Alberta

Wetaskiwin RCMP make arrests in two recent deaths

WETASKIWIN- The RCMP Major Crimes Unit has confirmed that 27-year-old Ryan Jake Applegarth, who was wanted for first degree murder, was arrested on Wednesday.On January 3, RCMP responded to a complain...

Feb 7, 2020

Coronavirus concerns leading to lower gas prices: GasBuddy

Coronavirus may be to credit for falling gas prices in Red Deer and around Alberta, according to an industry analyst.Prices in the city, particularly on the south end, have dipped over the last week t...

Feb 6, 2020 Some of the lowest gas prices in all of Alberta are in south Red Deer this week, including at Fas Gas where a litre of regular is going for 84.9 cents/litre. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Parents lose appeal over Sherwood Park school putting son in seclusion room

EDMONTON- Parents who say they found their autistic son stripped naked and covered in his own feces after he was locked in a seclusion room at a Sherwood Park school have lost an appeal in their lawsu...

Feb 6, 2020

Notley: Changes to senior drug benefits "heartless"

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP says changes to drug plan benefits affecting 60,000 people are not only heartless but could lead to higher health spending in the long run.Leader Rachel Notley is u...

Feb 6, 2020

Case stayed against former Alberta teacher accused of sexual offences

EDMONTON- An Alberta judge has issued a stay in a case of a former teacher accused of sexual offences against a student, ruling that prosecutors breached his right to a timely trial.Edmonton-area teac...

Feb 6, 2020

Capital Power to donate $1 million to help renew STARS helicopters

EDMONTON- The Capital Power company has made a commitment to help the STARS fleet with much needed upgrades.Back in June of 2018, STARS released information on a multi-year project to replace its emer...

Feb 6, 2020 News STARS chopper - Photo credit to Lyle Aspinall

One man in custody after knife incident at Grande Prairie Regional College

Grande Prairie Regional College went into a brief lockdown Wednesday morning due to a male on school grounds wielding a knife.Grande Prairie RCMP received reports of the suspect just after 10 a.m. and...

Feb 5, 2020 A man with a knife on campus led GPRC to a brief lockdown on Wednesday morning (Photo: EverythingGP staff)

Alberta MP apologizes for sex work comment during House debate

OTTAWA- A Conservative MP from Alberta has apologized for asking a female MP in the House of Commons whether she'd ever considered sex work.The comment came during debate today on the Parole Board's h...

Feb 5, 2020

Province introduces online applications for child care subsidies

EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government has unveiled a new online application for parents to apply for child care subsidies.Rebecca Schulz, Minister of Children's Services, along with Grant Hunter, t...

Feb 5, 2020

Calgary police seize $10 million worth of drugs during traffic stop

CALGARY- A 33-year-old Calgary man has been charged after police seized nearly $10 million worth of cocaine and crystal methamphetamine during a vehicle stop in southern Alberta last week.Jacob Cody N...

Feb 5, 2020