Alberta

Panda pregnancy goal of Calgary Zoo's artificial insemination of star attraction

CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo is hoping for a furry bundle of joy in about four months after artificially inseminating its female giant panda earlier this week. Officials say keepers noted that ...

Apr 04, 2019

Edmonton couple charged in theft of chemicals

EDMONTON- A man and a woman from Edmonton have been charged in the theft of chemicals from an oil and gas company. Police say the local company reported the theft in November 2017 after an audit found...

Apr 03, 2019

Two dead after overnight Calgary shooting police say was not random

CALGARY - Two men are dead after an overnight shooting outside a Calgary restaurant.Emergency crews were called to the northeast area shortly after 2 a.m. following reports of shots being fired.Police...

Apr 03, 2019

St. Albert pediatrician allowed to continue practicing after sex-related charges

ST. ALBERT- An Edmonton-area pediatrician accused of sexual assault and sexual interference will continue seeing patients under the supervision of a chaperone.The College of Physicians and Surgeons of...

Apr 03, 2019

Lockdown ended at Drumheller Institution

The lockdown put in place at the medium security unit at Drumheller Institution on Mar. 24 has now ended and an exceptional search completed as well.Officials with Correctional Service Canada (CSC) sa...

Apr 02, 2019

Judge to rule Wednesday on UCP leadership race investigation

CALGARY - An Alberta judge is to decide later this week whether to grant an injunction that would postpone an investigation into the United Conservative Party's leadership race.A lawyer for several pe...

Apr 02, 2019

One man wanted as RCMP and police in Dubai charge pair in drug seizure

K Division RCMP, with assistance from Dubai Police, and the Canada Border Services Agency, have completed an international opium importation investigation.The drugs are said to have originated in Iraq...

Apr 01, 2019

Early childhood educators learning the importance of play

MEDICINE HAT - The Medicine Hat and District Child Care Association celebrated their 30-year anniversary on Saturday afternoon at the Medicine Hat College by teaching early childhood educators how to ...

Mar 31, 2019

Commemorative site for missing and murdered Indigenous women planned

GRANDE PRAIRIE - A project is currently in the works that would see a piece of land close to Grande Prairie Regional College become a commemorative site for missing and murdered Indigenous women. Repr...

Mar 31, 2019 Delaine Lambert-English at City Hall holding a photo of what the site could possibly look like

AHS warns of measles exposure in Calgary

Health officials in Alberta are warning people in Calgary that they may have been exposed to measles last week at a hospital and several outpatient labs.Alberta Health Services says a person with lab-...

Mar 31, 2019 (The Canadian Press)