Alberta

Lethbridge the first in Alberta to offer “green burials”

LETHBRIDGE- The area might not look too green right now, but the City of Lethbridge hopes a section of the Royal View Memorial Cemetery will offer a more eco-friendly method of burial.As the city's Ce...

Feb 14, 2020 The area where green burials will be offered in Royal View Memorial Cemetery. (Lethbridge News Now)

Former Fort McMurray fire chief accused of harassment in earlier Calgary jobs

CALGARY - A former Alberta fire chief hailed by many as a hero for his role in battling the massive 2016 wildfire in Fort McMurray has been accused of sexually harassing a female subordinate duri...

Feb 13, 2020

Supreme Court won't hear appeals of Calgary couple convicted in son's death

OTTAWA- The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeals of a Calgary couple found guilty of killing their diabetic teenage son.Emil and Rodica Radita were convicted of first-degree murder in 201...

Feb 13, 2020 Alexandru Radita

Edmonton man sentenced for killing mother while in cannabis psychosis

EDMONTON- A man who doctors say was in a cannabis-induced psychosis when he killed his mother has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.Jason Glenn Dickout pleaded guilty to manslaug...

Feb 13, 2020

Edmonton man convicted of killing pregnant wife allowed unsupervised prison leaves

GRAVENHURST, Ont.- An Edmonton man found guilty of murdering his pregnant wife and dumping her body in a ditch nearly 15 years ago will be allowed to leave prison unsupervised to spend time with the c...

Feb 13, 2020

Alberta, First Nation in war of words as Teck oil mine decision nears

EDMONTON -- Alberta's Indigenous relations minister says a last-minute war of words with a First Nations leader over a multibillion-dollar oilsands mine is a case of bare-knuckle bargaining.Rick Wilso...

Feb 12, 2020

Kids asked to name Alberta's newest police dogs

INNISFAIL - 13 German Shepherd puppies are looking to begin training to become K-9 officers. But first, they need names.The pups were recently born at the Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfa...

Feb 12, 2020 Some of the 13 puppies that need names. (Supplied by Alberta RCMP)

Murder charge laid after deadly domestic attack in Calgary

CALGARY- A Calgary man who faces a murder charge is accused of running down a woman with a vehicle after an argument.Police say Melissa Rae Blommaert, 33, died of blunt force trauma in hospital.She wa...

Feb 12, 2020

Kenney: Coastal Gas Link blockades a 'dress rehearsal' for future project fights

CALGARY- Premier Jason Kenney says he's concerned blockades in support of First Nations opponents to a northern British Columbia natural gas pipeline are a ``dress rehearsal'' for opposition to future...

Feb 12, 2020

Wetaskiwin RCMP charge three after police vehicle rammed

WETASKIWIN- RCMP located a stolen truck in the Wetaskiwin area shortly before 1 p.m. on Monday.The truck was surveilled throughout the Maskwacis area into Leduc and was observed to be stopped at a gas...

Feb 12, 2020