Alberta

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 6, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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 4, 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 4, 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 4, 2019

Notley challenges Kenney to debate health care cuts

EDMONTON- NDP Leader Rachel Notley has challenged Premier Jason Kenney to a live televised debate over planned job cuts in the health care sector.Notley says she has issued the challenge because the U...

Dec 4, 2019

Investigation continues into Smoky Lake school bus crash

SMOKY LAKE- RCMP continue to investigate after a school bus and a mobile crane collided on a highway this week, sending five young people to hospital in critical condition and injuring several others....

Dec 4, 2019