Category Archives: Alberta
Town of Hanna receives provincial grant to assist with coal transition
HANNA, AB - The town of Hanna is receiving provincial funding to help it transition away from coal. The town received a $450,000 grant on Monday. from the Alberta government to create 10 Community Act...
Aug 29, 2017
DNA confirms grizzly attacked man near Sundre; area closed
DNA samples have confirmed the bear that mauled a man last week near Sundre was a grizzly. Alberta Justice spokesman Brendan Cox says wildlife officers collected the samples from the man's clothing. T...
Aug 28, 2017
Olds College selects new Vice President
Olds College is welcoming a familiar face into a new role. Mustansar Nadeem began at Olds College in 2016 as the Chief Financial Officer and now adds Vice President, Corporate Services to his resume. ...
Aug 28, 2017
Maskwacis couple suffers serious injuries in assault
A man and woman suffered serious injuries in an aggravated assault incident at Maskwacis. Mounties responded just before 10 p.m. Friday to a residence on the Montana First Nation where an assault had ...
Aug 28, 2017
Province seeking public aid as it crafts new policies to combat racism
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is looking for more help from the public as it looks for ways to combat racism. Education Minister David Eggen says the government has launched a new website su...
Aug 28, 2017
Mounties investigating another suspicious death in Wetaskiwin
Mounties in Wetaskiwin are investigating another suspicious death in the town. It was just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday when RCMP were called to assist EMS at apartment building complex in Wetaskiwin wher...
Aug 28, 2017
UCP leadership candidate disappointed with party's budget shortfall
A leadership candidate for Alberta’s new conservative party says it won’t be a credible voice for fiscal management if it can’t get its own finances in order. Doug Schweitzer says th...
Aug 25, 2017
Suspicious death in Wetaskiwin
What police are calling a “suspicious death” is being investigated in Wetaskiwin. Mounties were called last night at approximately 10:27 p.m. to a disturbance at a home where a teenaged ma...
Aug 25, 2017
Scary crash near Devon sends two to hospital
Two men were taken to hospital Friday morning after a collision involving two semis and an SUV Friday morning southwest of Edmonton. Police say the three vehicles were all heading westbound near Devon...
Aug 25, 2017
Province to survey groups as it drafts guidelines on police street checks
EDMONTON – The Alberta government will launch community consultations later this month to help draft new guidelines around the controversial practice of police street checks. Community groups ac...
Aug 25, 2017