Alberta

Federal fire officials update forecast for this year's wildfire season

EDMONTON - This year's fire season forecast is normal across the country for the month of May, but the hazard is expected to increase for much of Western Canada this summer. Natural Resources Canada's...

May 17, 2019

Man who killed Edmonton couple gets 15-year sentence

EDMONTON- A man who killed an elderly couple during a random 2016 break-in has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.Kyle Roberts broke into the home of Joao and Maria Nascimento north of downtown Edmo...

May 17, 2019

Fire ban issued in northern Alberta due to wildfire threat

EDMONTON- Campfires, unauthorized burning and off-highway vehicles are banned on public lands throughout most of northern Alberta because of wildfire concerns.The fire and OHV ban extends from Lac La ...

May 17, 2019

Alberta Government loosens drinking rules ahead of long weekend

If you're spending a time in a provincial park this May long weekend, you'll legally be able to down a drink or two, or three or four or however many at any provincial park.In the words of Premier Jas...

May 16, 2019

Kenney lauds Senate committee rejecting tanker ban, promises to continue fight

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is calling for a full-court press to kill Ottawa's proposed B.C. coast tanker ban now that it has been defeated in a Senate committee. Kenney says he hopes ...

May 16, 2019

Billion-dollar autoimmune drug deal a 'dream come true' for Calgary researcher

CALGARY - A University of Calgary researcher says he's hopeful a deal worth up to $1 billion between his drug company and a U.S. biotechnology firm could one day lead to autoimmune...

May 16, 2019

Senate committee approves dozens of energy-industry-friendly amendments to C-69

OTTAWA - A Senate committee has approved dozens of amendments - primarily aimed at mollifying the energy industry - to the Liberal government's controversial environmental assessment legislation. Bill...

May 16, 2019

Lifejacket Loaner Stations opening for the season

The Lifesaving Society Alberta and Northwest Territories Branch is pleased to announce that 39 Lifejacket Loaner Stations will be opening in Alberta and the Northwest Territories this season. In fact,...

May 16, 2019

Tori Stafford kidnapper wants court to declare her prison transfer unlawful

EDMONTON - A woman serving a life sentence for the murder of eight-year-old Tori Stafford says her move from a healing lodge back to a prison was unfair. Lawyers for Terri-Lynn McClintic filed an appl...

May 16, 2019

Spooking speeders: Prairie city latest to use police cut-outs on busy roads

LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. - Some new scarecrows are popping up on the Prairies, but these aren't meant for bluffing birds. Life-size metal cut-outs of uniformed Mounties are be...

May 16, 2019