Alberta

Police watchdog investigating training accident that injured Lethbridge officer

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Alberta's police watchdog says a Lethbridge police officer is stable in hospital after being injured when another officer fired a gun in a training accident.The Alberta Serious Inc...

Sep 23, 2020

Bodies discovered in Jasper National Park believed to be missing couple

JASPER, Alta. - Alberta RCMP say searchers have found two bodies in Jasper National Park.Investigators believe the bodies are the remains of a couple who were reported missing after their vehicle was ...

Sep 23, 2020

Hundreds die from opioid overdoses in Alberta as COVID-19 pandemic hit

EDMONTON - Alberta Health says 449 people died from opioid overdoses in the province during the first six months of this year.Red Deer recorded 17 of those deaths. The numbers, which were released Wed...

Sep 23, 2020

Province announces Mineral Advisory Council

CALGARY, AB - The government of Alberta has announced a five-member panel that will work to help the province become a world leader in mineral resource production.The Mineral Advisory Council will hel...

Sep 23, 2020

Alberta Mounties charged in shooting death of man in car to get jury trial

WHITECOURT, Alta. - Two RCMP officers charged in the shooting death of a 31-year-old man in northern Alberta will be getting a jury trial.Cpl. Randy Stenger and Const. Jessica Brown of the Whitecourt ...

Sep 23, 2020

Airdrie RCMP receive parking lot surprise from local youth

AIRDRIE - One evening last week, two Airdrie RCMP officers walked out the back door of the detachment to go on a call. To their surprise they found a group of teenagers in the parking lot. As this is ...

Sep 22, 2020

Celebrating Alberta’s forests and our foresters

National Forest Week runs until Sept. 26 and 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the annual campaign, which this year explores the topic of forest health.Albertans own some of the most beautiful fores...

Sep 22, 2020

Alberta's legislature set to return Oct. 20

EDMONTON - Alberta's legislature will resume sitting next month, a week earlier than planned.A news release late Monday says Government House Leader Jason Nixon has indicated he will advise the Speake...

Sep 22, 2020

Licensed child care programs in Alberta to receive $87 million in federal and provincial funding

EDMONTON, AB - Child care in Alberta is getting another boost from the federal and provincial governments.It was announced Tuesday morning (Sept. 22) that the Government of Alberta will receive $72 mi...

Sep 22, 2020

Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Site busier following closure of SCS

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A lot has changed in downtown Lethbridge recently as the Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) opened just over a month ago and it has been just over three weeks since the Supervised Consump...

Sep 22, 2020