Alberta

Alberta RCMP issue travel advisory for Coutts border crossing

RCMP are advising drivers to avoid travel along Hwy. 4 south of Lethbridge, heading towards the Coutts border crossing.Police say there is heavy congestion and slow-moving traffic that is expected to ...

Jan 29, 2022

Second-degree murder charge laid after "unprovoked" attack at Drumheller Institution

DRUMHELLER, Alta. - RCMP say a man at a medium-security federal prison in southern Alberta has been charged in the death of a fellow inmate.Officers responded to a call Wednesday of a serious assault ...

Jan 29, 2022

Alberta premier ‘confident’ COVID-19 measures could be relaxed by end of March

EDMONTON, AB. - Premier Jason Kenney says he wants to eliminate Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine passport program as soon as it's safe to do so.Kenney says the government will move toward a widespread relax...

Jan 28, 2022

Alberta nurses ratify new deal with employers after two years of negotiations

An end to one of the "most prolonged and arduous negotiations in the provincial nursing union's 44-year history."United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) has ratified a new Collective Agreement with Alberta Hea...

Jan 28, 2022

Passenger in hit-and-run death of Calgary officer sentenced to 5 years in prison

CALGARY - The passenger in a car involved in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer has been sentenced to five years in prison. Amir Abdulrahman was sentenced this morning after pleading gu...

Jan 28, 2022

WATCH: Premier Kenney, Dr. Hinshaw to give COVID update at 3:30

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, alongside the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, will provide a live COVID update Thursday at 3:30.rdnewsNOW will have further coverage after the update ...

Sheldon Spackman Jan 27, 2022

Alberta’s venture capital industry gets a boost

The provincial government has announced a $31.2-million investment from the Alberta Enterprise Corporation (AEC) aimed to help Alberta technology and health innovation companies grow. Officials say in...

Jan 25, 2022

CBSA warns of scams using false agency credentials

Officials from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are warning the public about ongoing email, web, text message and telephone scams making the rounds.They say individuals posing as staff from th...

Jan 25, 2022

Banff RCMP seeking public’s help in identifying historical human remains

RCMP in Banff are asking for the public's help in a historical case.On July 11, 1998, a local area tour guide discovered human remains on the back side of Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park (via ...

Jan 25, 2022

Alberta and Saskatchewan fund university research of oral vaccine for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wildlife

Alberta Environment and Parks is partnering with Saskatchewan's Ministry of Environment and the Alberta Conservation Association on a project led by researchers from four universities in Western Canad...

Jan 25, 2022