Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta auto insurance cost pressures among highest in Canada
According to data from the General Insurance Statistical Agency (GISA), Alberta's auto insurance system is facing some of the highest cost pressures in Canada.It said legal fees account for a greater ...
Feb 7, 2024
Calgary police say business cards handed out with free cocaine samples
CALGARY - Police have laid drug-trafficking charges after a man allegedly handed out business cards with free samples of cocaine in Calgary. Officers patrolling a downtown casino became aware of the c...
Feb 7, 2024
Alberta RCMP reports drop in thefts of and from vehicles in 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The RCMP said thefts involving vehicles are still concerning in Alberta, but it is positive to see the numbers going down.The police force reported that 8,710 vehicles were stolen in ...
Feb 7, 2024
Poilievre says he's against the use of puberty blockers for transgender children
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre confirmed this morning that he's against the use of puberty blockers for children. Poilievre gave that position on Parliament Hill after facing a barrage ...
Feb 7, 2024
'Butt out': Poilievre criticizes Trudeau, feds on Alberta's planned transgender rules
MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, responding to Alberta's proposed rules for transgender youth, says the federal government needs to "butt out" of provincial health care and education. ...
Feb 6, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Two accused in Alberta border blockade case plead guilty
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A spokesman for Alberta Court of King's Bench says two of four men charged with conspiracy to commit murder at a blockade at the Canada-U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., in 20...
Feb 6, 2024
Tentative $9.5M settlement reached in Calgary Stampede abuse lawsuit
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede has agreed to pay $9.5 million in damages to complainants in a class-action lawsuit that alleged the organization allowed a performance school staffer to sexually abuse ...
Feb 6, 2024
Premier Smith to promote Alberta energy in Washington
Alberta's "diverse energy resources" will be getting promoted in Washington D.C over the next couple of days, as Premier Danielle Smith takes her first trip to America's capital. Starting on Wednesday...
Feb 6, 2024
Shannon Phillips to co-chair Kathleen Ganley's NDP leadership campaign
The MLA for Lethbridge-West is not seeking to become the new leader of the Alberta NDP, but will play a role in the leadership race.The assistant for Shannon Phillips confirmed to LNN that Phillips, a...
Feb 6, 2024
'Important time for our province': Alberta's Danielle Smith kicks off Ottawa tour with new advocacy office
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith kicked off her tour of Ottawa by opening a new provincial office and accepting an invitation to appear before a federal committee to discuss her government's clean energ...
Feb 5, 2024