Woman's body found in Waterton Lakes National Park

LETHBRIDGE - RCMP are investigating after the body of a Lethbridge woman was found in Waterton Lakes National Park.

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Longboarders trekking across Canada for safety awareness

Two Ontario men going southern Alberta today on their "longboarding" journey across Canada....

Relaxing by the campfire while camping in Palmer Rapids;Ont.

Province lifts fire ban in forested areas

The provincial fire ban in the forested areas of Alberta has been lifted. Recent rain and lower temp...

21 recommendations in wildfire response report

Friday morning, the Flat Top Complex Wildfire Review Committee released its report with 21 recommend...

All that remains of a house in Slave Lake, Alberta, on Monday, May 16, 2011 is a set of steps. Alberta is releasing a report into how the devastating fire in Slave Lake was fought last year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ian Jackson

Risk from Alberta wildfires outstripping ability to respond: Slave Lake report

EDMONTON - A report into last spring's Slave Lake disaster says Alberta's forest fires danger has gr...

Alberta government to release report into how Slave Lake fire fought

EDMONTON - Alberta is releasing a report into how the devastating fire in Slave Lake was fought last...

Premier Alison Redford speaks to a a crowd of about 1,500 at her annual Edmonton leader’s dinner held at the Shaw Conference Centre on Thursday evening.

Redford reaffirms no additional provincial funding for downtown arena

Premier Alison Redford vowed Thursday to make her government a partner in Edmonton’s maturation as t...

The cost of energy advanced 6.5 per cent in the 12 months to January;after rising 6.0 per cent in December. Gasoline prices increased 6.8 per cent in January.

Inflation edges up to 2.0%, but few see reason for interest rate hikes

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the nation's inflation rate edged up one-tenth of a point to two per...

In this Oct. 10;2011 file photo;a magnifying glass is posed over a monitor displaying a Facebook page in Munich. Taking a company public isn't as simple as collecting Facebook friends. Even if the company is Facebook.

Facebook debut as a public company fails to pop as stock closes nearly flat

NEW YORK - In the hours before Facebook's stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the fir...

Police attend a Copperwood home hit by a home invasion Wednesday.

LRPS say public not at risk after Copperwood invasion

Police are asking for the public's help in locating 2 suspects accused of break and enter and assaul...

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Quality of life

The first-ever quality-of-life comparison of provinces and territories to other countries suggests that while most Canadians live as well as anyone in the world, others are well down the list.

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Report on wildfire response

An independent review calls for enhanced prevention, protection and capacity, after the Flat Top Complex wildfires burned 22,000 hectares in Lesser Slave Lake area in May 2011.

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Shaw Africa Project

Global News and Journalists for Human Rights have teamed up to send four Global reporters to Africa. Currently Barry Acton and Laurel Clark are in Liberia.

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Food fight

The Conservative government sparred with the UN right-to-food envoy after he found unacceptable levels of hunger in Canada.

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Slave Lake Rebuilds

Global Edmonton revisits Slave Lake one year since the devastating fire that destroyed much of the town

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Fill the Food Banks

Food banks play an imperative role in keeping food on the tables of thousands of Canadians and each year the demand for donations grows. Learn more about Shaw's Fill The Food Banks initiative.