Alberta

Man dead after lengthy standoff with RCMP at home near Calgary

COCHRANE, Alta. - A man in Alberta has died after an officer shot him following a lengthy standoff in a home northeast of Calgary.RCMP say in a news release that they were called to the residence in C...

Dec 7, 2019

'Kids will fall through the cracks:' Advocates critical of child-welfare changes

WINNIPEG - Advocates for children and First Nations say the federal government hasn't provided funding for or details about extensive child-welfare changes coming next month and they su...

Dec 7, 2019

Five deceased in house fire northwest of Edmonton

RCMP say two adults and three children have died in a house fire northwest of Edmonton.Emergency crews were called about the blaze in the hamlet of Rochfort Bridge near Mayerthorpe on Thursday afterno...

Dec 6, 2019

Kenney headed to Ottawa to push Trudeau for "fair deal for Alberta within Canada"

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and eight cabinet ministers are travelling to Ottawa next week to push for federal co-operation to grow the economy.Kenney says he will head into a meeting with Prime Mini...

Dec 6, 2019 (The Canadian Press)

Appeal of Calgary triple murderer Douglas Garland dismissed by Alberta court

WARNING: This story contains graphic content that some readers might find disturbing. Discretion is advised. Alberta's top court has dismissed the appeal filed by a man found guilty of killing a Calga...

Dec 6, 2019

Feds approve Alberta's carbon tax on big industrial emitters

OTTAWA - The federal government is giving the Alberta government a passing grade for its industrial carbon tax.Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says today his department agrees Alberta's planne...

Dec 6, 2019

Closing arguments heard in Calgary quadruple murder trial

CALGAR - Defence lawyers for a pair accused in a Calgary quadruple killing say the Crown has not proven its case.The remains of Hanock Afowerk were found at the side of a rural highway in July 2017.Th...

Dec 6, 2019

Legislature fall sitting ends with cross-party fight over room booking

EDMONTON- The fall sitting of the Alberta legislature has wrapped up, delivering 16 bills while serving up acrimony, controversy and a dash of pettiness.The last day came with both sides accusing each...

Dec 6, 2019

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 6, 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 6, 2019