Alberta

Lethbridge police seize and destroy live mortar rounds

LETHBRIDGE- An explosives disposal unit seized and safely destroyed two live artillery rounds on the weekend.Police say one 82-millimetre mortar round was discovered Saturday in a garbage can near a s...

Mar 03, 2020 Mortar round -- Photo released by Lethbridge Police Service

Ceremony to mark 15 years since Mayerthorpe Tragedy

EDMONTON- Today marks the 15th anniversary of the murders of four RCMP officers on a farm north of Rochfort Bridge near the town of Mayerthorpe.Constables Peter Schiemann, Brock Myrol, and Leo Johnsto...

Mar 03, 2020 Fallen Four Memorial (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Lethbridge getting drug treatment court & four additional ALERT officers

LETHBRIDGE- Members of the provincial government were in Lethbridge Monday for a pair of announcements that are said to impact drug-related crime.The first is a drug treatment court.Justice Minister D...

Mar 03, 2020 Officials announce Lethbridge's new drug treatment court and ALERT expansion. (Lethbridge News Now)

Kenney says frustrating coronavirus stifling oil and gas economy

EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says it's frustrating to see his government doing everything it can to grow the economy only to watch global oil prices fall due to reduced demand tied to the no...

Mar 02, 2020

Feds in contact with Ethiopian government over individuals detained from Medicine Hat charity

MEDICINE HAT, AB.- A day after fifteen members of the Medicine Hat organization Canadian Humanitarian were detained over allegations of practicing medicine without permission, the federal government s...

Mar 01, 2020 A 2015 fundraiser at Medalta held to help with the Canadian Humanitarian efforts in Ethiopia(Photo courtesy of Canadian Humanitarian Website)

Wildfire season in Alberta starts March 1

The province's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is reminding Albertans that wildfire season begins March 1.The start of wildfire season in Alberta is one month earlier than in most other jurisdict...

Mar 01, 2020 (Government of Alberta)

Fair Deal Panel seeking more input from Albertans

The UCP government's Fair Deal Panel is hoping Albertans, including those who have not already attended one of several town hall sessions, will respond to a new online survey.The survey will allow the...

Mar 01, 2020

Greta Thunberg acknowledges graphic decal

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg says a decal bearing a cartoon depicting what appears to be a sexual assault shows desperation.An Alberta woman complained to the RCMP earlier this week about t...

Feb 29, 2020 (Canadian Press)

Woman's body found near Cochrane

COCHRANE- On Feb. 26, at approximately 6:30 p.m., RCMP received a call of a body on Hwy 8 southeast of Cochrane. On Feb. 27, an autopsy was completed at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Cal...

Feb 28, 2020

Reaction pours in to Budget 2020

Here is a list of reactions shared after the 2020 Alberta Government was tabled on Thursday.=== Travis Toews, President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance"Budget 2020 continues our focus on cre...

Feb 27, 2020 (Photo: Government of Alberta)