Alberta

Albertans surveyed on winter driving abilities

CALGARY- A survey by the Alberta Motor Association suggests just 19% of drivers in the province feel confident in the winter driving abilities of other drivers on the road.At the same time, 92% of tho...

Dec 12, 2019

Alberta Mounties ask for help identifying human remains of man, two women

EDMONTON - RCMP in Alberta are asking for help to identify three people whose remains have been found in the province over the past 40 years.The missing persons and unidentified human remains unit say...

Dec 11, 2019

Olds RCMP arrest man for being sexually explicit towards child

A 67-year-old man from Olds stands accused of a naked picture of himself to a child.The incident reportedly took place at a playground in Olds this past summer, according to an RCMP release.The man is...

Dec 11, 2019

ALERT charge three after estimated $20,000 in stolen property seized

MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) have arrested three people and seized thousands of dollars worth of suspected stolen property following a recent investigation.Acco...

Dec 11, 2019 A picture of suspected stolen property seized from a home in Cypress County - Photo courtesy ALERT

Premier Kenney opens war room to promote 'truth' about energy industry

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province's so-called war room will be respectful while fighting what he says is a foreign-funded campaign of lies to landlock the province's resour...

Dec 11, 2019

No jail time for Cardston gun shop owner who pleaded guilty to firearms offences

LETHBRIDGE- The owner and president of K & D Implements Ltd. who pleaded guilty to four firearms related offences in September, has been handed a 13-month Conditional Sentence Order (CSO) and a $2...

Dec 11, 2019 Police Seize guns and ammunition from K & D Implements in 2017

Calgary teacher cuts can be averted, but provincial audit, review going ahead

CALGARY - The Alberta government is moving ahead with a financial audit and governance review of the Calgary Board of Education even though it appears hundreds of teacher layoffs can be averted.A spok...

Dec 11, 2019

Guns stolen from Bashaw sports store

Mounties are turning to the public for help in finding the men who stole firearms from a sporting goods store in Bashaw. The break-in happened during the 4 a.m. hour on Dec. 7 at Bashaw Sports.Accordi...

Dec 10, 2019 Suspect photos provided by RCMP

Teen seriously injured in Lethbridge swarming, 5 people charged

LETHBRIDGE- Five people in have been charged in what police say was the swarming of a 16-year-old boy who had made arrangements to meet with a young woman before he was attacked.The Lethbridge Police ...

Dec 10, 2019

Kenney aims for clear signs of federal action on two-day Ottawa trip

OTTAWA -- Alberta Premier Jason Kenney set out a dire picture of the economic and social impact of federal policy on Alberta Monday as he embarked on a two-day political trade mission in the capital.T...

Dec 09, 2019 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks to the Canadian Club of Ottawa, Monday December 9, 2019 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld