Alberta

Convicted murderer Douglas Garland's rights were violated: Lawyer

The Alberta Court of Appeal has reserved its decision in a bid by a Calgary man to overturn his conviction in the murders of a couple and their grandson.The lawyer for Douglas Garland argues evidence ...

May 9, 2019 Douglas Garland is shown here in this 2014 photo being escorted into a Calgary police station. (Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh)

Man charged with second-degree murder in deaths of Calgary woman, toddler

CALGARY - A man suspected of killing a woman and her toddler daughter has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder. Robert Andrew Leeming, 34, appeared via video before a justice of t...

May 9, 2019

Alberta's Freedom Conservatives pick interim boss

EDMONTON - The former politician who founded his own party after he was kicked out of the United Conservative caucus says he is done with political life.Former Freedom Conservative leader Derek Fildeb...

May 9, 2019

Man charged in fatal Calgary swarming facing life in prison

CALGARY - A man charged in a fatal swarming and stabbing outside a Calgary nightclub more than five years ago and who later fled the country to avoid justice has been found guilty of first-degree murd...

May 9, 2019

Energy sector construction accident kills two workers

FOX CREEK- A construction accident in northern Alberta has killed two workers.Source Energy Services says that the contractors died on Tuesday during work on additional storage capacity for what's kno...

May 9, 2019

Hutterite colony teacher avoids prison time

LETHBRIDGE, AB - What was supposed to be a four-day trial in Court of Queen's Bench in Lethbridge for a former Hutterite Schoolmaster, ended up with a notice of re-election filed for Provincial Court,...

May 8, 2019 Waterton Bretheren Ministers and Elders leave Lethbridge Provincial Courthouse after Johan John Hofer's sentencing. (LethbridgeNewsNOW)

RCMP share tips for motorcycle safety month

EDMONTON- As motorists welcome warm weather across the province, the RCMP reminds motorcyclists to adopt safe driving behaviours that reduce the risk of collisions.Mounties encourage you to practice t...

May 8, 2019

Blue Ribbon Panel to assess Alberta’s finances

An independent panel of experts has been appointed by the Alberta government as a key first step in getting the province's budget back to balance.The Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta's Finances has been d...

May 7, 2019 Premier Kenney and Finance Minister Travis Toews with members of Alberta’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s Finances.

New Alberta help line launched for sexual assault survivors

EDMONTON- Sexual assault response centres across Alberta have banded together to launch a new service to help survivors of sexual violence begin healing.Alberta's One Line for Sexual Violence launched...

May 7, 2019

Notley addresses labour convention in Calgary

CALGARY- Opposition leader Rachel Notley was one of the speakers at the Alberta Federation of Labour's weekend convention in Calgary.She told the crowd that the province's new premier isn't interested...

May 6, 2019