Alberta

Husky Energy confirms layoffs, but won't say how many

CALGARY - Calgary-based Husky Energy Inc. is confirming it is laying off staff but won't say how many.The company controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing says the reductions are a result of st...

Oct 22, 2019

Alberta shuts down addiction treatment facility over patient safety concerns

A private facility in Alberta that rehabilitates people with addiction and mental health issues has been ordered by the province to cease operations because of concerns about patient safety.The govern...

Oct 22, 2019

Police lay over 4400 charges on Thanksgiving long weekend

EDMONTON- Over the Thanksgiving long weekend, police forces across Canada led their #OperationImpact initiative to encourage safe driving.The initiative is organized by the Canadian Association of Chi...

Oct 22, 2019

Body of missing boater found on bottom of southern Alberta lake

BROOKS- The search for a boater who went missing in southern Alberta has ended with the discovery of his body at the bottom of a lake.RCMP say the 45-year-old man from Calgary was last seen by his wif...

Oct 22, 2019

Women wanted by Edmonton police after officers find 52 neglected cats

EDMONTON- Police are searching for two women after finding 52 cats living in deplorable conditions.They say officers searched a property on Saturday in the northwest part of Edmonton.They found dozens...

Oct 22, 2019

RCMP investigate kidnapping at Lethbridge McDonald's

LETHBRIDGE- Police in southern Alberta are looking for a suspect who kidnapped a man who was sitting in his vehicle in a Lethbridge McDonald's parking lot.Investigators say a man brandishing a large m...

Oct 22, 2019

Alberta, Saskatchewan go Tory Blue, face challenges with Liberal minority

EDMONTON - Alberta and Saskatchewan were painted a solid Conservative blue on Monday, but leaders must now wrap their heads around getting resources to market with a federal Liberal party that wi...

Oct 21, 2019

Accident at landfill kills 5-year-old boy

LAC LA BICHE- RCMP say a five-year-old boy has died after he was hit by a truck that his father was driving near Lac La Biche.Mounties say the incident happened Saturday afternoon while the father and...

Oct 21, 2019

ASIRT investigates Calgary police shooting

CALGARY- Alberta's police watchdog says the passenger of a car that was shot at by police during a military parade in Calgary on Saturday has been released from hospital.The Alberta Serious Incident R...

Oct 21, 2019

Greta Thunberg meets with First Nations chief in Fort McMurray

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The chief of a northern Alberta First Nation says he gave climate activist Greta Thunberg a message during a quietly arranged meeting in Fort McMurray on Friday night. Athabasca...

Oct 20, 2019