Alberta

Alberta premier working in politically toxic 'Sky Palace' due to legislature renos

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's office has confirmed he is working out of a penthouse known infamously as the "Sky Palace" because of exterior renovations at the legislature. Christine Myatt...

Jan 6, 2021

Edmonton man who sold fentanyl that caused fatal overdose gets six years

EDMONTON - An Edmonton man who sold a mix of fentanyl and meth to a man who later died of an overdose says he is a victim of drug addiction himself.Jamie Michael Dixon pleaded guilty last fall to crim...

Jan 6, 2021

Alberta RCMP urge rural residents to use online crime reporting

Since launching its online crime reporting platform last May, Alberta RCMP says over 780 reports were submitted between May 31 and November 30, 2020.Mounties are encouraging all Albertans to report el...

Jan 6, 2021

Alberta RCMP brings awareness and shares an educational approach on hate crime

RCMP Detachments across Alberta are collaborating their efforts to work in partnership regarding hate motivated crimes. Our goal is to provide an improved police service delivery to Albertans and an e...

Jan 5, 2021

Shandro says Albertans right to be angry over jet-setting politicians

EDMONTON - Two Alberta cabinet ministers say they've been getting an earful from constituents about their colleagues jetting off to tropical locales contrary to public-health guidelines - and that the...

Jan 5, 2021

Shandro, Hinshaw say vaccine wastage "extremely limited"

Health Minister Tyler Shandro and chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw say that while some vaccine wastage is unavoidable in large-scale vaccination programs, in the case of COVID-19 is "...

Andrew Snook Jan 5, 2021

Grieving Albertans enraged by UCP travel

EDMONTON - Resignations by Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard and the premier's chief of staff didn't do much to stop the anger and disappointment over their holiday travel that Albertans have be...

Jan 4, 2021

Alberta loses first health worker to COVID-19

Over the five days between Dec. 30 and Jan. 3, 96 Albertans died of COVID-19 to bring the province's total to 1,142. One of the province's latest deaths from COVID-19 was a health care worker. "We hav...

Jan 4, 2021

Frustration grows as list of UCP MLAs who travelled over holidays grows

EDMONTON - Christmas trees decorated with Hawaiian leis were placed outside the constituency office of Alberta's municipal affairs minister on Sunday amid anger over a growing list of government membe...

Jan 4, 2021

Helicopter crash victims identified as parents, two children in family of seven

DEBOLT, Alta. - Four people who died in a helicopter crash on New Year's Day were identified by loved ones Sunday as members of a strong and loving farm family from a tight-knit community in northern ...

Jan 3, 2021