Category Archives: Alberta
Three sent to hospital after tornadoes touch down in Alberta, campground evacuated
CHAUVIN - Two tornadoes touched down in Alberta on Wednesday, toppling trees, tearing up trailers in a campground and sending three people to hospital.Dillberry Lake Provincial Park in central Alberta...
2h ago (Image Credit: The Canadian Press/Handout-Benjamin Hager)
Elections Alberta alerts public to spoofed website
Elections Alberta announced they recently identified a website that appears to be attempting to represent itself as Elections Alberta.The government says the spoofed URL of electionsab.ca was designed...
5h ago (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Updated Amber Alert: Beaverlodge RCMP expand search area for 6-year-old boy
RCMP are expanding an Amber Alert and the search area for Lanakai Morrison, offering several updates late Thursday. The boy is the subject of an Amber Alert issued late Wednesday night out of Beaverlo...
15h ago Lanakai Morrison (left), 4, and his mother Krista Morrison, 35 -- seen here in images provided by Beaverlodge RCMP.
ASIRT completes investigation into in-custody death of Lethbridge man in Spring 2025
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has concluded its findings into the Spring 2025 death of a man while in police custody. In its report, released Wednesday, it said the incident in question c...
Jul 08, 2026 (Image Credit: Pattison Media)
Data centre capacity could soar to 20 GW in planned projects: government document
OTTAWA - A document prepared for the federal artificial intelligence minister to use when pitching international investors on Canada's AI ecosystem identifies a massive proposed increase in Canada's d...
Jul 08, 2026 The area of Olds, Alta., where Synapse Real Estate Corp. is planning a data centre complex with 1.4 gigawatts of natural gas-fired power generation is shown on Thursday, June 4, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lauren Krugel)
Province uses AI tools to rebuild decades-old technology
The Government of Alberta announced they've accelerated the rebuilding of decades-old technology using advanced artificial intelligence tools.These tools are from companies like Google and Anthropic, ...
Jul 07, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 319647573 | Artificial Intelligence © HAKINMHAN | Dreamstime.com)
CPKC establishes new monthly record for June in grain shipments across the country
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) set a new monthly record in June, transporting almost three million metric tonnes of Canadian grain and grain products.In a statement Tuesday, the company said it m...
Jul 07, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 465405656 © Dan Van Den Broeke | Dreamstime.com)
Province unveils new official logo for Alberta Whisky
The Government of Alberta unveiled the official Alberta Whisky logo, which they say will serve as a trusted mark of a made-in-Alberta, premium world-class spirit.The logo, which was selected in collab...
Jul 06, 2026 (Image Credit: Government of Alberta/Supplied)
Verification to take place for separatist referendum petition
Elections Alberta says it will verify a separatist referendum petition by July 27, following a court ruling last week. The petition -- which was quashed in May over provincial law and First Nations co...
Jul 06, 2026 Jeffrey Rath shows his support for Mitch Sylvestre as he submits signatures for a separation referendum to Elections Alberta in Edmonton on Monday, May 4, 2026. (Image Credit: The Canadian Press/Jason Franson)
One dead following roadside altercation with Alberta RCMP northeast of Calgary
Alberta police say one person is dead following a roadside interaction near the community of Irricana, northeast of Calgary. Airdrie RCMP say officers were responding to a 911 call on Highway 9, just ...
Jul 04, 2026 (Image Credit: Darryl Dyck | The Canadian Press)