Category Archives: Alberta

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

Rachel Notley, MLA caucus, officially sworn in as Opposition
EDMONTON- There's a new official Opposition in the Alberta legislature.Former premier Rachel Notley and her caucus of 24 NDP members were sworn in Monday in a ceremony at the legislature after losing ...
May 14, 2019

Edmonton restaurant won't mess with mother goose that has nest near patio
EDMONTON - An Edmonton restaurant says it won't mess with a Canada goose that has a nest near its patio. The Boston Pizza in Manning Towne Centre in the city's northeast says staff firs...
May 13, 2019

WestJet sold in deal valued at $5B
CALGARY- Onex Corp. has signed a friendly deal to buy WestJet Airlines in a transaction valued at $5,000,000,000, including assumed debt.Under the agreement announced Monday, Onex will pay $31 per sha...
May 13, 2019

Victims of domestic abuse face danger when trying to leave: experts
TORONTO - The case of an Ontario woman who was murdered by her husband days after she filed for divorce underscores that victims of domestic violence face even greater danger when ...
May 12, 2019

Win a house: Alberta homeowners trying to sell properties with essay contest
EDMONTON - Albertans struggling to enter the real-estate market have at least two chances to win a home this year. A house south of Calgary and a historic bed and breakfast near th...
May 12, 2019