Category Archives: Alberta
Murder charges laid in death of man missing from Wetaskiwin
RCMP in Wetaskiwin have laid charges against five people connected to the homicide of a 32-year-old man.The Major Crimes Unit, which took carriage of the investigation into the disappearance of Daniel...
May 10, 2019
Red Deer Public Schools leading the call for stronger vaping laws
Momentum is growing amongst Alberta school boards lobbying to push for stronger vaping regulations in the province.School board trustees from Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) Zone 4 recently p...
May 10, 2019
Abortion protesters anti and pro converge on legislature
EDMONTON- Hundreds of anti-abortion demonstrators gathered at the Alberta legislature yesterday to send a message to the new provincial government.Organizers of the march say the peaceful rally was to...
May 10, 2019
Alberta court hears details of fight over disqualified horse in Canadian Derby
EDMONTON - With the horse-racing community still buzzing over a controversial disqualification in one of its most well-known races, a fight over which horse won a Canadian Derby race two yea...
May 10, 2019
Warmer temperatures bring increased rattlesnake presence
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With double digit temperatures now controlling the forecast, rattlesnakes in southern Alberta are coming out of hibernation. With that, Cypress View Veterinary Clinic recently had t...
May 9, 2019 (Cypress View Veterinary Clinic)
Unwelcome visssssitor at Lethbridge university
The University of Lethbridge had an unwelcome visssssitor this week - a rattlesnake managed to fall through a grate and into an office.The school called in professional snake catcher Ryan Heavy Head, ...
May 9, 2019
Possible taunting led to elk being killed near Canmore
CANMORE - RCMP say they believe some young people may have harassed a herd of elk just before a number of the animals were killed by a semi last month near Canmore.The collision happened April 27 on t...
May 9, 2019
Construction underway on new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre
WATERTON LAKES NP - After several years of planning, public engagement, engineering and design work, construction is now underway on the new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre.The $17.3 milli...
May 9, 2019 Artist's rendition of new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre
Pipelines needed to quell anxiety around Alberta oil prices
An oilsands producer says fears of another Alberta oil price crisis are ebbing thanks to production cuts imposed by the former NDP government and the profitability of shipping crude by rail.But Canadi...
May 9, 2019 (Canadian Press/Larry MacDougal)
Ex-mortgage broker convicted of fraud, theft loses appeal, must turn himself in
CALGARY - A former mortgage broker convicted of multiple counts of fraud and theft has had his appeal dismissed.The Alberta Court of Appeal says Brandon Antonini must turn himself in within 24 hours.A...
May 9, 2019