Alberta

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 9, 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 8, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 2021

Minister of Children’s Services frustrated with Quebec-Canada child care agreement

Alberta's Minister of Children's Services, Rebecca Schulz, has weighed-in on the Quebec-Canada agreement on a Canada-wide early learning and child care system announced on Thursday.Schulz issued the f...

Aug 5, 2021

Emergency crews on scene of fatal pedestrian collision near Lake Louise

RCMP say their scene investigation of a fatal pedestrian collision along Highway 1 near Lake Louise has now been completed. The initial investigation has determined that on Aug. 5 at approximately 9:1...

Aug 5, 2021