26 h. ago Saturday wildfire prompts closure of Anthony Henday Drive near Sherwood Park

"The fire is spreading rapidly, aided by current wind conditions, and more closures are to be expected. The public is asked to please avoid the area and plan your travels accordingly."

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26 h. ago Anthony Henday Drive reopens after Saturday grass fire near Sherwood Park

"The fire is spreading rapidly, aided by current wind conditions, and more closures are to be expected. The public is asked to please avoid the area and plan your travels accordingly."

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52 h. ago Woman dies from being hit by vehicle in Sherwood Park Mall parking lot

A 60-year-old woman died Thursday afternoon after a vehicle caught on a median and trying to get unstuck accelerated too quickly and hit her, according to Strathcona County RCMP.

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57 h. ago Woman, 60, fatally struck by vehicle at Sherwood Park Mall parking lot

Police say initial findings suggest the vehicle that struck the woman was caught on a median before the driver stepped hard on the gas, causing the vehicle to crash into the victim.

Transport

2 d. ago Dr. Sunil Sookram named Alberta’s new interim top doctor amid measles outbreak

Trained as an ER physician, Dr. Sunil Sookram currently is the medical director and chief of medical staff at Strathcona Community Hospital in Sherwood Park.

Science

3 d. ago MANDEL: ‘System in shambles’ lets alleged careless driver who killed pedestrian walk

There will be no kind of justice for an elderly pedestrian hit and killed by a vehicle just over 18 months ago in Toronto. An alleged careless driver accused of killing the man has had his charges stayed because it took too long to get to trial in provincial offences court. And Justice of the […]

Transport

5 d. ago ‘MAY HAVE BEEN INTENTIONAL’: Multiple people injured after being struck by vehicle at TMU campus

Toronto Police said an incident in which multiple people were injured after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run on Toronto Metropolitan University’s downtown campus on Tuesday “may have been intentional.” Cops said two people were taken to hospital by paramedics after being struck by a vehicle on the Nelson Mandela Walk at TMU […]

Transport

5 d. ago Multiple pedestrians hit by vehicle at Toronto Metropolitan University: police

Multiple people walking on a pathway at Toronto Metropolitan University were hit by a vehicle that fled the scene Tuesday, Toronto police say.

Society

7 d. ago Israel destroys a hospital in north Gaza as strikes intensify on Palm Sunday

A wave of Israeli strikes across Gaza hit a hospital, a municipal building, a home and a vehicle, killing at least 21 people, including children, on Sunday.

Science

1 week ago Man arrested after statue burned down in Sherwood Park: RCMP

"When a statue is put up in a community that commemorates something special for that community, it's certainly disappointing someone would go to the lengths they do to destroy something like that."

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1 week ago Woman charged with manslaughter after Calgary security guard dies in altercation

A 45-year-old woman has been charged with manslaughter after the death of a security guard in lobby of a downtown Calgary apartment building in March.

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1 week ago Four men charged with murder after West Quebec home invasion

Four West Quebec men have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 60-year-old woman, who died of injuries she suffered in a violent home invasion in the town of Val-des-Monts last November. Officers responding to the attack also found a seriously injured man at the scene. The man was taken to hospital. […]

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2 w. ago Victim’s mother angered over teen girl’s sentence in mall parking lot killing

Nearly a year after 16-year-old Ahmad Al Marrach was killed in Halifax, the first of four youths charged in connection to his death has been sentenced.

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2 w. ago Manitoba premier says federal tariff retaliation is supported across the board

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he and other provincial leaders are backing the federal government’s response to tariffs imposed by the United States. Kinew says there was broad consensus in a virtual meeting Thursday with Prime Minister Mark Carney after Carney said Canada will hit back with matching tariffs on vehicles imported from […]

Economics

2 w. ago BREAKING: Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match U.S. auto tariffs

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent auto tariffs with a levy on vehicles imported from the United States. Carney says the tariffs will hit all vehicles that do not comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement and any non-Canadian content in compliant vehicles, but they will […]

Politics

3 w. ago Man with court order not to possess firearms hit with gun charges after vehicle flees cops

Peel cops say a vehicle fled a traffic stop last month, leading to Monday's arrest

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3 w. ago Two teenage boys taken to Lethbridge hospital Tuesday morning after vehicle hit them in crosswalk

Two 17-year-old boys were taken to Lethbridge hospital Tuesday morning after they were struck by a vehicle in a crosswalk. Lethbridge police responded at roughly 7:45 a.m. to a pedestrian collision along the 1700 block of 3 Avenue South. An SUV travelling eastbound along 3 Avenue South struck the two teenagers as they were in […]

Science

3 w. ago Nearly 60% of Ontario drivers say their vehicles damaged in parking lots: Poll

Motorists who regularly use parking lots are no strangers to seeing their vehicles marred by scrapes and dents, according to a new poll. Conducted for TD Insurance, the poll found 59% of motorists reported their vehicle was damaged in a parking lot. Of those, 43% said they’ve have had their car hit by another vehicle while […]

Transport

3 w. ago Surrey police make arrest after fire breaks out at City Centre strip mall

Two Surrey police officers were on patrol when they noticed smoke and a burning smell coming from a strip mall on the southwest corner or 108 Ave and City Parkway.

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