Category Archives: Alberta

Calgary father says parole decision for daughter's killer 'outrageous'
CALGARY - A Calgary man has started an online petition with the hope of revoking day parole for a woman who was imprisoned for his little girl’s death. Ryan McGrath’s daughter, Ceira, was ...
Feb 20, 2019

Calgary cement plant worker killed in workplace accident
CALGARY – A worker is dead after an accident at a Calgary cement plant. Emergency crews were called to the Inland Concrete operation in the city’s northwest on Tuesday. A man was taken by ...
Feb 20, 2019

Alberta appoints six new provincial court judges, four women and two men
EDMONTON – The Notley government has appointed six new provincial court judges four women and two men. Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley says the new judges help address pressures in the court sy...
Feb 20, 2019

Brooks man charged with child pornography offences, sexual assault of two boys
BROOKS – RCMP say a 25-year-old man from southeastern Alberta faces nine charges related to child pornography andsexual assault. Eric Manysiak, who is from Brooks, was arrested Feb. 14 with the ...
Feb 20, 2019

Payless to close 248 Canadian stores, saying its 'ill-equipped' for market
TORONTO — Payless ShoeSource Canada Inc. says it will soon file for creditor protection in Canada and close all 2,500 of its North American stores this spring. The Kansas-based company’s c...
Feb 20, 2019

Murder charge laid in death at Samson Cree nation
A central Alberta man has been charged with murder in the death of a woman at the Samson Cree First Nation. Maskwacis RCMP responded just after 3 a.m on Feb. 15 to a report of an unresponsive female a...
Feb 19, 2019

NEB rejects call to expand scope of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion review
CALGARY - The National Energy Board is rejecting a call made by an environmental group last month to greatly expand the scope of its reconsideration of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Stand.ear...
Feb 19, 2019

'We take action:' Alberta investing $3.7B to move oil by rail, leasing cars
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the province is spending $3.7 billion to move landlocked oil to market by rail - and it isn’t counting on Ottawa to pitch in. “We must take ac...
Feb 19, 2019

Police say fatal Calgary house explosion not considered suspicious
CALGARY - Police say the death of a man whose remains were found after a house explosion in Calgary on the weekend is not suspicious. They say the man has tentatively been identified as a resident of ...
Feb 19, 2019

Team Alberta causing stir with Oil-themed mitts
Team Alberta’s mittens at the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer are bringing in mixed reviews. One mitt of the pair has, “Oil Oil” written on it accompanied by an oil rig design, while...
Feb 19, 2019