Alberta

Alberta man wakes campers as RV burns

MEDICINE HAT - What started out as a fun weekend for Jeremy Daffy last Friday turned into anything but.He and friends were camping at the Cottonwood Golf Course and when Daffy decided to head back to ...

Jul 12, 2019 Photo courtesy of Ross Lavigne

ALERT busts Alberta-B.C. drug trafficking network

EDMONTON - A drug trafficking network that spanned Alberta and British Columbia has been dismantled. ALERT's Project Embrace has resulted in the arrest of six suspects and the seizure of over $1 milli...

Sheldon Spackman Jul 11, 2019

Mayor of Grande Prairie looking ahead, not backward in opioid fight

Despite continued efforts by city officials, community groups and residents of Grande Prairie, numbers released last week by Alberta Health show Grande Prairie had the highest rate of fentanyl related...

Jul 11, 2019

Provincial funding for $11.2-million rehabilitative housing project in Lethbridge “under review”

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Any change in provincial governments inevitably means that all previously-promised cheques are no longer a guarantee.Back in December 2018, the Alberta NDP announced $1.6-million for ...

Jul 11, 2019

Kenney pledges to drop domestic free trade exceptions

Jason Kenney is taking steps to try to improve trade between provinces.Alberta's Premier announced Wednesday that the province will be dropping a number of exceptions to the Canadian Free Trade Agreem...

Jul 11, 2019 (Canadian Press)

Calgary Stampede working to cut down on waste

The Calgary Stampede is trying to wrangle down the amount of waste it sends to the landfill.The 10-day western festival sees more than a million people come to its grounds each year for rodeo events, ...

Jul 11, 2019

RCMP confirm deceased male is missing driver

Brooks, AB - The RCMP have confirmed that the deceased male located on Tuesday morning by the Brooks Fire Department is Joseph Given of Calgary.The search for Given began after his vehicle was found s...

Jul 11, 2019 RCMP confirm a deceased male located Tuesday morning in the Spring Hill Canal is Joseph Given.

Province planning to extend grazing leases for ranchers

EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government has announced plans to grant extended grazing leases for certain ranchers.Jason Nixon, Minister of Environment and Parks, announced Tuesday that the provincial...

Jul 11, 2019 Cows can be seen grazing in a field in this undated file photo.

Canada’s largest municipal rooftop solar system now operational in Airdrie

AIRDRIE, AB - 3,800 solar panels have been installed on top of Airdrie's Genesis Place Recreation Centre.It is expected to meet up to 30% of the facility's energy needs and will reduce their annual op...

Jul 11, 2019 Solar panels on top of Airdrie's Genesis Place Recreation Centre.

Province seeks feedback on greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan

CALGARY - The Alberta government is seeking feedback on its plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from big industrial players.The province's environment, energy and agriculture ministers are meeting wi...

Jul 09, 2019 (Canadian Press)