Alberta

Olds College Smart Farm receives land gift from Didsbury couple

Olds College Smart Farm is set to expand thanks to a gift of land from George and Marge Steckler of Didsbury. The couple has committed a future estate gift that includes 320 acres of farmland that wil...

Dec 12, 2019

Alberta's high court won't change life sentence of man who killed seniors

EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed a sentence appeal of a man convicted of killing two Edmonton-area seniors.Travis Vader was convicted of manslaughter in the deaths of Lyle and Mari...

Dec 12, 2019 Travis Vader (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Alberta still #1 in cannabis sales

OTTAWA- A portrait of the first year of the legalized cannabis market shows Albertans spent $196-million in online and retail store sales.The Statistics Canada report shows that store sales worked out...

Dec 12, 2019

Alberta WHL players lose minimum wage benefit

EDMONTON- Players on Alberta's five Western Hockey League teams will no longer be legally entitled to a minimum wage after the province amended its labour code.The United Conservative government says ...

Dec 12, 2019

Opposition calls for new review over election watchdog firing

EDMONTON- The Opposition NDP is renewing its bid for an ethics probe into the firing of Alberta's elections watchdog who had been investigating Premier Jason Kenney's party.NDP Leader Rachel Notley sa...

Dec 12, 2019

Albertans surveyed on winter driving abilities

CALGARY- A survey by the Alberta Motor Association suggests just 19% of drivers in the province feel confident in the winter driving abilities of other drivers on the road.At the same time, 92% of tho...

Dec 12, 2019

Alberta Mounties ask for help identifying human remains of man, two women

EDMONTON - RCMP in Alberta are asking for help to identify three people whose remains have been found in the province over the past 40 years.The missing persons and unidentified human remains unit say...

Dec 11, 2019

Olds RCMP arrest man for being sexually explicit towards child

A 67-year-old man from Olds stands accused of a naked picture of himself to a child.The incident reportedly took place at a playground in Olds this past summer, according to an RCMP release.The man is...

Dec 11, 2019

ALERT charge three after estimated $20,000 in stolen property seized

MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) have arrested three people and seized thousands of dollars worth of suspected stolen property following a recent investigation.Acco...

Dec 11, 2019 A picture of suspected stolen property seized from a home in Cypress County - Photo courtesy ALERT

Premier Kenney opens war room to promote 'truth' about energy industry

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province's so-called war room will be respectful while fighting what he says is a foreign-funded campaign of lies to landlock the province's resour...

Dec 11, 2019