Alberta

ASIRT investigating officer-involved shooting near Rocky Mountain House

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating an officer-involved shooting near Rocky Mountain House. Members of Rocky Mountain House RCMP are said to have responded at about 12:20 a.m. ...

Josh Hall Aug 15, 2021

ShelterBox preparing response in wake of devastating Haiti earthquake

Editor's note: Images in this story may be triggering. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the small Caribbean nation of Haiti Saturday morning (Aug. 14). The U.S. Geological Survey says to expect many ...

Josh Hall Aug 14, 2021 Dave Eby and Wayne Robinson with the ShelterBox Response Team offload ShelterBoxes in Port Au Prince on Jan. 18, 2010 (Mark Pearson)

Lethbridge Police charge 10 males in human trafficking investigation

LETHBRIDGE, AB - 10 people in Lethbridge have been charged in connection with an alleged human trafficking operation.The Lethbridge Police Service, in collaboration with the RCMP, the Calgary Police S...

Aug 13, 2021

WATCH: Dr. Hinshaw and Education Minister LaGrange give update on back-to-school guidance

Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr Deena Hinshaw, and Education Minister Adriana LaGrange are providing a live update to Albertans on back-to-school guidance this morning.The press conference is sche...

Aug 13, 2021

Two killed in serious collision on Highway 1 west of Calgary

MORLEY, Alta. - Police say two people are dead after a collision between a semi-truck and a five-tonne truck on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary.RCMP say the deadly crash took place just befor...

Aug 11, 2021

'Boom, they were gone:' Alberta trainers mourn loss of two horses struck by lightning

SUNDRE, Alta. - A large dirt mound at the top of a green pasture in central Alberta is a reminder that tragedy can strike like lightning. Two high-value horses being trained by Ian Tipton and his part...

Sheldon Spackman Aug 09, 2021

NDP calls for inquiry following report on province's first wave response

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition is repeating its call for a public inquiry following the release of an independent report into the United Conservative government's handling of the first wave of the CO...

Aug 08, 2021

Alberta providing $136 million to drought-stricken livestock producers

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Livestock producers across Alberta are able to access millions of dollars in financial relief and will benefit from new rangeland initiatives that will improve access to water grazing...

Aug 06, 2021

Alberta Premier says he won't 'take a lecture' from federal health minister on COVID

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he won't "take a lecture" from federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu on how to handle COVID-19. Hajdu earlier penned a letter to her Alberta counterpart sayin...

Aug 06, 2021

Opposition NDP calls on Alberta government to release internal COVID-19 modelling

CALGARY - Alberta's Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Jason Kenney to release internal modelling that the government says supported its decision to eliminate COVID-19 public heath measures.Dr. Deen...

Aug 06, 2021