Alberta

Hutterite colony teacher avoids prison time

LETHBRIDGE, AB - What was supposed to be a four-day trial in Court of Queen's Bench in Lethbridge for a former Hutterite Schoolmaster, ended up with a notice of re-election filed for Provincial Court,...

May 08, 2019 Waterton Bretheren Ministers and Elders leave Lethbridge Provincial Courthouse after Johan John Hofer's sentencing. (LethbridgeNewsNOW)

RCMP share tips for motorcycle safety month

EDMONTON- As motorists welcome warm weather across the province, the RCMP reminds motorcyclists to adopt safe driving behaviours that reduce the risk of collisions.Mounties encourage you to practice t...

May 08, 2019

Blue Ribbon Panel to assess Alberta’s finances

An independent panel of experts has been appointed by the Alberta government as a key first step in getting the province's budget back to balance.The Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta's Finances has been d...

May 07, 2019 Premier Kenney and Finance Minister Travis Toews with members of Alberta’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s Finances.

New Alberta help line launched for sexual assault survivors

EDMONTON- Sexual assault response centres across Alberta have banded together to launch a new service to help survivors of sexual violence begin healing.Alberta's One Line for Sexual Violence launched...

May 07, 2019

Notley addresses labour convention in Calgary

CALGARY- Opposition leader Rachel Notley was one of the speakers at the Alberta Federation of Labour's weekend convention in Calgary.She told the crowd that the province's new premier isn't interested...

May 06, 2019

RCMP looking into break-ins at oil sites east of Red Deer

RCMP in Coronation are investigating two incidents of break and enter at separate oil site properties.Mounties say it was sometime overnight between April 23 and April 24 that the first B&E allege...

May 05, 2019

Snuggles with feathers: City of Calgary allows livestock as emotional support

CALGARY - A sense of calm comes over Nikki Pike when she's with her three hens Nugget, Nibble and Noodle. The Calgary woman has had anxiety and depression since she was sexually abused as a&...

May 05, 2019

Investigation ongoing after man killed in alleged 'domestic matter'

CALGARY - Police in Calgary are investigating after a man in his 40s was killed in what they allege was a "domestic matter.''The City says in a statement that officers were called to a home in the cit...

May 05, 2019 (Canadian Press)

Edmonton school shooting film about gay-straight alliances

EDMONTON - Students at an Edmonton high school are making a movie about gay-straight alliances."One Voice'' is a musical being shot at Victoria School of the Arts, and it tells the story of a group of...

May 05, 2019 (Canadian Press/Eduardo Lima)

Edmonton man avoids prison after girlfriend shot during sex

EDMONTON- An Edmonton man has won an appeal to serve his sentence in the community after he accidentally shot and injured his girlfriend during sex.Matthew Bergh was sentenced to a year in jail for ca...

May 03, 2019