Category Archives: Alberta

Legislature ends what could be last sitting before provincial election
EDMONTON – Politicians have wrapped up what could be the final sitting of the current legislature before a provincial election in the spring. Premier Rachel Notley has committed to holding the e...
Dec 07, 2018

Edmonton police homicide unit investigates deaths of two children
EDMONTON – The Edmonton police homicide unit is investigating the deaths of two young children. Police say officers were investigating a report of an assault on a woman Wednesday who was found w...
Dec 07, 2018

Alberta couple facing new trial in son's meningitis death want charge dropped
LETHBRIDGE- A couple facing a second trial in the meningitis death of their son are calling for charges against them to be dropped and an estimated $4 million from Alberta Justice. David Stephan and h...
Dec 06, 2018

United Conservative leader regrets comments on gay hospital visitation rights
EDMONTON - Alberta’s United Conservative leader says he regrets comments made in his earlier days about overturning a law extending hospital visitation rights to gay couples during the 1980s AID...
Dec 06, 2018

Salvation Army in Calgary lacking toy donations; closes warehouse
CALGARY - The Salvation Army in Calgary says it has had to cancel volunteer shifts and close a warehouse because the agency hasn’t received enough Christmas toys for workers to sort. There are 7...
Dec 06, 2018
Calgary jury hears how high-tech used to track suspect in double homicide
CALGARY - A jury in a Calgary murder trial has heard how cellphone calls from a man charged in the deaths of a woman and her young daughter led to the discovery of one of the alleged victims. Edward D...
Dec 06, 2018

Former United Conservative MLA denies stuffing ballot box
EDMONTON – An MLA who quit the United Conservative caucus five months ago in a scandal over ballot box stuffing now says he didn’t do it. Prab Gill says he had barely read the party’...
Dec 06, 2018

Border agents in Calgary 'potentially' safe life of alleged drug smuggler
CALGARY – RCMP say a woman accused of smuggling drugs into Canada tried to swallow a number of heroin pellets to avoid detection upon arrival at the Calgary airport. Police and the Canada Border...
Dec 06, 2018

Suncor to start random drug testing in 2019
CALGARY- Oilsands giant Suncor Energy says it plans to start randomly testing some of its employees for drugs at its northern Alberta worksites in the new year. The testing policy had been challenged ...
Dec 06, 2018

New legal support for sexual violence survivors
EDMONTON- Free legal advice is being provided to survivors of sexual violence to help on their path to healing and support greater access to the justice system. The Notley government has provided a $7...
Dec 06, 2018