Category Archives: Alberta

The bison bull was a long way from where he should have been - on provincial grazing lands in west-central Alberta instead of the rugged backcountry of Banff National Park. “We are considering d...

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An Indigenous man has been elected as chancellor of the University of Lethbridge for the first time in the school’s 52-year history. Charles Weaselhead is the former chief of...

More Albertans died of fentanyl-related overdoses in 2018 than the year previous, according to Alberta Health. Released Friday, the quarterly Alberta Opioid Response Surveillance Report shows 582 Albe...

DRUMHELLER- RCMP have laid drug trafficking charges in relation to a overdose death last summer. Mounties responded to the sudden death of a 29-year-old female, suspected to be an overdose, on August ...

LETHBRIDGE - A three-year research project has been launched by Alberta Health Services (AHS) designed to better assist Indigenous people to navigate the health system in order to improve patient outc...

EDMONTON- Dr. Deena Hinshaw has been appointed Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health after Dr. Karen Grimsrud's retirement. Hinshaw has served as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health since 2...

CALGARY- Alberta’s election window is opening, and that has Premier Rachel Notley and rival Jason Kenney honing their attack lines. By law, the election must be held some time in March, April or...

CARSTAIRS, Alta. - People in a small town north of Calgary are trying to figure out why they can’t use their vehicle key fobs when parked near the community’s grocery store. The Westview C...

EDMONTON - A new trial has been ordered for a man found guilty of sexual assault because the judge repeatedly interjected while the complainant was being cross-examined by the defence. The Alberta Cou...

EDMONTON – An official portrait of former Premier Jim Prentice will be unveiled at the legislature on Monday. Prentice was Alberta’s 16th premier when he was chosen by Progressive Conserva...