Alberta

Calgary police think men found dead in vehicle were shot the night before

Calgary homicide detectives say they believe two men who were found dead in a vehicle were shot about 12 hours before they were discovered.Police say they were called Tuesday morning to Marcombe Drive...

Dec 30, 2020

Alberta RCMP police dogs captured over 900 suspects in 2020

Who's a good boy? These K-9 detectives are!Alberta RCMP says their Police Dog Service (PDS) has been busy in 2020 even with COVID-19 restrictions impacting some aspects of their work.Between the 18 PD...

Dec 30, 2020

Kenney, Shandro to share COVID-19 update

Alberta's premier and health minister will deliver an update Tuesday afternoon on the province's response to COVID-19. Jason Kenney and Tyler Shandro are to speak at a news conference scheduled to beg...

Dec 29, 2020

Maskwacis RCMP seek hit and run suspect

RCMP in Maskwacis are searching for a suspect after a woman was injured in a hit and run collision on Monday. Police say it was at about 9 p.m. when they were called about a collision involving a pede...

Dec 29, 2020

Two workers killed in collision at Suncor oilsands mine near Fort McMurray

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Suncor Energy Inc. says it is standing down mine operations at an oilsands site in northern Alberta following the deaths of two workers.Company spokeswoman Jennifer Lomas says a...

Dec 29, 2020

400,000 litres of produced water spilled from pipeline near Drayton Valley

CALGARY, AB - The Alberta Energy Regulator is reporting a spill of about 400,000 litres of salty produced water from a pipeline owned by Calgary-based oil and gas producer ARC Resources Ltd.It says th...

Andrew Snook Dec 29, 2020

Jeanne Lougheed, wife of former premier Peter Lougheed dies at 92

Jeanne Lougheed, wife of former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed, has passed away at the age of 92.Lougheed was born in Forestburg in 1928 and later lived in Camrose with her family before attending the...

Dec 29, 2020

Mother charged in 2019 Amber Alert incident sentenced

One of the two people charged after an abduction of three kids from a Fox Creek home prompted an amber alert has been given a suspended sentence and two years' probation.Charmaine Annette Darnel was g...

Dec 29, 2020

Missing Didsbury teen could be in Red Deer or Innisfail

Didsbury RCMP are asking for the public's assistance to locate a missing teen.Madison Bill, 17, was reported missing on Christmas Eve, and was last heard from on Dec. 20, when she was reportedly in Ca...

Dec 28, 2020

Alberta hits grim COVID-19 deaths milestone

Over the last five days, 112 more Albertans have died due to COVID-19, putting the province's death toll up to 1,002."This tragic milestone is more than a number or statistic," said Premier Jason Kenn...

Dec 28, 2020