Adam Harrison

A confirmed tornado touched down at Dillberry Lake Provincial Park on the evening of July 8, flipping a trailer, damaging structures, and sending campers to hospital. Everyone at the campground has been accounted for, RCMP say, and neighbours turned out with saws and tractors to clear the roads. It hit the exact area we flagged under an emergency alert hours earlier.

Medicine Hat city council has unanimously approved donating a surplus parcel at 301 Spencer Street SE to the Miywasin Friendship Centre, along with a $412,000 transfer from capital reserves, to build affordable housing for Indigenous Elders. The project will bring 16 to 20 independent-living units to a piece of city land that has sat empty since the 1970s. Here is what's planned, how it's funded, and the timeline.

The Amber Alert for six-year-old Lanakai Morrison, abducted near Grande Prairie on July 7, remains active into Thursday evening. RCMP have updated key details: the group is now believed to be in a 2006 red Ford F350, Alberta plate CXW8820, after officers found the black Toyota Tundra from the original alert. Police say the case stems from a family court order and are urging anyone who sees them to call 911, not approach.

Environment Canada issued a tornado warning the evening of July 9 for the County of Barrhead near Thunder Lake and Holmes Crossing, about 120 km northwest of Edmonton. Meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that may be producing a tornado, with damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rain also possible. Officials call it a dangerous, potentially life-threatening situation. Take cover immediately if the storm approaches.

Clairmont RCMP say a 46-year-old Grande Prairie driver was caught going 202 km/h in a 110 zone on Highway 43 between Grande Prairie and Wembley late on July 6. The driver was hit with a mandatory court summons for speeding and careless driving. At that speed, a car covers the length of a football field in under two seconds.

Alberta opens its regulated online gambling market this Monday, July 13, becoming the second province after Ontario to let private betting and casino companies operate legally. Big brands like FanDuel, DraftKings, and BetMGM are lined up, the province takes 20 percent of their revenue, the legal age is 18, and a new tool lets people block themselves from every licensed site at once. Here's what actually changes.

An intense line of severe thunderstorms is moving across the Edmonton region the evening of July 10, with the heaviest core tracking over St. Albert and pushing toward Edmonton. Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, and Morinville are in the path too. Environment Canada warns of large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain, with an isolated tornado risk. Warnings are firing cell by cell, so check the alert for your own community.

Beaverlodge RCMP cancelled the Amber Alert for six-year-old Lanakai Morrison on the afternoon of July 10, but the boy is still missing, along with his mother, her partner, and a four-year-old child. Police say the alert was pulled because there is no reasonable expectation the public in Alberta can act on it. The last confirmed sighting was in Fort St. John, B.C. Anyone with information is still asked to call 911.

Alberta Health Services data shows 3,049 people visited emergency rooms and urgent care centres across Alberta for e-scooter injuries in the most recent reporting year, up 33 per cent. Edmonton accounted for 1,198 of them, up from 813 the year before, and the number of kids treated at the Stollery more than doubled. Doctors say the injuries are getting worse, not just more common.

A six-year-old girl has died after drowning in a pond in the southeast Calgary community of Legacy on Sunday afternoon. A family member pulled her from the water before crews arrived, and firefighters performed CPR, but she was declared deceased at the scene. Her death follows three drownings at nearby Mahogany Lake in less than a year.