Alberta

Lethbridge Sergeant featured on CBC’s “The Detectives”

LETHBRIDGE- A Lethbridge murder case is being profiled on a true-crime show.In an episode to air this Thursday, the CBC series ``The Detectives'' is to feature Lethbridge police Sergeant Ryan Stef and...

Jan 14, 2020 Sergeant Ryan Stef speaks to media on Monday, January 13 2020 (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

Doctor buried in avalanche dies of her injuries

BANFF- A 32-year-old woman buried in a slab avalanche while skiing in Banff National Park has died from her injuries.Avalanche Canada says she deeply buried in the slide north of Lake Louise on Friday...

Jan 14, 2020 Avalanche Danger Sign

Wexit Canada now eligible to run candidates federally

EDMONTON- Elections Canada says Wexit is now eligible to register as a political party in federal elections.The federal agency's website says the western separatist group was granted eligibility statu...

Jan 13, 2020 Wexit leader Peter Downing. (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Farmers' input needed as part of provincial investment research

A group representing Alberta farmers is urging those in the industry to engage in the provincial government's feedback process.Team Alberta, a collaborative made up of Alberta Barley, Alberta Canola, ...

Jan 12, 2020

Canadian medical students call for better education on health and climate change

VANCOUVER - Canadian medical schools have not adequately addressed the urgent need for training related to planetary health and climate change, and members of the Canadian Federation of Medical Studen...

Jan 11, 2020

New numbers confirm Alberta drivers facing higher insurance costs

EDMONTON - New numbers confirm that many Alberta drivers are getting hit with hikes, and even some sharp spikes, in their auto insurance.The Automobile Insurance Rate Board says that 27 insurers opera...

Jan 10, 2020

Father guilty of manslaughter in death of toddler found outside Edmonton church

EDMONTON - A man accused in the death of his young son found outside an Edmonton church has been convicted of manslaughter.Joey Crier and his then-girlfriend, Tasha-Lee Doreen Mack, were each charged ...

Jan 10, 2020 Anthony Joseph Raine

Albertans can sign online condolence book to honour Iran plane crash victims

Albertans are invited to pay tribute to the victims of the Flight PS752 crash in Iran by sharing their sympathies and support through an online condolence book."Our province is united in the grief and...

Jan 10, 2020 (Photo: The Canadian Press/AP)

Four killed, six injured in highway crash in southern Alberta

VAUXHALL, AB - Taber RCMP say four people have died as a result of a two vehicle crash on Highway 36.Mounties say a pick up truck heading south collided with a northbound van on Highway 36, south of H...

Jan 10, 2020

Fee dispute still front and centre for Alberta doctors

EDMONTON- With just three weeks to go before new billing rules kick in for Alberta doctors, physicians say they are still talking with the government to find a better solution.Doctor Christine Molnar,...

Jan 10, 2020