Alberta

Province reaching out to “independent clinics” to do more publicly-funded surgeries

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Privately-run healthcare facilities could soon play a greater role in increasing the number of surgeries being done in Alberta.The Government of Alberta has posted an expression of in...

Jan 31, 2020

Regulators revisit environmental review for Line 3 pipeline

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota regulators opened a hearing Friday o n an updated environmental review for Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across the state, but most ...

Jan 31, 2020

Province, Fort McKay to meet in three months on fate of Moose Lake protected area

EDMONTON - The Alberta government and the Fort McKay First Nation have agreed to meet again in three months to decide the fate of one of the last areas in the band's territory that hasn't been impacte...

Jan 31, 2020 Moose Lake has been a traditional and cultural centre for local people for centuries. (Photo: Fort McKay First Nation)

Calgary police expanding mandatory roadside drunk driving checks

CALGARY - The Calgary Police Service says it is equipping all frontline officers with alcohol screening devices as it expands roadside tests for drivers.All drivers in the city can now expect to provi...

Jan 30, 2020

Update from the province on novel coronavirus

Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide an update on preparations for the novel coronavirus in light of the World Health Organization declaring it a public health emergency of internati...

Jan 30, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw is Alberta's chief medical officer of health

Alberta firefighters want input on National Building Code review

Alberta's professional fire fighters are urging the province to hit the pause button on allowing 12-storey wood frame structures, at least until the current National Building Code review is done.Brad ...

Jan 30, 2020

Suspicious death now a murder investigation

EDMONTON- Police have confirmed that the death of a 24-year-old man last weekend in Edmonton was a homicide.The body of Aaron Watt was found in the driveway of a home that appeared slated for demoliti...

Jan 30, 2020

Charges laid in fatal collision on Highway 9

OYEN, AB - A 37-year-old man is facing multiple charges following a fatal collision on Highway 9 last summer that killed an 11-year-old boy and injured members of his family.Lowell Nathan Dyck has bee...

Jan 29, 2020

Alberta panel suggests schools 'balance' lessons about climate change, oilsands

CALGARY - Alberta's education minister is endorsing a panel report that recommends school children learn all views about climate change along with the value of the province's oil and gas sector. Adria...

Jan 29, 2020

Calgary man found guilty of brutal 2017 sexual assault

CALGARY - A man has been convicted of the brutal sexual assault of a woman he met on an internet dating website.Vasilios Georgopoulos was found guilty Tuesday for the 2017 attack that lasted 11 hours ...

Jan 29, 2020