Alberta

Southern Alberta man dies after being overcome by gas from ruptured line

MILLARVILLE- A man is dead after a natural gas leak in southern Alberta.Emergency crews were called to a rural property north of Turner Valley shortly before 2 p.m. on Thursday.The victim was declared...

Nov 8, 2019

Province considers presumed consent for organ donation

EDMONTON- Alberta lawmakers will consider the merits of a proposal that aims to increase the donation of organs and tissue when people die.A private member's bill calls for having a policy that would ...

Nov 8, 2019

Woman charged with first-degree murder of resident at Edmonton seniors' home

EDMONTON- Police have charged a woman with killing an 83-year-old resident at a seniors' housing complex.Officers say someone broke into a suite of the downtown building in July and assaulted Guiseppi...

Nov 8, 2019

Celebrating the efforts of Indigenous veterans

LETHBRIDGE- November 8 marks a special day across the nation.It's National Aboriginal Veterans Day (NAVD), celebrating the many contributions of Indigenous soldiers during the First and Second World W...

Nov 8, 2019 November 8 marks National Aboriginal Veterans Day (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Grande Prairie Mounties discover dangerous mixtures in seized drugs

Grande Prairie RCMP's Drug Section says lab testing has turned up stronger drugs in what were initially believed to be heroin and cocaine.Those included carfentanil and fentanyl. Other substances foun...

Nov 7, 2019 (EverythingGP)

Kenney, Notley swap personal attacks at meeting

EDMONTON - A legislature meeting on budget numbers got personal today when Premier Jason Kenney accused NDP Leader Rachel Notley of being ignorant to Alberta's plight and Notley questioned his loyalty...

Nov 7, 2019

Wheatland County council supports vote on Alberta Independence

A rural municipality east of Calgary has passed a resolution that says if the federal government does not treat Alberta more fairly the province should hold an independence referendum.The resolution w...

Nov 7, 2019

All eyes on canola after China lifts ban on Canadian pork, beef

Fresh off this week's announcement that Canadian beef and pork exports to China will soon be resuming, Alberta's Agriculture and Forestry Minister is cautiously optimistic that the same will soon happ...

Nov 7, 2019 Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen speaks to 200 canola, wheat, barley and pulse growers during the Team Alberta Breakfast event held at the Cambridge Red Deer Hotel and Conference Centre on Thursday.

Study shows benefits of building rural broadband network in Alberta far outweigh costs

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new study has found that, for every dollar invested into building high-speed broadband networks across Alberta's rural areas, we would see around three dollars of economic benefit o...

Nov 7, 2019

Private member's bill to reopen debate on physician conscience rights

EDMONTON- Alberta politicians are to debate the role of conscience rights and the responsibilities of physicians asked to assist or advise on abortions, contraception or medically assisted deaths.Unit...

Nov 7, 2019