Category Archives: Alberta
Notley government funds 16 green transport projects, including zero-emissions truck
EDMONTON – The NDP is ponying up $100 million to kick-start new green transportation projects, including a truck that can drive long distances while delivering net-zero greenhouse gas emissions....
Mar 13, 2019
Red Deer man charged in copper wire and fuel thefts in Flagstaff County
KILLAM- On March 6, shortly before 7 p.m., Killam and Viking RCMP responded to a break and enter in progress at an oil field site in Flagstaff County. Two men were arrested following a search of the a...
Mar 13, 2019
Edmonton police charge robbery suspect in case involving explosives
Edmonton police have charged a British Columbia man after an investigation into two armoured guard robberies in 2018 that involved explosive devices. In December, two guards were injured during an ear...
Mar 12, 2019
Father, son charged for attacking hockey referees in Lloydminster
RCMP in Lloydminster say two people have been charged with assault after a fight following a hockey game last month. Police say they heard about a fight at an arena about 10 p.m. on Feb. 18 after a Ju...
Mar 11, 2019
Increase wolf cull, pen pregnant cows to save endangered caribou: study
EDMONTON - An extensive study of caribou herds across British Columbia and Alberta suggests a way to reverse a long and steady decline of the endangered species - kill more wolves and moose and pen pr...
Mar 11, 2019
Alberta sheriff escapes injury in head-on crash with stolen vehicle
MORLEY- RCMP say a member of the Alberta Sheriffs department did not sustain any serious injuries in a head-on collision with a stolen vehicle. Mounties were trying to stop a suspicious truck near the...
Mar 11, 2019
Sharing their side of the United We Roll Convoy
MEDICINE HAT- They feel their story wasn’t told properly. Patrick King and Jay Riedel are currently on the road touring Alberta, telling their side of the United We Roll Convoy. King and Riedel ...
Mar 11, 2019
'I'm angry:' Mother of murdered Calgary Stampeder confronts convicted killer
CALGARY - The mother of a slain Calgary Stampeders football player shouted at her son’s killer Monday after a judge found him guilty of second-degree murder. “For what Lugela? For what?...
Mar 11, 2019
Quake hits Alberta, but in different geologic region than one linked to fracking
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - A second earthquake in less than a week shook central Alberta on Sunday, although a seismologist notes it occurred in a different geologic region than a quake last week t...
Mar 10, 2019
'A matter of principle:' Family of slain CFL player files lawsuit against bar
CALGARY - The family of a pro football player gunned down outside a Calgary bar has filed a lawsuit against the nightclub and its staff alleging they let a disagreement over a spilled drink escalate i...
Mar 10, 2019