Category Archives: Alberta
Parks Canada says decision to restrict private vehicles at Moraine Lake necessary
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - A decision to restrict personal vehicles at one of the most popular tourist destinations in Banff National Park was required to balance the growing number of visitors with protect...
Jan 10, 2023
Alberta Sheriffs remove nearly 1,500 impaired drivers in first year of expanded authorities
The Government of Alberta is commending sheriffs for doing their part to remove impaired drivers from the road.The Alberta Sheriffs were first granted the authority to investigate impaired driving and...
Jan 10, 2023
Trial dates set for three charged in Coutts border blockade
Trial dates have been set for three men facing charges relating to last year's Coutts border blockade.Marco Van Huigenbos and Alex Van Herk of Fort Macleod and Gerhard Janzen of Taber are all charged ...
Jan 09, 2023
Grande Prairie RCMP investigating threatening phone calls, but say there is no risk to the public
Grande Prairie RCMP says they are investigating more than a half-dozen potential phone threats.Mounties say they were notified just after 9 a.m. Monday (January, 9) by a resident who said they got a c...
Jan 09, 2023
Alberta Minister unhappy with decision to close Moraine Lake Road in Banff National Park
Parks Canada announced last week that they have made the decision to close Moraine Lake Road to all personal vehicles year-round.According to the organization, demand to reach Moraine Lake far exceede...
Jan 09, 2023
Remembering Ian Tyson: Canadian folk icon
Sylvia Tyson is remembering her former husband Ian Tyson as a versatile and serious songwriter.The Canadian folk legend turned cowboy storyteller died at age 89 over the holidays.His manager says the ...
Jan 09, 2023
Eligible Albertans can apply for $100 monthly payments starting January 18
The provincial government says Albertans will get financial relief this month.In late November the government announced a $2.8 billion inflation relief package as the rising cost of living stretched b...
Jan 09, 2023
Life in prison for Alberta man convicted of killing Metis hunters
A judge has sentenced an Alberta man convicted of killing two Metis hunters to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years.Anthony Bilodeau was found guilty in May of second-degree murder in ...
Jan 06, 2023
Alberta RCMP uphold traffic safety during holiday season issuing over 2,200 tickets
Alberta RCMP have announced the results of their stepped-up efforts in keeping highways safe throughout the province during the holiday season.Between Dec. 24, 2022 and Jan. 2, 2023, the Alberta RCMP ...
Jan 06, 2023
Sentencing starts for man convicted of killing of two Métis hunters in rural Alberta
EDMONTON - The sentencing for an Alberta man convicted in the killing of two Mtis hunters has begun today in Edmonton. Anthony Bilodeau was convicted in May of second-degree murder in the death of Mau...
Jan 06, 2023