Alberta

Calgary councillors unanimously oppose Bill 21 Quebec's religious symbols law

CALGARY- City council has unanimously passed a motion formally opposing Quebec's law that bans some public figures from wearing religious symbols and clothing, such as turbans or hijabs.Even before th...

Oct 01, 2019

Leduc Mountie charged with sexual assault

EDMONTON - A Leduc RCMP member has been charged following a Alberta Serious Incident Response Team investigation.Const. Kelly Brown, 37, of the Leduc Detachment has been charged with one count of sexu...

Sep 30, 2019

Southern Alberta's snowy weekend

Environment Canada has lifted all of its snowfall watches and warnings for Alberta after a weekend storm blanketed much of the province in the white stuff.Meteorologist Kyle Fougere says a large chunk...

Sep 30, 2019

Plane crash near Camrose kills pilot

The Transportation Safety Board says one person is dead following a small airplane crash near Camrose.It says a team is investigating the crash that happened at about 4:45 p.m. mountain time on Friday...

Sep 29, 2019

'What a role model:' Paralyzed Bronco makes Adidas ad, hall of fame nominee list

AIRDRIE, Alta. - An ad shows a serious Ryan Straschnitzki taping up his hockey stick and pulling on an Adidas jersey before he slides away on an ice sled. "As a kid I always dreamed of ...

Sep 29, 2019 (File Photo/The Canadian Press)

Kenney says restraint coming, but not Klein-era budget cuts

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says there will be spending restraint in the upcoming budget but it won't resemble the fiscal bloodletting of the early 1990s.The United Conservative leader, in...

Sep 27, 2019

Kenney defends oil curtailment program as maximum output inches higher

Alberta's United Conservative government is again easing oil production limits for producers, setting a maximum production quota of 3.81 million barrels per day for December, up 250,000 bpd from the o...

Sep 27, 2019

Edmonton police charge 60-year-old man accused of trying to lure 13-year-old girl

EDMONTON- Police have charged a 60-year-old man accused of twice trying to lure a 13-year-old girl into his vehicle.Investigators say they received a report earlier this month that a man had tried to ...

Sep 27, 2019

Stephen Mandel added to Alberta Health Services board

EDMONTON- Former provincial health minister and Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel is one of two new members added to the Alberta Health Services board.Mandel also served as the leader of the Alberta Party...

Sep 27, 2019

Alberta increasing oil production limits

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government has increased oil production limits for November and December.According to a release issued Thursday afternoon, the province will be increasing the production lim...

Sep 26, 2019