Alberta

Supreme Court will not hear Travis Vader's appeal

OTTAWA- The case of an Alberta man convicted of killing two Edmonton-area seniors will not be argued before Canada's highest court.The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from Travis Vader, wh...

Dec 06, 2019 Travis Vader

Olds area RCMP make stolen property arrests

OLDS- During the evening of December 3, members of the Southern Alberta District Crime Reduction Unit located a man driving a vehicle with a stolen licence plate. Team members arrested 45-year-old Cha...

Dec 06, 2019

Maskwacis RCMP arrest wanted man, weapons seized

MASKWACIS- A 28-year-old man has been charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, resisting a peace officer and other related charges following a difficul...

Dec 06, 2019

Southern Alberta woman banned for life from owning dogs

LETHBRIDGE, AB - She is never allowed to own a dog in the province of Alberta againHowever, 59-year-old April Dawn Irving was not present to hear those words spoken by Judge Derek Redman in Lethbridge...

Dec 05, 2019 April Irving

It's official: Calgary signs deal with Flames and Stampede for new arena

CALGARY - A deal to build a new arena in downtown Calgary is official after definitive agreements were signed between the city, the Calgary Flames hockey organization and the Calgary Stampede. Th...

Dec 05, 2019

Investigator's hunch helps identify missing Calgary man

CALGARY- Police say human remains found in northern Alberta last fall have been identified as those of a Calgary man who disappeared under suspicious circumstances more than four years ago.Bradley Sha...

Dec 05, 2019 Model render of Bradley Shaw (Slave Lake RCMP)

RCMP lay new charges in recent string of ATM thefts

HANNA- More charges have been laid against 26-year-old Rick Ernest Atzler following a pursuit on November 24 that covered Hanna, Oyen, and Consort RCMP jurisdictions.Atzler is facing charges of theft ...

Dec 05, 2019

Toews voted "MLA of the Year" by legislature peers

EDMONTON - Finance Minister Travis Toews come on down.You've been voted Alberta's legislature member (MLA) of the year.The member for Grande Prairie-Wapiti was the top choice among his political peers...

Dec 04, 2019 Travis Toews, Alberta Finance Minister and Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA (Canadian Press)

Alberta spending $286M on nearly 300 new Mounties to combat rural crime

The Alberta government is adding 300 more police officers and 200 support staff to combat rural crime. The Provincial Police Service Agreement (PPSA) doesn't come cheap, though, as the province is spe...

Dec 04, 2019

Canadian Natural budget rises $250 million on curtailment ease – additional rigs, jobs for Alberta

CALGARY - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. says its 2020 capital budget will be $250 million higher than last year as it adds about 60 drilling locations across Alberta and puts three additional rigs t...

Dec 04, 2019