Alberta

Beefing up supports for Alberta’s ranchers

EDMONTON- The UCP is modernizing the rent and fees ranchers and cattle owners pay the province for use of public lands.The government says the current grazing fee framework has been frozen since 1994 ...

Oct 16, 2019 Minister Jason Nixon introduces Bill 16: The Public Lands Modernization (Grazing Lease and Obsolete Provisions) Amendment Act along with representatives of Alberta’s ranching industry.

Alberta joining class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors

CALGARY- The Kenney government is joining a class-action lawsuit related to the opioid crisis.The UCP says the goal is to recoup health-care costs associated with 800 fatal overdoses and 4,200 emergen...

Oct 16, 2019 Health Minister Tyler Shandro, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jason Luan and Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer announce Alberta will support B.C.’s proposed class action against opioid manufacturers and distributors

Man found dead in Grande Prairie apartment

GRANDE PRAIRIE- RCMP say an autopsy on a body discovered in a Grande Prairie apartment over the weekend has determined the man was a homicide victim.Police have identified the man as 29-year-old Cody ...

Oct 15, 2019

Two people killed in crash near Bassano

BASSANO- Two Medicine Hat residents were killed in a collision outside of Bassano Friday afternoon.The 71-year-old man and 68-year-old woman were killed when their car they was hit by an SUV as it att...

Oct 15, 2019

Mounties seize guns, drugs and cash in Drumheller bust

DRUMHELLER- RCMP seized guns, drugs and cash after a complaint from a resident lead Mounties to a Thanksgiving haul in Drumheller.After receiving the complaint of a suspicious vehicle on Friday, RCMP ...

Oct 15, 2019

Non-Canadian citizen receives voting card

CALGARY- An Alberta man who doesn't have Canadian citizenship says he has received a voting card from Elections Canada for the October 21 federal election.Paul Gabriel of Beiseker has lived in the pro...

Oct 11, 2019

Agrium fined for ammonia release

CALGARY- Agrium has been fined nearly $30,000 for failing to report an ammonia release from a facility southeast of Calgary.Alberta Environment says the release occurred at Agrium's Carseland Nitrogen...

Oct 11, 2019

Some truckers exempt from new Alberta training standards

EDMONTON- Transportation minister Ric McIver says some transport truck drivers will be permanently exempt from new training standards announced in the wake of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that kille...

Oct 11, 2019 Ric McIver

Lethbridge Conservative candidate denounces anti-Trudeau election signs

LETHBRIDGE - The city's candidate with the Conservative Party of Canada is decrying a series of signs that encourage people to vote for the Conservatives this month.Rachael Harder, who is the riding's...

Oct 10, 2019 An unofficial anti-Justin Trudeau election sign. (Supplied by Rachael Harder, MP on Facebook)

RCMP gears up for Operation Impact over Thanksgiving long weekend

EDMONTON- As many Albertans will be hitting the road this Thanksgiving long weekend, road users can expect more traffic on roads.Between October 11-14, RCMP officers will be patrolling roads across Al...

Oct 10, 2019