Alberta

Olds College receives $1.2M land donation

OLDS- Olds College has received a gift of 316 acres of agricultural land located near Carstairs, from the estate of Willem Pitstra. Valued at $1,200,000 the land will be used to expand the Olds Colleg...

Jun 12, 2019

ALERT busts Alberta-B.C. drug pipeline

Police have arrested 12 people after busting what they call a drug pipeline between Alberta and British Columbia.Investigators say a two-year probe -- dubbed Project Elder -- looked into interprovinci...

Jun 12, 2019

Premier Kenney looks to scrap oil-by-rail deal

EDMONTON- Premier Jason Kenney says his government has begun negotiations to try to offload crude-by-rail contracts signed by the former NDP government.The United Conservative Party promised during th...

Jun 12, 2019

Charges pending in Edmonton students erratic ride home, from school

EDMONTON- Charges are pending against an Edmonton school bus driver after she allegedly drove her bus over a curb, knocked over a street sign and stopped in the middle of the road.Police say there wer...

Jun 12, 2019

Calgary boy cut by razor blades embedded in slide

CALGARY- A Calgary family says it's in shock after a four-year-old boy was cut by disposable razor blades wedged into a playground slide.Gillian Webster says her son, James, was cut on his buttocks an...

Jun 12, 2019

UCP eyes legislation to override public sector wage talks

EDMONTON- Alberta's finance minister says the government will pass legislation if necessary to override collective bargaining agreements with unions and delay contractually mandated wage talks.The mov...

Jun 12, 2019

Edmonton psychic busted over $72,500 crystal scam

EDMONTON- Police allege there is nothing magic about a woman accused of bilking 10 people of money with a promise that a special crystal would improve their lives.Investigators say complainants were d...

Jun 12, 2019

Athabasca County fined $300,000 for environmental breach

EDMONTON- Athabasca County has been fined $300,000 for breaking a federal environmental law.Environment Canada says the county pleaded guilty to violating Wildlife Area Regulations of the Canada Wildl...

Jun 12, 2019

Alberta to bring in bill in fall to help First Nations invest in energy projects

EDMONTON - Alberta will bring in legislation this fall to create a Crown corporation backstopped by $1 billion to help First Nations invest in major energy projects like pipelines.Premier Jason Kenney...

Jun 11, 2019

Tax break approved for Calgary's small business owners

CALGARY- Complaining loudly about crushing tax hikes appears to have paid off for owners of small businesses in Calgary after moves by city hall that will see a 10% cut in non-residential property tax...

Jun 11, 2019