Category Archives: Alberta
Province considers public advisories after number of ice-related falls
CALGARY- Alberta is considering issuing public advisories due to a growing number of people who have been falling on icy roads and sidewalks. Yesterday, a Calgary man in his 60s died of his injuries i...
Jan 03, 2019
Premier Notley says Calgary MLA Stephanie McLean has resigned
CALGARY - Former Alberta cabinet minister Stephanie McLean has resigned months after announcing she wouldn’t seek re-election this spring. Premier Rachel Notley posted Wednesday night on Faceboo...
Jan 02, 2019
Syncrude to pay over $2.7M to settle charges in Alberta blue heron deaths
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Syncrude has pleaded guilty and been fined more than $2.7 million in the deaths of 31 great blue herons at one of its oilsands mines north of Fort McMurray. An agreed statement ...
Jan 02, 2019
Calgary woman wanted on 115 charges arrested in Saskatoon
Calgary police say a 25-year-old woman on Canada-wide warrants involving 115 different charges has been arrested in Saskatoon. Investigators say Laetitia Angelique Acera was wanted on various counts d...
Jan 02, 2019
NDP candidate in Calgary says he won't run, citing struggles with depression
CALGARY - An NDP candidate in Calgary says he won’t be running in this spring’s provincial election due to struggles with depression. Brian Pincott, a former city councillor, won the NDP n...
Jan 01, 2019
Success of soccer star Alphonso Davies shines spotlight on Free Footie program
EDMONTON - Hundreds of boys and girls run into the field house at a recreation centre where 10 small soccer pitches are set up for an end-of-season tournament. They drop their backpacks, take off thei...
Jan 01, 2019
Ski program for Indigenous youth expands throughout Western Canada
EDMONTON - A charity that runs cross-country ski programs for Indigenous youth is expanding across Western Canada. Spirit North, which was founded in 2009, started in four First Nation communities in ...
Dec 31, 2018
Ontario man with ties to Rimbey charged with sexual assault against children
AURORA, ON - A 59-year-old Ontario man is facing multiple charges of sexual assault against children. Richard Rose was arrested on December 20, and is charged with four counts of sexual assault and fo...
Dec 27, 2018
Man dies in blast at Nisku welding shop
NISKU- RCMP say one man is dead and another man is in hospital after an explosion and fire at a welding business just south of Edmonton. The blast happened around 8:15 a.m. Thursday at Ja-Co Welding a...
Dec 27, 2018
Ice climber dies in Banff National Park
BANFF- Alberta RCMP are investigating the death of an ice climber in Banff National Park. Police responded to an emergency call on Christmas morning at Cascade Falls. Mounties say a man in his mid-20s...
Dec 27, 2018