Alberta

Parks Canada says no to gondola proposed from Banff townsite to Mount Norquay

BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada has rejected a proposed gondola to take skiers and hikers from Banff townsite to the summit at the Mount Norquay ski resort. The agency has been considering ...

Jan 21, 2020

Cold snap helpful in the fight against mountain pine beetle

EDMONTON- Albertans may have survived last week's extreme cold, but experts are hoping mountain pine beetles did not.Temperatures in Jasper, Hinton and Sundre -- key battlegrounds in the fight against...

Jan 21, 2020

Alberta companies face charges after hydrogen sulphide leak

SPIRIT RIVER- Alberta's energy regulator has laid charges against three oil and gas companies after a release of poisonous hydrogen sulphide that affected human health.Five charges have been laid agai...

Jan 21, 2020

UCP announces working group to address rising liquor store thefts

The UCP government has established a working group to protect Albertans by combating the growing public safety threat posed by liquor store robberies and thefts.Doug Schweitzer, Minister of Justice an...

Jan 20, 2020 James Burns, CEO of Alcanna, Minister Doug Schweitzer, MLA Brad Rutherford, and Cst. Robyn Wilson, Edmonton Police Service, announced action to fight robberies and thefts targeting liquor stores. (Justice and Solicitor General)

UCP declares Jan. 20-24 Red Tape Reduction Awareness Week

Alberta's UCP government is declaring Jan. 20-24 Red Tape Reduction Awareness Week.The announcement coincides with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business's own Red Tape Awareness Week. It's p...

Jan 20, 2020 (L-R): Associate Minister Grant Hunter; Nathan Satanove, Owner, Pasta Pantry; Rob Plante, Canadian Federation of Independent Business. (Government of Alberta)

United Conservatives to transform Alberta post-secondary funding

The Alberta government has announced plans for a total transformation of its funding model for post-secondary institutions in the province. A new outcomes-based approach will begin on Apr. 1, 2020 aim...

Jan 20, 2020 Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides meets with student leaders, including RDC Students Association President Brittany Lausen (far left), prior to announcing a new post-secondary funding announcement. (Government of Alberta/Ministry of Advanced Education)

Canada keeps up pressure amid signs Iran won't turn over plane's black boxes

WINNIPEG - Canada is keeping up the pressure on Iran to involve outside experts in the investigation into downed Ukrainian jetliner PS752, amid signs that Iran is balking at turning ove...

Jan 19, 2020

Studies question assumptions on industrial damage to Wood Buffalo park

New research suggests Canada's largest national park is not drying out from upstream hydro dams or being contaminated by the oilsands. Recently published papers from scientists at the University ...

Jan 19, 2020

UPDATE (Located): Lisa Jacobsen, 47, from Wetaskiwin

JAN. 27 - RCMP confirm that Lisa Joanne Jacobsen, who was reported missing on Jan. 17, has been located, safe.

Andrew Snook Jan 17, 2020 Lisa Jacobsen

Former Edmonton bar employee found guilty of sexual assault

EDMONTON - A former bar employee in Edmonton has been found guilty of five counts of sexual assault.Matthew McKnight was accused of sexually assaulting 13 young women from 2010 until 2016.They ranged ...

Jan 17, 2020