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• Calgary cannot afford Green Line project after Alberta says it’s pulling funding: mayor

  Calgary's mayor says the city cannot afford its Green Line light rail transit project after the Alberta government announced it's pulling funding from the plan in its current form.

  Politics

  Sep 4
• Calgary drivers frustrated with construction, heavier traffic heading into September

  They say there are four seasons in Alberta — almost winter, winter, still winter and construction — and this year in Calgary there has been no shortage of frustrating road work.

  Traffic

  Sep 3
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• 2 people dead, others injured after Alberta crash involving semi-truck, motorcycles: RCMP

  RCMP say members from the detachment in Faust, Alta., responded to a report of the crash on Highway 2.

  Traffic

  Sep 2
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• Jasper wildfire: Icefields Parkway reopened as wildfire continues to be held

  Highway 93, also known as the Icefields Parkway, is now open to through traffic.

  Canada

  Aug 23
• Broke and broken: Canada’s public transit in critical funding state, report says

  The analysis looked at the budgets, revenue sources and long-term plans for transit in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax.

  Consumer

  Aug 16
• 1 dead in southern Alberta tanker crash

  One person is dead after a crash involving a semi in southern Alberta Wednesday morning.

  Traffic

  Aug 14
• 1 dead, several others injured in 4-vehicle crash on QEII south of Edmonton

  A fatal crash south of Edmonton on the QEII Friday afternoon left one person dead, sent several others to hospital and shut down a section of Alberta's busiest highway.

  Traffic

  Aug 9
• Highway 16 traffic flowing once again through fire-ravaged Jasper National Park

  Parks Canada said Highway 16 is open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., but that could change depending on fire behaviour and operational needs.

  Traffic

  Aug 9
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• Crash on Highway 1 kills U.S. driver near Field, B.C.

  RCMP said the two-vehicle crash involved a pick-up truck carrying two people from the United States and a minivan with three people from Alberta.

  Traffic

  Aug 9
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• Jasper wildfire: Parts of Highway 16 and Highway 93 reopen to traffic

  On Friday, Highway 16 through Jasper will reopen to all traffic during daylight hours while Highway 93 will reopen from Saskatchewan Crossing to the Columbia Icefield.

  Canada

  Aug 8
• 2-vehicle collision closes Trans-Canada Highway near Field, B.C. for hours

  RCMP in Field-Golden, B.C., say a two-vehicle crash near the Alberta border has closed a section of Highway 1. Several people are being treated for serious injuries.

  Traffic

  Aug 7
• Man dead after southeast Calgary collision involving motorcycle and pickup truck

  Police said officers were called to a crash in the area of 36th Street Southeast and 50th Avenue Southeast at 5:50 p.m.

  Traffic

  Aug 1
• Highway 16 through Jasper to reopen to commercial traffic within 24 hours: Alberta government

  The Alberta government said Wednesday afternoon that plans are underway to reopen Highway 16 through Jasper to commercial traffic within the next 24 hours. 

  Traffic

  Jul 31
• Calgary man uses own radar to show police that drivers are speeding in neighbourhood

  A Calgary man is using his own radar to try and convince Calgary police to set up their own radar and slow drives down in his community.

  Traffic

  Jul 15
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• Motorcycle rider seriously injured in southeast Calgary crash

  A 25-year-old man sustained life-altering injuries after a motorcycle collision in the southeast community of Franklin on Sunday night.

  Crime

  Jul 15
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• Elderly man killed in southwest Calgary crash

  A collision on the on-ramp to southbound Tsuut'ina Trail ring road early on Monday Morning has killed the 78-year-old driver of the vehicle.

  Traffic

  Jul 15
• Alcohol may have played a role in Okotoks collision: RCMP

  Two men were seriously injured after a half-ton pickup truck and a delivery truck collided with each other Friday on Highway 7. Police believe alcohol was a factor.

  Traffic

  Jul 13
• Additional auto insurance companies could leave Alberta without system reforms: DBRS

  A major global credit rating agency says Alberta must come up with a "clear long-term solution" to its auto insurance woes or additional insurers will depart the province.

  Consumer

  Jul 10
• Man critically injured in northwest Calgary motorcycle crash: police

  Police told Global News that officers were called to a crash in the area of 14th Street Northwest and 64th Avenue Northwest just before 7:30 a.m.

  Traffic

  Jul 8
• Pedestrian dead after being hit by CTrain in northeast Calgary: police

  The train was evacuated after the collision occurred.

  Traffic

  Jul 5
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• Calgary thoroughfare closed during Thursday rush hour: police

  The Calgary Police Service is advising motorists to use alternative routes after it closed down a major thoroughfare during Thursday rush hour traffic.

  Traffic

  Jul 4
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• B.C. helicopter crash kills 1, injures 2 others

  'The Columbia Valley RCMP is assisting both the BC Coroners Service and the Transportation Safety Board with the ongoing investigation.'

  Traffic

  Jul 3
• Man dead after being hit by Calgary Transit bus: police

  A man has died after being hit by a Calgary Transit bus early Tuesday, according to police.

  Traffic

  Jul 2
• Crash involving 4 motorcycles along Glenmore Trail sends 1 rider to hospital

  Calgary police said four motorcycles were riding along Glenmore Trail on Friday night when one of them lost control and crashed.

  Traffic

  Jun 29
• ‘Hot spots’ targeted by Calgary police to make public places more accessible

  Seven people were arrested and face a total of 47 charges for drug trafficking, breaches of court-imposed conditions, fraud and weapons-related charges.

  Crime

  Jun 28