Category Archives: Alberta
Edmonton woman spends 8 hours in North Saskatchewan River
EDMONTON- A woman in her 60s who was swept away after taking a dip in the North Saskatchewan River clung to a bridge post for about eight hours before she was rescued. Police say the woman walked down...
Jul 31, 2017
Three northern Alberta teens killed in weekend accidents
HIGH PRAIRIE- Two teen boys are dead after their SUV went down a river bank and into the water. The incident occured Saturday shortly after 2 a.m. on the West Prairie River. An 18 and 17- year-old wer...
Jul 31, 2017
Fatal crash ensues after Edmonton police halt pursuit of stolen truck
EDMONTON – An investigation has been launched into police conduct during the pursuit of a reported stolen truck in Edmonton that ended with one person dead and another in hospital. Police say ju...
Jul 04, 2017
Two people dead, seven others injured in Alberta crash
CALGARY – Two people are dead and seven others are in hospital following a crash involving an SUV and a minivan in south-central Alberta on Monday. Strathmore RCMP say it happened at about 5 p.m...
Jul 04, 2017
World Indigenous Nations Games coming to Maskwacis
Participants from over 40 countries will be arriving in Maskwacis to begin a 10 day series of events. World Indigenous Nations Games 2017 will include things such as conferences and cultural gathering...
Jun 30, 2017
Fentanyl mailed to Edmonton prison intercepted
EDMONTON – The Correctional Service of Canada says an officer intercepted a package of fentanyl that was mailed to an inmate at the maximum security Edmonton Institution. The deadly drug was fou...
Jun 30, 2017
Suspect charged in nearly 20-year-old Calgary sexual assault
CALGARY- According to police, early one morning in August 1997, a woman was pulled into an alley where she was threatened, assaulted and later forced to walk a few blocks with a man before he fled. La...
Jun 30, 2017
Didsbury man faces child porn charges
A Didsbury man is due in court next month accused of child pornography-related offences. According to an RCMP release, the National Child Exploitation Centre (NCECC) in Ottawa received information in ...
Jun 29, 2017
Provincial debt reaches $33.3 billion
The Alberta government is now $33.3 billion in debt after borrowing money to finance its operational and capital spending. The number was revealed Thursday when the province released its annual financ...
Jun 29, 2017
Alberta should require mandatory farm safety training, equipment checks; report
EDMONTON – A judge says Alberta should require mandatory agriculture safety training and equipment checks following the death of a worker who was pulled into a farm machine. Provincial court Jud...
Jun 29, 2017