Alberta

RCMP say experienced backcountry skier died after fall south of Lake Louise

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - RCMP in Alberta say a skier has died after a fall south of Lake Louise.Police say a group of five men hiked to the peak of a couloir, or steep gulley, in the Moraine Lake area on ...

Jul 19, 2020

Rain continues to dampen Alberta crop conditions

The latest crop conditions update from Alberta Agriculture backs up what we pretty much already knew - rain is having an impact right across the province. "Precipitation over the past two weeks contin...

Jul 19, 2020

Kenney says wearing masks to prevent COVID-19 spread encouraged, but won’t be mandatory

The province's premier is imploring Albertans to do the right thing by wearing masks to help limit the spread of COVID-19. But despite a recent rise in the virus in Alberta, including over 100 new cas...

Jul 19, 2020

Motorcycle rider killed in crash at Castrol Raceway

A 45-year-old man died in a motorcycle crash Saturday at the Castrol Raceway in Leduc County. The single-motorcycle crash happened at about 10:15 a.m., according to Leduc RCMP.The lone rider from Calg...

Jul 19, 2020

Three killed, more seriously injured in bus rollover near Columbia Icefield

JASPER, Alta. - Three people were killed and more than a dozen others were critically injured when a glacier sightseeing bus rolled at one of the most popular attractions in the Rocky Mountains, the C...

Andrew Snook Jul 18, 2020

Justice Minister on SCS issues in Lethbridge, what the future could hold

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's Minister of Justice says Lethbridge needs continued investments and strategies to deal with the drug crisis, supervised consumption or not.LNN spoke to Doug Schweitzer follo...

Jul 18, 2020

Wildrose Independence Party picks interim leader

The newly-formed Wildrose Independence Party has selected Paul Hinman as its interim leader. Hinman served two terms as an Alberta MLA 2004-2008 and 2009-2012. He was leader of the Alberta Alliance an...

Jul 18, 2020

Alberta man charged for allegedly stealing identities to get hundreds of tax returns

CALGARY, AB - A man from Calgary faces numerous charges after allegedly committing wide-scale fraud.According to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Chun Zhu started gathering personal information from i...

Jul 17, 2020

Central zone with 92 active COVID-19 cases

For the second day in a row Alberta is reporting more than 100 new cases of COVID-19.The province reported 105 new cases on Friday to bring the overall total to 9,219.Recoveries are up 51 to 8,193. Ac...

Jul 17, 2020

Arrest warrant issued for Hinton man in connection to June 21 B&E

JULY 20 - Hinton RCMP have located and arrested Jakob Brian Martens. Hinton RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance. === Hinton RCMP are searching for one of two men charged this week...

Jul 17, 2020