Alberta

Alberta premier condemns federal environment minister’s emissions cap comments

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is blasting federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault over comments he made about capping emissions.Guilbeault had said because Alberta company Suncor wa...

Aug 30, 2023

Air Canada cutting flights from Calgary

Air Canada says it is to cease several flights from Calgary International Airport.Starting at the end of October, non-stop service to Ottawa, Halifax, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Cancun and Frankfurt will ...

Aug 30, 2023

N.W.T. extends state of emergency, premier to tour Edmonton evacuation centre

YELLOWKNIFE - A state of emergency in the Northwest Territories has been extended until Sept. 11.The territorial government declared it on Aug. 15 as wildfires threatened several communities, includin...

Aug 30, 2023

'Freedom Convoy' leaders' criminal trial goes beyond mischief charges

OTTAWA - The leaders of the "Freedom Convoy" are preparing to answer to criminal charges next week for their part in the massive demonstration that gridlocked Ottawa last year - but the stakes go beyo...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 30, 2023

Overdue hiker from Calgary found dead on Banff’s Cascade Mountain

BANFF, AB - RCMP in Banff, Alberta say the body of an overdue hiker from Calgary has been found on a mountain near the national park's townsite.An investigation led police to a parked car at the Banff...

Aug 29, 2023

Investigation underway into small aircraft crash near Claresholm that killed single occupant

UPDATE - August 29, 2023 at 11:56 a.m.CLARESHOLM, AB - The Claresholm RCMP has provided an update on a plane crash in southern Alberta.On Aug. 28 at around 7:30 p.m., the RCMP received a 911 call abou...

Aug 29, 2023

Trans Mountain facing intense deadline pressure to finish pipeline on time: Documents

CALGARY - New documents suggest the Crown corporation behind the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is worried it won't complete the project on schedulein spite of internal and external pressure to do ...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 29, 2023

Suncor's revised focus on oil production proof of need for emissions cap: Guilbeault

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he is more convinced than ever of the need to regulate emissions in the oil and gas industry, following a prominent CEO's comments about refocusing...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 29, 2023

Premier Smith says Alberta needs more energy following grid alert

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's premier believes that more needs to be done to ensure residents are not subject to frequent strains on the electrical grid. Danielle Smith's comments came after the Alberta ...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 29, 2023

New chief justice appointed to Alberta Court of Justice

The Alberta Court of Justice has appointed its new chief justice.James A. Hunter has been appointed to the position effective September 1, 2023. Hunter takes over from outgoing Chief Justice Derek G. ...

Aug 28, 2023