Alberta

Edmonton man charged with second-degree murder

EDMONTON- A murder charge has been laid in a death in Edmonton last week.Police say the body of 22-year-old Douglas Crossman was discovered inside a west-end apartment building on Thursday when police...

Dec 2, 2019

NDP refutes claim the UCP is keeping its promises

CALGARY - Alberta's premier says the Opposition and union leaders are treating public sector cuts as though they are the arrival of the apocalypse.But Jason Kenney says his United Conservative governm...

Dec 1, 2019 Delegates vote during the UCP AGM this weekend in Calgary. (The Canadian Press/Dave Chidley)

Voters keeping pressure on Kenney, Moe, survey results suggest

OTTAWA - As provincial and territorial leaders prepare to gather, new survey results suggest two western premiers pushing Ottawa to help kickstart their economies face some uneasin...

Dec 1, 2019

Three arrests made after lengthy pursuit on the QEII

A litany of charges are pending against three people following a dangerous incident on the QEII Friday night.RCMP say around 7:40 in the evening of Nov. 29, Leduc members were called out to the Premiu...

Dec 1, 2019

Alberta public sector union bracing for up to 5,900 government job cuts

EDMONTON - The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) says the government plans to cut up to 5,900 positions as part of its plan to balance the province's budget by the 2022-23 fiscal year.AUPE ...

Nov 30, 2019

AHS to roll out redesigned ambulances

Nearly 420 ambulances across the province are being replaced by Alberta Health Services (AHS). Mike Plato, EMS Associate Executive Director of Business Standards and Operations Support says this follo...

Nov 30, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Alberta aiming to end 500 nursing jobs over three years; nurses call it 'betrayal'

EDMONTON - The union representing Alberta nurses says the provincial government's intention to eliminate 500 full-time nursing positions over the next three years has left them feeling betrayed.David ...

Nov 29, 2019

Bill Peters resigns as Calgary Flames head coach

Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters has resigned amid allegations of racial slurs and physical abuse of players in previous jobs.General manager Brad Treliving said Friday at a press conference in C...

Nov 29, 2019 Bill Peters (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Minimum sentence set for wholesale fentanyl trafficking

EDMONTON- Alberta's Court of Appeal has ruled that convictions for wholesale fentanyl trafficking should get a minimum sentence of nine years.The unanimous ruling by five justices comes out of a Crown...

Nov 29, 2019

Woman to hear decision in death of toddler found outside Edmonton church

EDMONTON - A judge will bring down his decision today at the trial of a woman accused in the death of a toddler found outside an Edmonton church.Tasha-Lee Doreen Mack and the child's father, Joey Crie...

Nov 29, 2019 Tasha-Lee Doreen Mack