Alberta

Alberta inquiry into oil and gas foes could face legal challenge from Ecojustice

CALGARY - An environmental law group is threatening legal action if the Alberta government's inquiry into the funding of oil and gas industry foes continues as is. Vancouver-based Ecojustice issued th...

Sep 18, 2019

Alberta spends $3M for 30 nurse practitioners for remote, specialized areas

EDMONTON - Alberta is hiring up to 30 new nurse practitioners to work in remote areas or places where it's difficult for patients to see a family doctor.Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the new hire...

Sep 17, 2019

RCMP searching for suspects following CrossIron Mills shooting

AIRDRIE, Alta. - Police say they are going through video footage and talking to scores of witnesses in the search for a suspect in what's believed was a targeted shooting at a large Calgary-area shopp...

Sep 17, 2019

RCMP investigating after man shot at CrossIron Mills

AIRDRIE- A man is in hospital and police are looking for a suspect after what's believed to be a targeted shooting at CrossIron Mills shopping centre last night that triggered an evacuation.RCMP say o...

Sep 17, 2019

Weather Network's fall forecast

OAKVILLE, ONT.- Ready or not, fall weather is here! After a short summer, autumnal weather has arrived early across most of Canada, and many Canadians are wondering if this means that winter is just a...

Sep 16, 2019

Alberta ending separate offices for climate change, environmental monitoring

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government is eliminating stand-alone offices for climate change policy and environmental monitoring. Some say the move will damage the province's ability to m...

Sep 13, 2019

Alberta government wants MLAs to be called back early to the legislature

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government wants to reconvene the legislature earlier than planned.Government house leader Jason Nixon says in a statement that he's sent a request to the Spea...

Sep 13, 2019

Calgary judge worried about attitude toward impaired driving

CALGARY- A judge who ordered a lengthy prison term for a woman convicted in a drunk-driving crash that killed a young man says Canadians are not getting the message about the dangers of driving impair...

Sep 13, 2019

Summer prairie storms cause $900 million in insured losses

EDMONTON- The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the severe storms that hit Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba from July 13 to 15 and southern Alberta and Saskatchewan on July 30 caused over $130 million...

Sep 13, 2019 Lightning strikes during a summer 2019 storm looking east from Setters Place in Red Deer. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Northwestern Alberta Pipeline leaks 500,000 litres of produced salt water

GRANDE PRAIRIE- The AER is investigating the cause of a pipeline leak in the Grande Prairie area.Calgary-based NuVista Energy says a pipeline from a gas facility has been shut down after it leaked an ...

Sep 13, 2019