Alberta

2019 Calgary Stampede midway menu gets crazier

CALGARY - Tasty or terrifying -- the man behind this year's midway menu at the Calgary Stampede says he's trying to create an emotional response with the food on offer.Midway operations manager James ...

May 16, 2019 'Creamy Truffle Lobster Dumplings' are one of the many new midway delicacies at the Calgary Stampede this year. (Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh)

Edmonton police not at fault in fatal crash

EDMONTON- Alberta's police watchdog has cleared Edmonton police officers in a 2017 crash that killed two people.Investigators say police were pursuing a stolen truck that was trying to evade police at...

May 16, 2019

Eight-year anniversary of Slave Lake fire

EDMONTON- This week marks the eight-year anniversary of the Slave Lake wildfire.The blaze burned into the community May 15, 2011.More than 7000 people were forced to evacuate.That included the entire ...

May 16, 2019

Significant drug seizures by RCMP Traffic Services in Banff and Jasper

ALBERTA- Traffic stops on Alberta's highways can lead to substantial seizures of illicit drugs, firearms, stolen goods and other contraband materials, and that certainly was the case back in April.Fir...

May 16, 2019

MISSING: Faith Mackinaw, 15, of Wetaskiwin

Wetaskiwin RCMP are asking for public assistance in location a teenage girl.Mounties say they were notified on May 12 that 15-year-old Faith Mackinaw had gone missing from a residence in Wetaskiwin. R...

May 15, 2019 Faith Mackinaw, 15

Charges against former Edmonton pet shop owner stayed

EDMONTON - A former Edmonton pet store owner who allegedly abandoned hundreds of animals in the business early last year will not face trial.The Crown says it has stayed an abandonment charge against ...

May 15, 2019 Edmonton Courthouse (file photo)

Calgary police investigate fatal shooting

CALGARY- Police say a man is dead after a shooting.Officers were called to a northeast location just before midnight after reports of a crash.They arrived to find a man dead inside a car.Two other veh...

May 15, 2019

Appeal Court upholds Calgary murder convictions

CALGARY- Alberta's highest court has upheld the murder convictions of two men who were part of a violent swarming attack outside a Calgary bar.Assmar Shlah and Franz Cabrera were convicted in 2016 of ...

May 15, 2019

Alberta nurses accuse province of breach of contract in wage talks

EDMONTON - The union representing Alberta's nurses is accusing the province of breach of faith and breach of contract after the government successfully sought a delay in the latest round of wage negot...

May 15, 2019

Former Calgary cop jailed for uploading child-porn images

CALGARY- A former Calgary police officer has been handed an eight-month jail term after pleading guilty to accessing sexually explicit material involving children.Thomas Buttle, 34, entered the plea i...

May 14, 2019