Category Archives: Alberta
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 9, 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 9, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 2023
Alberta government won't release data on snowpack contamination from coal mines
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is refusing to release information on toxic contaminants in snowpacks downwind from mountaintop removal coal mines. The data was collected by two senior provincial go...
Jan 6, 2023
Four cases of new COVID-19 strain detected in Alberta
Edmonton - The Alberta government says four cases of a contagious new subvariant of the Omicron strain of COVID-19 have been found in the province.Officials confirmed the details of the new "Kraken" C...
Jan 5, 2023
Judge makes long list of recommendations after girl's death while in care
Editor's note: This story contains graphic details and descriptions. EDMONTON - An Alberta judge has made 20 recommendations from a fatality inquiry into the 2014 death of a young girl in care. The In...
Jan 5, 2023
Nominations open for the 2023 Alberta Order of Excellence
It's a high honour to be nominated for the Alberta Order of Excellence, let alone accept one.The prestigious award was created back in 1979 as a way to recognize select Albertans for their remarkable ...
Jan 5, 2023
Environmental groups welcome Parks Canada buyout of Jasper Park backcountry lodges
Environmental groups are welcoming Parks Canada's buyout of two businesses in Jasper National Park's Tonquin Valley, a scenic destination also used by vanishing caribou herds. Carolyn Campbell of the ...
Jan 5, 2023