Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta records 368 COVID-19 cases since Friday, 115 recoveries
Alberta's COVID-19 numbers continue to surge. The province is confirming 368 new cases over the past three days, including 165 new cases on Friday, July 17 which marks the highest single day increase ...
Jul 20, 2020
Rock slide ruled out; No cause yet for bus crash that killed three near glacier
COLUMBIA ICEFIELD, AB - RCMP say no cause has been found yet for a tourist bus rollover near a glacier in Jasper National Park that killed three people and injured 24, although officers have ruled out...
Jul 20, 2020
Alberta Mounties warn of high risk offender's release
In the interest of public safety, Alberta RCMP are issuing notice of the release of a high risk offender to the public. Kyle Dennis Johnny, 37, was released on Friday after having served 10 years and ...
Jul 20, 2020
MISSING: 34 y/o Danelle Chiefstick from Maskwacis
JULY 23 - Danelle Chiefstick has been located safe. Maskwacis RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance.=== Maskwacis RCMP are asking for public assistance to locate 34-year-old Danelle...
Jul 20, 2020
Alberta announces redesigned program to support Indigenous housing
Provincial government officials say a redesigned housing capital program will offer more flexibility and autonomy for Indigenous communities to build affordable housing.In a release, the province says...
Jul 20, 2020
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...
Jul 18, 2020