Category Archives: Alberta

Fair Deal Panel’s work comes in 43 percent under budget
EDMONTON, AB - The Fair Deal Panel didn't spend as much money as expected.The panel was established by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in response to frustrations voiced by citizens, who believe the prov...
Aug 18, 2020

War Amps key tags on way to Alberta households
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Albertans can expect to get their War Amps key tags in the mail starting this week.The War Amps provides artificial limbs and support for amputees. Not only does the key tag program r...
Aug 18, 2020

Calgary-area man charged in multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme
CALGARY, AB - A 73-year-old man faces a charge in connection with a major Ponzi scheme.After receiving a complaint by an investor, the Alberta RCMP Integrated Market Enforcement Team (IMET) looked int...
Aug 18, 2020

Drug treatment court announced for Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat will be home to one of five drug treatment courts announced by Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer today.The courts will help support addiction treatment and recovery.RELA...
Aug 18, 2020

The Road to Recovery: How three Southern Albertans escaped substance addiction
LETHBRIDGE, AB - LNN spoke to three people in the region who shared their stories of substance addiction, what ultimately lead them to seek help, and how things have changed since getting clean.The pu...
Aug 18, 2020

Alberta updates COVID-19 numbers for Aug. 17
Alberta is reporting 359 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 72 hours, bringing the province's total to 12,412.There were 177 reported cases on Friday (Aug. 14), 86 on Saturday and another 96 on Sunda...
Aug 17, 2020

MISSING: Amelia Firth, 21, of O'Chiese First Nation
UPDATE [AUG. 31] - Amelia Firth has been located and there are no further concerns for her well-being. Maskwacis RCMP thank the the public for their assistance.
Aug 17, 2020

Man pleads guilty for death of Thorsby gas station owner
A man who was charged after an Alberta gas station owner was killed in a gas-and-dash apologized to the victim's distraught family after pleading guilty to manslaughter.Ki Yun Jo, 54, was killed on Oc...
Aug 17, 2020

Alberta-owned thoroughbred extends world record winning streak
An Alberta-owned horse extended it's world record winning streak for thoroughbreds on Saturday. Free Thought, who was bred in California and is owned by Sexsmith's Chuck Stojan, won the Evergreen Park...
Aug 16, 2020

Three per cent of Central region crops in the bin
The latest Alberta Crop Report for August 11 (released August 14), notes a wide variety of weather affected crops across the province this past week.Warmer temperatures and temps closer to normal were...
Aug 15, 2020