Category Archives: Alberta

Another record year for Alberta campgrounds
It was the best year of the decade for Alberta Parks' online reservation system. With nearly 171,000 reservations, government officials say the provincial reservation system exceeded all nine previous...
Dec 24, 2018

Pro-pipeline convoy takes over Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT- The streets of Medicine Hat were packed on Saturday.. Normally, it would be because it was the busiest weekend of the year, as shoppers finished their last minute Christmas shopping, but...
Dec 22, 2018

West Nile Virus claims 15 birds at southern Alberta facility
COALDALE – It's like the entire starting lineup and back-ups on a team have all been wiped out. One quarter of the birds, including eagles used in educational demonstrations have died at the Alb...
Dec 22, 2018

‘Tis the season to share Alberta RCMP Holiday Safety tips
Edmonton - The holidays are here and, for many of us, this is a special time to relax and celebrate with loved ones. The Alberta RCMP encourages Albertans to enjoy the season to the fullest while keep...
Dec 22, 2018

Calgary airport deals with bogus threats on one of busiest travel days
CALGARY – The Calgary International Airport dealt with bogus threats and a false gun report on one of the year’s busiest travel days. Calgary Airport Authority spokesman Reid Fiest says th...
Dec 21, 2018

Court hears people in naked kidnapping case had shared psychotic disorder
LEDUC, Alta. - An Alberta judge says three people involved in a bizarre kidnapping engaged in pseudo medical science while discussing the state of the world before they succumbed to a rare, shared but...
Dec 20, 2018

Maskwacis woman dies in early morning rollover
A 31-year-old female from Maskwacis is deceased following a single vehicle collision. RCMP received a report just after 3 a.m. today of an erratic driver involved in multiple occurrences in Wetaskiwin...
Dec 20, 2018

Missing over 20 years: Calgary man reunited with P.E.I. graduation ring
A Calgary man has been reunited with his college ring that he lost more than 20 years ago. Wayne Stewart was contacted earlier this week by an alumni representative from Holland College in Prince Edwa...
Dec 20, 2018

Calgary man with epilepsy acquitted in deadly crash
CALGARY – A driver who had an epileptic seizure behind the wheel has been acquitted of killing two siblings in a crash. James Farkas, 44, was charged last year with two counts of criminal neglig...
Dec 20, 2018

Smoky skies, countrywide heat wave lead Environment Canada's Top 10 weather list
Dave Phillips, Environment Canada’s senior climatologist, has been compiling Top 10 lists for 23 years and he says the weather is not as cut and dried as it used to be. Here are his top events f...
Dec 20, 2018