Alberta

ALERT looks back on busy year in 2019

Officials with Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) say they achieved one of their most successful years ever in 2019. Over the calendar year, ALERT teams across the province laid 1,402 crim...

Jan 09, 2020 Approximately $27,000 worth of drugs were seized, along with several weapons, as ALERT concluded a short-term drug trafficking investigation in Red Deer. Four people were arrested on Sept. 19, 2019. (ALERT)

Banff, Writing-On-Stone among the “Best Places to Travel in Canada for 2020”

BANFF- Vacay.ca has named two popular tourist destinations in Alberta as being among the 20 best places to go in the country.According to the website, the list "endeavours to spotlight destinations th...

Jan 09, 2020 Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park. (Supplied by Vacay.ca)

Province planning to help build sustainable fisheries

Albertans are invited to share their thoughts on fisheries management and expanded fishing opportunities at 11 open house events across the province.The open houses will share details on fisheries man...

Jan 08, 2020 (Alberta Fisheries Management)

Premier Kenney saddened that Albertans were killed in Iran plane crash

Premier Jason Kenney says he's saddened that a large number of Albertans were among the 176 people killed in the plane crash near Tehran.He says Alberta has been enriched by what he describes as "a sm...

Jan 08, 2020 (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Province seeking Albertans’ input on agriculture research

The provincial government is holding engagement sessions and launching an online survey to gather feedback about the future of agriculture research in Alberta.Government officials say the aim is to en...

Jan 08, 2020 Devin Dreeshen, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry

Alberta senator wants prime minister and cabinet to meet in the province

OTTAWA - A senator from Alberta is inviting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hold a cabinet meeting in the province. Doug Black says he has written a letter to Trudeau urging him to bring his cab...

Jan 08, 2020

Alberta fires back at UN committee for criticism of energy megaprojects

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says the United Nations is an unelected, unaccountable body that has no business criticizing Canada's energy megaprojects.Sonya Savage, in a statement, says that i...

Jan 07, 2020

Yellowknife RCMP renew appeal to locate missing woman known to visit Alberta

Yellowknife RCMP continue to seek the public's help in locating a missing woman who is known to have visited Calgary and Edmonton in the past.Sladjana Petrovic, 60, was reportedly last seen on Dec. 26...

Jan 07, 2020 Sladjana Petrovic

Fatal collision east of Coaldale claims one life

COALDALE - A two vehicle collision east of Coaldale about 8:00 p.m. on Monday (Jan 6) night, claimed one life and sent another person to hospital.Coaldale Fire and RCMP were dispatched to the collisio...

Jan 07, 2020

RCMP investigating 'undetermined death' of newborn in Brooks

BROOKS- RCMP say their major crimes unit is investigating what they are calling the ``undetermined death'' of a newborn.Mounties say they were called late Saturday morning about a sudden death at a ho...

Jan 07, 2020