Laine Mitchell is the Alberta Editor based in Edmonton. He grew up in a small town west of the capital region, where he also landed his first job as a reporter at a radio station. After that, he moved on to CTV News Edmonton in 2018, before joining Daily Hive in 2021. In his downtime he can be found running, grabbing coffee with friends, jetting off to enjoy the mountains, or listening to Taylor Swift. Laine also enjoys spending hours discussing pop culture, current events, and everything in between.

Calgary

"He’s thiccc": A big beaver was spotted in Calgary enjoying floodwaters (VIDEO)

Edmonton

Edmonton has the second lowest rent out of any major city in Canada

16 of the best things to do this weekend in Edmonton: June 17 to 19

High Dough offers HEAVY Detroit-style deep dish pies (PHOTOS)

Edmonton pizza shop offers HEAVY Detroit-style deep dish pies (PHOTOS)

A Look Inside: A $3.3M mansion near Sherwood Park with its own private lake (PHOTOS)

Alberta storm dropped 200+ mm rain, 65 cm of snow in some areas

Roundtrip flights to New Zealand from Calgary are $1,200 cheaper than usual right now

Roundtrip flights to New Zealand from Edmonton are $1,200 cheaper than usual right now

Men have a higher life satisfaction than women in Alberta

You can fly roundtrip to Ireland from Edmonton for just $514 right now

You can fly roundtrip to Ireland from Calgary for just $514 right now

A waterfall near Calgary is almost unrecognizable due to flooding (VIDEO)

Vancouver

A popular waterfall destination in Yoho National Park won't open yet

It's snow fun: Alberta is getting heavy snow in the middle of June

Torrential rain made an Alberta waterfall swell in size in just hours (VIDEO)

This map shows you which Calgary neighbourhoods are at-risk of flooding

Alberta set to drop its final remaining COVID-19 public health restrictions

Calgary declares local state of emergency as flood threat looms