Alberta

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 1, 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 1, 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 1, 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)

Techies and travellers win in Alberta budget; vapers lose with new tax

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its 2020-21 budget Thursday. Here is a look at who might be pleased and who won't be so happy: WINNERS Techies: The province is investing $20...

Feb 27, 2020

Alberta government files red-ink budget

EDMONTON - The Alberta budget is counting on oil and gas bouncing back while recognizing it's time to put more money and effort into areas such as high-tech and tourism.But with a bottom line still de...

Feb 27, 2020

Man with rubber chicken swipes donation box: Airdrie RCMP

AIRDRIE, AB - RCMP in Airdrie are investigating after a rubber chicken was used in the theft of a donation box earlier this month.The theft occurred on February 11 at 1:22 p.m. at the Tim Hortons in t...

Feb 27, 2020

Manitoba man charged in fatal crash last summer on Highway 9

OYEN, AB - A 22-year-old man from Manitoba is facing charges following a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 9 last August that killed three people.On Thursday, RCMP announced Daniel Zacharias Wollmann...

Feb 27, 2020