Category Archives: Alberta

EDMONTON- The province is proposing changes to the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) Program. Irfan Sabir, the Minister of Community and Social Services, tabled Bill 5, The Act to Str...

EDMONTON - Alberta is suspending portions of its draft plan to protect threatened woodland caribou, saying more research needs to be done and that Ottawa needs to help out. Environment Minister Shanno...

CALGARY - An Alberta man who was nicknamed “balloonatic” for soaring over the Calgary Stampede grounds in a lawn chair held aloft with helium balloons says he’s planning a legal flig...

One woman is facing multiple drug and weapons charges following the search of a Wetaskiwin residence last week. It happened March 15 when the Wetaskiwin RCMP Crime Reduction Unit was joined by the RCM...

EDMONTON- RCMP are reminding all drivers in the province that impaired driving, whether by alcohol or drug, may cost you your life or the lives of others. In support of National Impaired Driving Preve...

CALGARY - A provincial wage freeze and increased caseloads resulting from a Supreme Court of Canada ruling are making it difficult to recruit new prosecutors to fill Alberta’s dwindling ranks, s...

Calgary walked back a city administration report stating the provincial and federal governments would contribute money to a 2026 Olympic Games bid, saying Saturday that no formal or final confirmation...

Consort RCMP and Edmonton ALERT say they have arrested and charged five people following a successful initiative targeting drug trafficking. The operation took place between Feb. 21 and Mar. 9 in the ...

KAMLOOPS - As the frantic search for Ryan Shtuka at Sun Peaks Resort approaches the four-week mark, a Kamloops woman has stepped up to help out. Wendy Lefebvre has organized a shuttle bus service to s...

Albertans who've purchased a STARS Lottery ticket this year will want to keep their tickets handy as Friday, March 16 is the day for the lottery's Early Bird Draw. According to the organization's webs...