Category Archives: Alberta
Province announces funding to support Indigenous tourism
EDMONTON — The provincial government has announced a new grant to fund support for Indigenous tourism in Alberta. The province announce funding of $575,000 over three years to allow the start-up...
Dec 12, 2018
Sheldon Kennedy removing name from child advocacy centre he founded
CALGARY - Former NHL player and abuse survivor Sheldon Kennedy is removing his name from a child advocacy centre he founded. Kennedy pitched the idea to Calgary’s police chief in 2010 and the fa...
Dec 11, 2018
'Part of the solution:' Alberta seeks proposals to build new refinery
EDMONTON - Alberta is looking for someone to build a new oil refinery, but Premier Rachel Notley says any deal needs to work for both industry and taxpayers. “The project must make sense for Alb...
Dec 11, 2018
'Broke my heart:' Mother of slain Stampeder thought her son was safe in Canada
CALGARY - The mother of slain Calgary Stampeder Mylan Hicks says she thought her son would be safe when he left his native Detroit to play football in Canada. Renee Hill has been at the trial of Nelso...
Dec 11, 2018
First Nation sues Alberta, says oilsands project threatens sacred site
EDMONTON - An Alberta First Nation is suing the province over development approvals that the band says threaten sacred land the government has promised to protect. “We will not stand idly by and...
Dec 11, 2018
Lethbridge man pleads guilty to lesser charge in death of girlfriend's nine-month-old son
LETHBRIDGE- A southern Alberta man charged with second-degree murder after his girlfriend’s nine-month-old son died has instead pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death. The plea aver...
Dec 11, 2018
Quebec premier doesn't understand Alberta's energy industry: Ceci
OTTAWA- Alberta finance minister Joe Ceci says Quebec’s premier lacks understanding about Alberta’s energy industry. Ceci made the remark ahead of a federal-provincial finance ministers...
Dec 11, 2018
Autopsy shows two Edmonton children stabbed; father of one of the girls charged
EDMONTON - The medical examiner’s office says two children who were found dead in an Edmonton apartment last week were stabbed. Ashton Brian Lafleche, 29, was charged Thursday and appeared in co...
Dec 10, 2018
Crown wraps up case against suspect in Calgary Stampeder shooting
CALGARY - The prosecution has wrapped up its case against the man accused of fatally shooting a member of the Calgary Stampeders two years ago. The Crown called four witnesses Monday in the second-deg...
Dec 10, 2018
Omar Khadr to ask for Canadian passport to travel, permission to speak to sister
EDMONTON - Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr wants to be granted a Canadian passport to travel to Saudi Arabia and permission to speak to his controversial sister. Khadr, who is now 32, will b...
Dec 10, 2018