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Weather alert issued as gusts up to 100 km/h expected in parts of central, southern Alberta Saturday

Environment Canada issued a wind warning Saturday for parts of central, eastern and southern Alberta, with gusts expected to reaching up to 100 km/h in some areas.

Deaths, injuries after fire at Alberta military base training area, officials say

Fatalities, injuries reported after incident at Alberta Canadian Forces base: Defence minister

Federal Defence Minister David McGuinty says deaths and injuries have occurred after “tragic events” at a Canadian Forces base in east-central Alberta on Saturday.

First Nations prepare to Rock the Vote in referendum

Ermineskin Cree Nation and Siksika Nation hosted information sessions for their community members for the referendum vote in Alberta on Oct. 19. Many say they are voting to protect treaties.

Save-On-Foods loyalty program members had personal information accessed in cybersecurity breach

A major Canadian supermarket chain has notified customers in its loyalty program that their personal information was accessed during a cybersecurity breach. The chain says it discovered the activity on one of its servers, which was "quickly contained" before launching an investigation.

Alberta separation referendum ‘not very likely’ new poll shows

Less than one quarter of Albertans support a separation vote, but support for the other nine questions on Monday’s referendum ballot continues to grow, a new survey shows.

On immigration, Danielle Smith is closer to Canadians than Mark Carney

A national debate on immigration will likely follow, especially if the Alberta referendum delivers majority support for some of these policy proposals.

Lions seek momentum for CFL’s West semifinal

The B.C. Lions conclude their CFL regular season against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, but their playoff path is set as host of the West Division semifinal.

Immigration referendum questions leave Alberta's agri-food sector on edge

Alberta farm producers — and the temporary foreign workers they rely on — are keeping a close eye on Monday's provincial referendum, as several ballot questions could significantly impact their operations.

Canadians react to CFB Wainwright explosion and fire

Work is still underway to maintain control of the fire and offers of condolences continue to pour in with dozens injured and at least seven dead.

CFB Wainwright fire sparked by live training exercise, causes explosion: sources

At least seven people have been killed and dozens more are injured, while a fire remains held south of the town of Wainwright.

4 killed in CFB Wainwright fire identified as dozens remain in hospital

Four members died in the incident at CFB Wainwright, with Alberta's premier saying more than three dozen have been injured and are in hospital.

Alberta’s referendum sees 1.3M votes cast in advance polls: elections body

A recent Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found seven in 10 Albertans plan to vote for Alberta to stay a province of Canada.

CFB Wainwright: Latest on deadly explosion, fire at Alberta military base

As of Sunday afternoon in hospitals across Alberta, 19 patients were in critical condition, eight were stable, and 12 were being treated as outpatients.

Fire risk was low before sudden wind shift sparked deadly base fire: CAF memo

The training was to prepare the soldiers for deployment to Latvia in April and May to bolster the brigade there.