loss of Leo Gerard, giant of the labour and social justice movements

TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The United Steelworkers union (USW) is mourning the loss of former USW International President Leo W. Gerard, a hardrock miner’s son who over a 50-year career became one of the world’s most influential labour and social justice champions. Gerard, who served as USW International President from 2001 to […]

Society

2 w. ago Alberta mountain biking community mourns the loss of avid supporter

Members of Calgary's mountain biking community are mourning the loss of their friend Jordan Phillip Goheen. He died after being hit by a vehicle on Sept. 12.

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2 w. ago Former Calgary Hitmen forward Orca Wiesblatt killed in car crash

Calgary’s hockey community is mourning a devastating loss. Orca Wiesblatt, 25, who played parts of four seasons with the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen, died in a car crash Sunday in British Columbia. “It is with great sadness that we mourn the tragic passing of former Calgary Hitmen player Orca Wiesblatt,” the Hitmen said in a statement […]

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3 w. ago ‘Cries of this widow will echo around the world’: Charlie Kirk’s widow vows to carry on husband’s fight

A heartbroken Erika Kirk spoke in a live address Friday, mourning the loss of "the perfect father" and husband

Transport

3 w. ago RCMP find bodies of 2 missing boaters who drowned in Upper Kananaskis Lake

Four people were in the canoe when it overturned on Upper Kananaskis Lake, an area tucked behind several mountain tops near the Alberta-B.C. boundary.

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