Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta Government looking for owners of $154 million in unclaimed money and property
You could receive an unexpected payout from the Government of Alberta.The province is seeking the rightful owners of a combined $154 million in unclaimed money and property.They say the unclaimed prop...
Jul 18, 2024
Alberta Ombudsman investigation finds multiple issues with health benefit programs
An investigation by the Alberta Ombudsman has found there are multiple systemic issues within the Alberta Adult Health Benefit program and the Alberta Child Health Benefit program.Officials say the in...
Jul 17, 2024
Coutts murder-conspiracy trial hears covert late-night shipment was underwear, guitar
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Police suspected two COVID-19 protesters at Coutts, Alta., were set to receive a covert, late-night shipment of guns, but a courier told court Wednesday it was socks, underwear and...
Jul 17, 2024
'They were barricaded': Defence begins case in trial for Freedom Convoy organizer
OTTAWA - The defence for Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King is arguing that protesters were trapped within downtown Ottawa when police moved to end the three-week demonstration in 2022. That February, ...
Jul 17, 2024
“Give people the closure they need”: daughter of late Merritt city councillor renews plea for information
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - The daughter of late Merritt city councillor Claire Newman is asking anyone with information on the hit-and-run incident that killed her mother to come forward.In a video posted by V...
Jul 16, 2024
'I was terrified': Coutts protester says he fled after arrival of RCMP and helicopter
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A protester at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., described in court Tuesday a police presence so overwhelming and intimidating that he decided to go home early. "I observed the...
Jul 16, 2024
Alberta, BC sign agreement to boost wine sales
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between Alberta and British Columbia that will make it easier for Albertans to buy wine from B.C. wineries.The MOU will establish a working group be...
Jul 16, 2024
Alberta to relax rule on buying oil, gas wells if municipal taxes unpaid
The Alberta government plans to relax a rule that requires energy companies seeking to buy viable wells from bankruptcy proceedings to first pay all the failed producer's outstanding taxes.Energy Mini...
Jul 15, 2024
'Freedom Convoy' organizer Pat King will not testify at his trial: Crown
OTTAWA - The Crown attorney in the criminal mischief trial against "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King says the defendant will not testify. The trial itself is also being delayed again at the request ...
Jul 15, 2024
Police in Kamloops, B.C., continue search for 50-year-old Red Deer man lost in river
Mounties in Kamloops, B.C., say the search continues for a 50-year-old Alberta man lost in the North Thompson River. Kamloops RCMP say officers responded to a call near a sports complex after a man wa...
Jul 14, 2024