Alberta

Blockade on CN rail line in Edmonton removed, injunction granted

EDMONTON - A blockade set up on a Canadian National rail line on the western edge of Edmonton in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs was being dismantled - at least temporarily - Wednesday after...

Feb 19, 2020 Supporters of the Wet'suwet'en who are against the LNG pipeline, block a CN Rail line just west of Edmonton on Wednesday February 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Stolen trucks and snowmobiles recovered east of Olds

Charges have been laid after Mounties recovered three stolen trucks and two stolen snowmobiles from a rural residence east of Olds last Friday. A search warrant resulted in the seizure of two stolen F...

Feb 19, 2020

Mounties seize drugs, stolen property, weapons from Olds residence

Olds RCMP have charged three men and one woman in connection to a search warrant that turned up drugs, weapons and stolen property.Police executed the search at a home in Olds on Feb. 13 and found mul...

Feb 19, 2020

Input needed on auto insurance reform in Alberta

The Government of Alberta is asking for your thoughts on what the province's automobile insurance system should look like.They launched their review in the fall of 2019, which sought to address "press...

Feb 19, 2020 (Government of Alberta)

Province to appeal court ruling forcing oilsands project decision

CALGARY - The Alberta government says it will appeal a ruling that gives the province 10 days to make a decision on a bitumen recovery project in the oilsands.Prosper Petroleum Limited had asked a jud...

Feb 18, 2020

Supreme Court grants Alberta woman new trial in husband's shooting death

OTTAWA - An Alberta woman sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting her husband and setting her home on fire will get a new trial. Deborah Doonanco was found guilty in November 2016 of second-d...

Feb 18, 2020

WATCH: Province announces new K-12 education funding model

EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it is changing the way it will fund kindergarten and grade schools starting this fall.The plan announced Tuesday by Education Minister Adriana LaGrange includes ...

Feb 18, 2020

Alberta Fishing Week runs Feb. 15-22

Alberta Fishing Week is currently running from Feb. 15-22.The week includes Family Fishing Weekend (Feb. 15-17), when Albertans can experience the fun of fishing without a licence.Any public body of w...

Feb 16, 2020

Drumheller RCMP looking for armed robbery suspects

Police in Drumheller are hoping the public will keep an eye out for two suspects who allegedly robbed a local bar on Feb. 13.RCMP say it was at 7 p.m. on Thursday when two masked gunmen entered the Mo...

Feb 16, 2020 (RCMP)

Medical Association and Alberta Health at a standstill in negotiations

All options are on the table, according to Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro, following failed mediation with the Alberta Medical Association (AMA).The current deal between the two parties expires...

Feb 15, 2020