Alberta

Provincial tensions with federal government easing, Kenney, Moe suggest

WASHINGTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Saskatchewan's Scott Moe say they see signs that tensions in their relationship with Ottawa are beginning to ease. The two premiers are part of a delegati...

Feb 07, 2020

Five charged in human trafficking investigation with Calgary and Quebec police

CALGARY- Police in Calgary say they are working with Quebec law enforcement in a human trafficking investigation that resulted in five arrests.They were contacted in 2018 about a sex trade investigati...

Feb 07, 2020

Edmonton lawyer sentenced in boyfriend's death

EDMONTON- An Edmonton lawyer has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend and has been sentenced to five years in prison.Laurie Cunningham, who was 60 at the time, had been charged...

Feb 07, 2020

Measles confirmed in Edmonton area

EDMONTON- Alberta health officials have issued a warning after a case of measles in the Edmonton area.Alberta Health Services has released a list of times and places where the person has been over the...

Feb 07, 2020

Wetaskiwin RCMP make arrests in two recent deaths

WETASKIWIN- The RCMP Major Crimes Unit has confirmed that 27-year-old Ryan Jake Applegarth, who was wanted for first degree murder, was arrested on Wednesday.On January 3, RCMP responded to a complain...

Feb 07, 2020

Coronavirus concerns leading to lower gas prices: GasBuddy

Coronavirus may be to credit for falling gas prices in Red Deer and around Alberta, according to an industry analyst.Prices in the city, particularly on the south end, have dipped over the last week t...

Feb 06, 2020 Some of the lowest gas prices in all of Alberta are in south Red Deer this week, including at Fas Gas where a litre of regular is going for 84.9 cents/litre. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Parents lose appeal over Sherwood Park school putting son in seclusion room

EDMONTON- Parents who say they found their autistic son stripped naked and covered in his own feces after he was locked in a seclusion room at a Sherwood Park school have lost an appeal in their lawsu...

Feb 06, 2020

Notley: Changes to senior drug benefits "heartless"

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP says changes to drug plan benefits affecting 60,000 people are not only heartless but could lead to higher health spending in the long run.Leader Rachel Notley is u...

Feb 06, 2020

Case stayed against former Alberta teacher accused of sexual offences

EDMONTON- An Alberta judge has issued a stay in a case of a former teacher accused of sexual offences against a student, ruling that prosecutors breached his right to a timely trial.Edmonton-area teac...

Feb 06, 2020

Capital Power to donate $1 million to help renew STARS helicopters

EDMONTON- The Capital Power company has made a commitment to help the STARS fleet with much needed upgrades.Back in June of 2018, STARS released information on a multi-year project to replace its emer...

Feb 06, 2020 News STARS chopper - Photo credit to Lyle Aspinall