Alberta

Province launches online survey for Budget 2020

EDMONTON- Members of the public are invited to provide input for Alberta's next provincial budget.An online survey with questions on Albertans' spending and saving priorities, as well as ideas for job...

Jan 15, 2020

Group cleaning up old oil wells says Alberta government rules inadequate

EDMONTON - A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy facilities in Alberta says the province's rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their wells before selling them off are&nbs...

Jan 15, 2020

Province delays new rules on doctor fees

EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister says the government will delay its proposed February 1 date for new rules on doctor fees as it continues to consult with physicians.Tyler Shandro says he's encoura...

Jan 14, 2020

Date set for Crown appeal in David and Collet Stephan case

LETHBRIDGE - A date has now been set for the Crown's appeal of the Sept. 19, 2019 not guilty verdict delivered by Justice Terry Clackson in the David and Collet Stephan case.The two were found not gui...

Jan 14, 2020

Alberta public sector salaries inflated compared with other provinces, says Canadian Taxpayers Federation

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Many Alberta public sector salaries are not only higher than those in comparable provinces, but in some cases they're tens of thousands of dollars more than anywhere west of Ontario.T...

Jan 14, 2020

Lethbridge being considered for drug treatment court

LETHBRIDGE - The city could soon see the permanent establishment of an alternate way of dealing with people who are charged with certain non-violent, drug-related crimes that are driven by drug addict...

Jan 14, 2020 Lethbridge courthouse (Lethbridge News NOW)

Man's body found near Medicine Hat, death deemed suspicious

CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - Alberta Major Crimes is investigation after a man's body was found south of Medicine Hat on Monday morning.According to RCMP, officers responded to a report of a man's body on a r...

Jan 14, 2020 (Photo: Scott Roblin/CHAT News Today)

Sluggish economy expected for 2020: ATB economist

The chief economist at ATB Financial is encouraging central Albertans to stay focused on the big picture as the province works its way through an anticipated sluggish economy this year.Speaking at a l...

Jan 14, 2020 ATB economist Todd Hirsch (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Masked trio target Edmonton jewelry store

EDMONTON- Police arrested one person and were still seeking two others last night following a jewelry store robbery at an Edmonton mall.Investigators confirm that one of the suspects at the store in S...

Jan 14, 2020

Man pleads guilty in roommate's death more than 20 years ago

CALGARY- An Edmonton man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of his roommate when the two lived in Calgary more than 20 years ago.Daniel Boysis, also known as Daniel Morgan Turner, was kil...

Jan 14, 2020