Alberta

Province touting achievements of new Fugitive Apprehension Sheriffs Support Team

Officials with the provincial government say a new team of Alberta Sheriffs is on the ground to help bring wanted criminals to justice. The Fugitive Apprehension Sheriffs Support Team (FASST) is descr...

Sep 17, 2024

Municipal officials in Jasper to ask the province for financial help

JASPER, ALTA. - The tourist town of Jasper, Alberta, is asking the provincial government for help balancing its budget for the next few years as it recovers from July's devastating wildfire. The town ...

Sep 17, 2024

Premier Smith set to announce supports for overcrowded classrooms

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to announce a plan to help school classrooms being squeezed by an influx of new families. Smith has scheduled a televised address that will stream online at 6:50 ...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 17, 2024

Two teens die in single-vehicle crash in eastern Alberta

R-C-M-P say a truck carrying seven teens crashed in eastern Alberta over the weekend, killing two of them.R-C-M-P say officers responded to the single-vehicle crash early Sunday on a township road nea...

Sep 16, 2024

Man and two adult sons identified as homicide victims in Lloydminster

The victims of a triple homicide in a city that straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary have been identified as a man and his two adult sons.RCMP say 66-year-old Brent Peters, 32-year-old Matthew ...

Sep 16, 2024

Energy minister says public money could help finance Alberta energy cleanup

Alberta's energy minister is promising strong action to clean up the province's growing backlog of unreclaimed oil and gas sites.Brian Jean says the effort might involve using public finances, even th...

Sep 16, 2024

One arrested, one wanted in connection to alleged murder on Sunchild First Nation

RCMP say one man has been arrested and another is at-large, in connection to the murder of Sheridan Goodrunning on Sunchild First Nation.Goodrunning died Dec. 3, 2023, according to RCMP.On Sept. 13, 2...

Josh Hall Sep 14, 2024

Rocky View County murder suspect arrested on O'Chiese First Nation

A man wanted in connection to a murder and attempted murder in Rocky View County, Alberta on Aug. 6 has finally been arrested, and it happened Friday the 13th at a home on O'Chiese First Nation.RCMP i...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 13, 2024

Premier says jury decision in Coutts blockade case must be respected

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a jury's decision to find two men guilty for their actions at the 2022 Coutts border blockade must be respected. Smith has expressed support and sympathy ...

Sep 13, 2024

Friday's LOTTO MAX draw to hit record $75 million

Somebody could walk away with the largest lottery jackpot in Canadian history.The Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) says the LOTTO MAX draw on Friday, September 13, 2024, is $75 million.If the...

Sep 13, 2024