Category Archives: Alberta
RCMP charge Trochu area man with multiple offences
THREE HILLS- RCMP along with the RCMP Emergency Response Team, and the Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit, conducted a search warrant on a residence just north of Trochu on January 3. Alfred Legacy...
Jan 09, 2019
Lethbridge Police officer repeatedly runs over injured deer, ASIRT investigating
LETHBRIDGE - The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating an incident involving the actions of a Lethbridge Police officer who used his service vehicle to euthanize an injured deer, by ...
Jan 08, 2019
Canada Action not worried yellow vest convoy to Ottawa will hurt theirs
Organizers of a pro-pipeline convoy from Calgary to Ottawa say they aren't worried another convoy leaving Red Deer the same day will hurt their efforts. Red Deer-based Rally 4 Resources and Calgary-ba...
Jan 08, 2019
Virus that kills piglets found in Alberta for the first time: Alberta Pork
EDMONTON - A disease that has killed millions of piglets around the world has been detected in Alberta for the first time. The Alberta Pork Producers Development Corporation says the porcine epidemic ...
Jan 08, 2019
Health Canada creates debate as it prepares to release Food Guide makeover
OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Guide has undergone a facelift that has come in for a critique of how the scalpel was wielded. The new food guide has ditched the rainbow visual many Canadians associa...
Jan 08, 2019
Expert says gas prices expected to rise heading into spring
LETHBRIDGE – A gas expert expects pump prices to hold steady for the first month of 2019, even though those prices differ across the province. However, Gasbuddy.com’s Dan McTeague says pri...
Jan 08, 2019
Condo scammer imprisoned
EDMONTON- A 61-year-old woman who scammed dozens of investors into a deposit for an Alberta condominium and resort that was never built has been sentenced to four years in prison. Marie LaFramboise wa...
Jan 08, 2019
Cannabis company announces product recall in Alberta
EDMONTON- The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission has announced a cannabis recall in Alberta. Up Cannabis is voluntarily recalling a portion of its Eldo 7 gram dried cannabis product due to...
Jan 08, 2019
"I felt deflated," stakeholder says of cancelling Bighorn meetings
LETHBRIDGE – If Crowsnest Pass Quad Squad Director and Vice President of the Alberta Off-Highway Vehicle Association Peter Reed could speak directly to Environment Minister Shannon Phillips, he ...
Jan 07, 2019
Gene Zwozdesky, former speaker of Alberta legislature passes away
EDMONTON – Current and former members of the Alberta legislature are mourning the death of a former Speaker, Gene Zwozdesky, from cancer. Zwozdesky, who was once a teacher, moved to politics in ...
Jan 07, 2019