Category Archives: Alberta
Jury selection is complete in the triple homicide case for Derek Saretzky
LETHBRIDGE – Jury selection was completed Thursday morning at the Lethbridge court house in the trial for Derek Saretzky. The 24-year-old faces three counts of first degree murder and one count ...
May 25, 2017
Fatal house fire in Killam ruled non-suspicious
The RCMP say a 55-year-old woman and her dog were found dead in a central Alberta home that caught fire last week. Police and firefighters say the front of the home was heavily damaged in last Thursda...
May 25, 2017
Charges laid in crash near Alix
A 38-year-old woman has been charged following a collision east of Red Deer this past weekend. It was at about 11:20 a.m. on Sunday when Bashaw RCMP, Alix Fire Department and EMS from Stettler and Lac...
May 25, 2017
Mounties issue Canada-wide warrant for Patrick Globensky
RCMP in southern Alberta are turning to the public for help in locating a man wanted for several crimes in the province. Mounties have charged 43-year-old Patrick Globensky with 10 criminal code offen...
May 24, 2017
Province's move to cap electricity rates a sign of mismanagement, MacIntyre says
EDMONTON – Electricity rates in Alberta would be capped under legislation the provincial government introduced Tuesday, a move it says will protect customers from major price spikes. The governm...
May 24, 2017
Lethbridge woman accused of making threats against PM’s wife
LETHBRIDGE - A 49-year old Lethbridge woman is facing charges, in connection with alleged threats made against the Canadian government, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife, Sophie Grgoire T...
May 24, 2017
Bashaw and Mirror soon to be connected with new waterline
Ground has been broken on the latest portion of the Highway 12/21 Regional Waterline. The segment, which represents the fifth phase of the commission’s system, will connect Mirror and Bashaw to ...
May 23, 2017
UPDATE: Red Deer man charged in Rimbey vehicle theft
UPDATE [JUNE 28] – After receiving tips from the public, charges have been laid against a Red Deer man in relation to the April 23 vehicle theft at the Best Western Hotel in Rimbey. Jared McLeod...
May 19, 2017
Province steps up to help grow Indigenous tourism
EDMONTON- The Notley government is providing the Aboriginal Tourism Association of Canada (ATAC) with a $100,000 grant to help establish a provincial Indigenous tourism organization and grow tourism-r...
May 19, 2017
Province announces plan to clean up orphaned oil wells
Alberta’s NDP government has announced a plan to accelerate the cleanup of abandoned oil and gas wells. Premier Rachel Notley says $235 million will be loaned to the Orphan Well Association, wit...
May 18, 2017