Alberta, AB Traffic and Accidents

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Live Reports from the DOT's Twitter

• 2 days ago

  511Alberta

  Northern Alberta roads are covered to partly covered snow, icy sections with fair to poor visiblity in areas. Snowplows are currently active in multiple locations. Please give then room to work and drive with caution. (7:41am) #ABRoads #ABStorm #yegtraffic #gpab https://t.co/Zmbz3A7DpH

• 3 days ago

  511Alberta

  Update: ECCC Blizzard and blowing snow warnings ended for east and southeast Alberta. For location details: https://t.co/a8httpiupK (2:31pm) #ABRoads #ABStorm https://t.co/rvZkaMRyoV

• 3 days ago

  511Alberta

  RT @DriveBC: ⛔️ 🏔️ #BCHwy93 will be CLOSED east of #RadiumHotSprings at 2:00 PM MST for avalanche control. @511Alberta ℹ️ More info:

• 3 days ago

  DriveBC

  ⛔️ 🏔️ #BCHwy93 will be CLOSED east of #RadiumHotSprings at 2:00 PM MST for avalanche control. @511Alberta ℹ️ More info: https://t.co/Afgv7aijeg https://t.co/RmIXfLuZQS

• 3 days ago

  511Alberta

  RT @DriveBC: ⛓️🚛 #BCHwy93S - The commercial vehicle chain up for Castle Junction has been activated. #CastleJunction #BCHwy93 @511Alberta h…

• 3 days ago

  DriveBC

  ⛓️🚛 #BCHwy93S - The commercial vehicle chain up for Castle Junction has been activated. #CastleJunction #BCHwy93 @511Alberta https://t.co/frDUcHZkxY

• 4 days ago

  511Alberta

  ECCC Blizzard and blowing snow warnings in effect for east and southeast Alberta. For location details: https://t.co/oY6Hg19ubm (3:31pm) #ABRoads #ABStorm https://t.co/MZiCmivtnI

• 4 days ago

  511Alberta

  511 Alberta delivers real-time updates on weather events and travel info year-round, including during emergencies. As winter approaches, get updates on snowy & icy roads with the 511 Alberta app. Download now to stay safe and informed. 🚗❄️ #ABRoads https://t.co/3LDsktg3SF https://t.co/mCtf2r3S0h

• 4 days ago

  DriveBC

  ⛓️🚛#BCHwy93S Eastbound Commercial chain up in effect for Commercial Vehicles with a weight of 11,794 kg or greater, 1 km north of #RadiumHotSprings. @511Alberta @KootenayNP https://t.co/DbISPPoVtT

• 4 days ago

  DriveBC

  ⛓️🚛#BCHwy93S Westbound Commercial chain up in effect for Commercial Vehicles with a weight of 11,794 kg or greater, at Castle Junction Between Marble Canyon Campground and the end of #BCHwy93S. @511Alberta @KootenayNP https://t.co/wgqy4amhWJ

Alberta AB News Reports

• Cape Breton woman seriously injured in crash on Alberta highway

  • Alberta
  • Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 23 views
  • Dec 19, 2025 06:43am
  A woman originally from Cape Breton is lucky to be alive after being hit head on by a semi-truck on an icy Alberta highway. Amanda McDougall, 45, was driving to her home in Ryley from Edmonton on ... Read More

• Alberta to launch trial in 2026 increasing some rural highway speeds to 120 km / h

  • Alberta
  • Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Dec 19, 2025 03:16am
  The Alberta government says it will go ahead next year with a trial to up the speed limit on some rural divided highways to 120 kilometres per hour. Read More

• Update: Alberta Emergency Alert issued as travel becomes impossible; Airdrie part of impacted areas

  • Alberta
  • Crossfield
  • Hwy-2

  • source: Bing
  • 7 views
  • Dec 18, 2025 4:42pm
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  An Alberta Emergency Alert issued earlier Wednesday due to hazardous winter road conditions has been cancelled, as officials say severe weather has eased and dangerous highway conditions are subsiding ... Read More

• Fatality inquiry examines RCMP actions in fatal shooting on QEII Highway

  • Alberta
  • Blackfalds
  • Hwy-2

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Dec 18, 2025 1:48pm
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  An Alberta judge will review evidence from a fatality inquiry this week in Leduc that examined why and how RCMP shot and killed a 27-year-old Phillip Blair on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway on May 6, ... Read More

