Alberta

Alberta unloads crude-by-rail contracts signed under former NDP government

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government has unloaded crude-by-rail contracts signed under the previous NDP government, but details aren't being disclosed yet. His predecessor, Rache...

Feb 11, 2020

Alberta government to table 2020 budget on Feb. 27

Alberta's finance minister says the province's next budget will be tabled on Feb. 27, two days after the spring session opens with a throne speech. Travis Toews says the government consulted with more...

Feb 11, 2020 Finance Minister Travis Toews

Alberta RCMP marks one-year anniversary of Project Lock Up

Edmonton - On Monday, Alberta Rural Crime Watch, Alberta Citizens on Patrol and Alberta Crime Stoppers joined the Alberta RCMP in marking the first anniversary of Project Lock Up. The initiative bring...

Feb 11, 2020

Fatal crash involving off-duty Calgary police officer under investigation

CALGARY- Alberta's police watchdog says a fatal collision in Calgary that killed a man and seriously injured an off-duty police officer involved an SUV that had been reported stolen.The Alberta Seriou...

Feb 11, 2020

Safety device not working before fatal glider crash

BLACK DIAMOND- The Transportation Safety Board says pilots of a tow plane and a glider couldn't see each other before they collided mid-air southwest of Calgary last year.Neither the weather nor sun p...

Feb 11, 2020

Parents warned of alleged fight club in Grande Prairie

GRANDE PRAIRIE- RCMP have been in contact with local school districts, informing them of the possible involvement of students in a reported "fight club." EverythingGP obtained a copy of a letter sent ...

Feb 11, 2020

Alberta Appeal Court hears man convicted in three murders wants one overturned

CALGARY- An Alberta man who was found guilty of killing a father, the victim's two-year-old daughter and a senior wants one of his convictions thrown out.Derek Saretzky's lawyer argued in an Appeal Co...

Feb 11, 2020 Derek Saretzky and victims Hanne Meketech, Terry Blanchette, Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette

New grant announced to help upgrade farmers’ grain handling equipment

EDMONTON- The province has announced a new grant program aimed at helping farmers.The Efficient Grain Dryer Program will assist in covering costs for eligible grain dryer improvements.Drying grain hel...

Feb 11, 2020 A grain dryer on-site at Flaman Sales, Rentals & Fitness Lethbridge - located off Highway 3 as you drive into Coaldale (Lethbridge News Now)

Spruceview dairy couple named Alberta's Outstanding Young Farmers for 2020

Farmers from across Alberta ranging from 18-39 years old came together Thursday and Friday in Gasoline Alley for the 2020 Outstanding Young Farmers (OYF) Alberta-NWT Regional Event, which included the...

Feb 10, 2020

'Reaper of death:' Fearsome new dinosaur species discovered in Alberta

CALGARY - A fearsome lizard with a name meaning "reaper of death" is the first new tyrannosaur species to be identified in Canada in 50 years, say researchers with the University of Calgary ...

Feb 10, 2020