Alberta

Premier Kenney saddened that Albertans were killed in Iran plane crash

Premier Jason Kenney says he's saddened that a large number of Albertans were among the 176 people killed in the plane crash near Tehran.He says Alberta has been enriched by what he describes as "a sm...

Jan 8, 2020 (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Province seeking Albertans’ input on agriculture research

The provincial government is holding engagement sessions and launching an online survey to gather feedback about the future of agriculture research in Alberta.Government officials say the aim is to en...

Jan 8, 2020 Devin Dreeshen, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry

Alberta senator wants prime minister and cabinet to meet in the province

OTTAWA - A senator from Alberta is inviting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hold a cabinet meeting in the province. Doug Black says he has written a letter to Trudeau urging him to bring his cab...

Jan 8, 2020

Alberta fires back at UN committee for criticism of energy megaprojects

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says the United Nations is an unelected, unaccountable body that has no business criticizing Canada's energy megaprojects.Sonya Savage, in a statement, says that i...

Jan 7, 2020

Yellowknife RCMP renew appeal to locate missing woman known to visit Alberta

Yellowknife RCMP continue to seek the public's help in locating a missing woman who is known to have visited Calgary and Edmonton in the past.Sladjana Petrovic, 60, was reportedly last seen on Dec. 26...

Jan 7, 2020 Sladjana Petrovic

Fatal collision east of Coaldale claims one life

COALDALE - A two vehicle collision east of Coaldale about 8:00 p.m. on Monday (Jan 6) night, claimed one life and sent another person to hospital.Coaldale Fire and RCMP were dispatched to the collisio...

Jan 7, 2020

RCMP investigating 'undetermined death' of newborn in Brooks

BROOKS- RCMP say their major crimes unit is investigating what they are calling the ``undetermined death'' of a newborn.Mounties say they were called late Saturday morning about a sudden death at a ho...

Jan 7, 2020

Appeal Court rules on anti-abortion protest at the University of Alberta

EDMONTON- A campus group that staged an anti-abortion protest at the University of Alberta that led to a counter-demonstration has lost an appeal over how the school handled the event, but won a secon...

Jan 7, 2020

Canada won't be sending civilian “volunteer firefighters” to Australia

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Australia is currently dealing with one of its worst wildfire seasons ever, but the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) says there are better ways that civilians can help ...

Jan 6, 2020 Bushfires in Australia. (Credit: Matthew Abbott / The New York Times)

Wetaskiwin RCMP trying to locate wanted man

RCMP are seeking public assistance to locate Ryan Jake Applegarth, 27, of the Samson First Nation. Applegarth is currently wanted on arrest warrants for charges stemming from different incidents. His ...

Jan 6, 2020 Ryan Jake Applegarth, 27, of Samson First Nation is wanted by RCMP. (Wetaskiwin RCMP)