• Devin Dreeshen pushes ahead with pet plan to make Alberta highways more dangerous

  • Alberta
  • Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Dec 17, 2025 10:19pm
  In an '?update on highway speed survey results'? published on the Government's official website Tuesday, Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen claims answers to a questionnaire that was online from Nov ... Read More

• 'Safe travel impossible' in much of south central Alberta on Wednesday, RCMP says

  • Alberta
  • Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Dec 17, 2025 10:14pm
  Blizzard conditions and multiple collisions have forced the closure of Highway 2 between Calgary and Airdrie, officials say. Airdrie RCMP is asking motorists to stay off all roads, including in the ... Read More

• RCMP warn against travel on all Alberta roads amid whiteout conditions

  • Alberta
  • Hwy-

  • source: Bing
  • 25 views
  • Dec 17, 2025 8:46pm
  

  Treacherous road conditions led to several crashes on the QEII highway that forced RCMP to shut down the road between Calgary and Red Deer, where about 100 vehicles got stuck. Read More

• 'Extensive damage' to BC.'s Highway 3 to Alberta, as latest storm cuts power

  • Alberta
  • Hwy-3

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Dec 17, 2025 4:18pm
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  The British Columbia government says it's uncertain when a stretch of major highway linking the Lower Mainland to Alberta will reopen after last week's atmospheric river rainfall event destroyed and ... Read More

• Alberta to pilot 120 km / h speed limits on select rural highways

  • Alberta
  • Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Dec 17, 2025 3:46pm
  The Alberta government plans to pilot a higher speed limit following public consultation on modernizing speed limits in the province. Read More

• Blizzard conditions cause multiple crashes, force closure of Highway 2 between Calgary and Airdrie

  • Alberta
  • Deerfoot Trail

  • source: Bing
  • 66 views
  • Dec 17, 2025 11:29am
  A winter storm that moved across much of Alberta on Wednesday is bringing blowing snow and extreme wind gusts, prompting Environment Canada to issue a yellow-level winter storm warning. Read More

• On patrol with Alberta RCMP as winter driving risks rise along Highway 2

  • Alberta
  • Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Dec 17, 2025 09:39am
  With Environment and Climate Change Canada warning of poor visibility in blowing snow along the Highway 2 corridor today, Alberta RCMP are urging drivers to slow down, stay focused and ensure their ... Read More

• Alberta to test 120 km / h speed limit on some rural highways

  • Alberta
  • Hwy-

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Dec 17, 2025 06:16am
  

  The provincial government is set to test out a higher speed limit on some rural divided highways after results from a recent survey suggest most Albertans are in favour of the idea. Read More

• 2 killed, 1 in hospital after semi collides with pickup northeast of Edmonton

  • Alberta
  • Hwy-643

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Dec 16, 2025 12:59pm
  643

  Alberta RCMP say two people are dead and one is in hospital after a semi-truck collided with a pickup truck over the weekend. Mounties responded to the intersection of Highway 38, Township Road 570, ... Read More

• Bell: Numbers in! Alberta a big step closer to 120 km / h speed limit on divided highways

  • Alberta
  • Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Dec 15, 2025 6:43pm
  The bottom line. Alberta is now one very big step closer to the speed limit on divided highways going from 110 km / h to 120 km / h. One very big step closer to a time when if there are three or more ... Read More

• Multiple injuries reported as bus carrying minor hockey team crashes on QEII north of Edmonton

  • Alberta
  • Qe2

  • source: Bing
  • 55 views
  • Dec 12, 2025 1:01pm
  Alberta RCMP say multiple people have been injured after a coach carrying a minor hockey team crashed on Highway 2, just south of Athabasca. Read More

• RCMP warn of collisions in central Alberta as Airdrie eyes flurry risk

  • Alberta
  • Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 24 views
  • Dec 04, 2025 08:33am
  Alberta RCMP in Central Alberta report that '?snow and freezing rain are contributing to poor road conditions in the Edmonton and Red Deer areas.'? The advisory states police are responding to '?multiple ... Read More

• New analysis reveals when Alberta drivers face the highest winter crash risk

  • Alberta
  • Yellowhead Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 27 views
  • Dec 03, 2025 05:04am
  Alberta's winter crash risk surges to almost 160 per cent above fall levels in the lead-up to Christmas, according to new data from Samsara, which analyzed anonymized commercial-fleet travel covering ... Read More