Alberta

Gold scams, distraction thefts on the rise across Alberta

Gold scams and distraction-type thefts are increasing across Alberta, says ALERT's Criminal Intelligence Service Alberta (CISA).There have been 45 reported instances of gold scams or distraction-type ...

Jul 09, 2020

Attempted murder charges laid in Cold Lake after Mountie beaten

COLD LAKE - RCMP say a man faces two dozen criminal charges, including attempted murder, after a Mountie was beaten with a club.Police say an officer was trying to make an arrest on Tuesday after a st...

Jul 09, 2020

New program aims to attract petrochemical manufacturing to Alberta

Alberta is already a leader of petrochemical manufacturing in Canada, but a new program aims to set the province up as a global player. The provincial government announced on Thursday the Alberta Petr...

Jul 09, 2020

Security issue identified with Alberta's COVID-tracing app

LETHBRIDGE - iPhone users should be aware of a potential security risk with the province's contact tracing app for COVID-19.The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) rel...

Jul 09, 2020

Central Zone with 11 active COVID-19 cases

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Central Zone nearly doubled on Thursday, going from six on to 11. Two of the new active cases are in Red Deer County, while the city of Red Deer now has thre...

Jul 09, 2020

RCMP rule Edmonton teen's death a homicide

OCT. 26 UPDATE - RCMP laid a charge of second degree murder in the June 18 homicide of Jacob Chitze. On Oct. 25, the 17-year-old suspect, who cannot be named, was arrested by Edmonton Police Service a...

Jul 09, 2020

Cold Lake RCMP officer recovering after aggravated assault

COLD LAKE- A 44-year-old man is in custody in Cold Lake following Tuesday's violent attack on the RCMP officer trying to make an arrest.At 5:30 p.m., a stolen vehicle was located in the Walmart parkin...

Jul 09, 2020

Calgary police officer cleared in fatal shooting

CALGARY- Alberta's police watchdog says a Calgary officer was justified in the shooting death of a man having a mental breakdown two years ago.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says i...

Jul 09, 2020

Kananaskis RCMP search for missing hikers ends in rescue

KANANASKIS- On July 7, at 1:15 p.m., RCMP were advised by Kananaskis Emergency Services that two hikers were overdue from a hike into Turbine Canyon.The couple from Calgary had planned an overnight ex...

Jul 09, 2020

Central Zone with six active COVID-19 cases

Alberta is reporting 46 new cases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours to bring the province's total to 8,482.The number of active cases across the province is 608, which are 12 fewer than Tuesday, and ...

Jul 08, 2020