Category Archives: Alberta
Edmonton police investigate two weekend deaths
EDMONTON- Police in Edmonton say their homicide section has taken over the investigation of an injured man who was found outside an apartment complex early yesterday. Police say there were multiple 91...
Jan 21, 2019
Province purchases Indigenous history books for classrooms
EDMONTON- The provincial government will be providing every junior high and high school in Alberta with copies of the Canadian Geographic Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada. Richard Feehan, Minister o...
Jan 21, 2019
Woman charged with animal cruelty in Milk River found in Manitoba
STONEWALL, MANITOBA – A 59-year-old woman wanted in Alberta and Saskatchewan in animal neglect and cruelty charges, has been arrested in Manitoba. RCMP confirm that April Dawn Irving was arreste...
Jan 21, 2019
Former firefighter with PTSD sues Syncrude over suspended benefits, dismissal
CALGARY - A lawsuit filed by a former firefighter and paramedic against Syncrude Canada claims the oilsands giant wrongfully denied him benefits and fired him after he was diagnosed with post-traumati...
Jan 20, 2019
Former Olympian Humphries files harassment complaint with Bobsleigh Canada
CALGARY - The national governing body for bobsleigh and skeleton has confirmed that former Olympian Kaillie Humphries has filed a harassment complaint with the organization. A spokesperson for Bobslei...
Jan 19, 2019
Soccer academy in Edmonton rooting for alumni Alphonso Davies at Bayern Munich
EDMONTON - Dozens of students at St. Nicholas Soccer Academy in Edmonton gathered Friday hoping to watch alumni Alphonso Davies make his official international soccer debut. Davies, who is 18, joined ...
Jan 18, 2019
Freedom given to man charged after baby's death in Edmonton arson
EDMONTON – A man who admitted to setting a fire in Edmonton that killed a baby and seriously injured a woman will not serve further jail time. Brandon Woycenko was sentenced Thursday to 76 days ...
Jan 18, 2019
Premier Notley warns Opposition United Conservatives eyeing toll roads
EDMONTON – Premier Rachel Notley says Opposition Leader Jason Kenney’s plan to build user-pay infrastructure if his party is elected can mean only one thing tolls on roads. In a speech to ...
Jan 18, 2019
Supreme Court rejects Calgary man's appeal in neighbour's fatal stabbing
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from a man who argued he was fending off an attempted sexual assault when he stabbed his new neighbour 37 times. Nicholas Rasberry of Calgary was sen...
Jan 17, 2019
Southern Alberta man with history of sexually assaulting girls guilty again
LETHBRIDGE- A southern Alberta man with a history of sexually assaulting girls has been found guilty again. Trevor Pritchard of Coaldale has been convicted of sexual assault, child luring and possessi...
Jan 17, 2019