Alberta

Hamlet in Kneehill County evacuated after train, propane truck collide

(UPDATE) THREE HILLS- The State of Local Emergency and evacuation was lifted for the community of Swalwell at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Swalwell residents are asked to refer to the re-entry map, available on...

Andrew Snook Mar 09, 2020 A collision involving a train and a B-Train propane truck took place at 14:55 on March 9, 2020, at the railroad crossing located along Railway Avenue in the hamlet of Swalwell. 58 homes in Swalwell and the surrounding area were evacuated. (Kneehill County)

Seven cases of COVID-19 now confirmed in Alberta: chief medical officer of health

The fifth, sixth and seventh cases of COVID-19, more commonly known as coronavirus, have been detected in Alberta, and each one has been confirmed, according to the province's chief medical officer of...

Mar 09, 2020 An illustration of COVID-19. (Associated Press)

Alberta economy, reeling from coronavirus, takes gut punch due to oil price war

Alberta's oil-based economy, already reeling by reduced demand due to the novel coronavirus, is now getting a gut punch from global prices.The spiral of oil prices has accelerated due to an all-out pr...

Mar 09, 2020

Teachers preparing for contract talks, worried about cuts: ATA President

GRANDE PRAIRIE- The President of the Alberta Teachers Association says teachers are very concerned about potential cuts to education after the new provincial budget.Jason Schilling says the 2019 budge...

Mar 09, 2020 Jason Schilling-Photo by Shane Clausing

Man accused in Lethbridge & Edmonton homicides arrested in Regina

LETHBRIDGE- Police in Regina have apprehended a man charged with two separate counts of second-degree murder.According to Edmonton Police Service (EPS), Mohamud Omar Dhiblawe, 29, was arrested at a re...

Mar 09, 2020 Mohamud Omar Dhiblawe. (Supplied by Lethbridge Police Service)

'Wonderful little bird': Alberta man retrieves his first plane 48 years later

CREMONA, Alta. - Richard Reid never forgot his first love. Growing up on a farm near Cremona, Alta., about 80 kilometres northwest of Calgary, he was obsessed with airplanes as a kid and became&n...

Mar 09, 2020

Third and fourth presumptive cases of COVID-19 identified in Alberta

The province of Alberta has announced its third and fourth presumptive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).One case is a male in his sixties who lives in the Edmonton Zone of Alberta Health Services...

Mar 08, 2020 Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw. (Government of Alberta)

Valuable haul of contraband seized at Drumheller Institution

Thanks to the vigilance of staff, a significant amount of contraband was seized at Drumheller Institution this week.Officials with the Correctional Service of Canada say the seizure took place at arou...

Mar 07, 2020 (Government of Canada)

Alberta chief medical officer provides COVID-19 update

Alberta's chief medical officer of health has confirmed the province's second presumptive case of novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19.The individual is a man in his 40s who lives in the Ed...

Mar 06, 2020

Three new judges appointed to Alberta Court of Queen's Bench

EDMONTON - Three new judges appointed to Alberta Court of Queen's Bench are all from Edmonton.Melanie Hayes-Richards, Nathan Whitling and Shaina Leonard have been named to the superior court.Hayes-Ric...

Mar 06, 2020