Category Archives: Alberta
Suspect charged with killing Red Deer woman at work camp pleads not guilty
GRANDE PRAIRIE- The man charged following a double murder in northwest Alberta almost three years ago has pleaded not guilty to all six charges by reason of mental disorder. A judge-alone trial is und...
Oct 30, 2018
St. Albert's honouring four Humboldt Broncos players close to fundraising goal
ST. ALBERT - The City is close to hitting its goal of $500,000 to honour four Humboldt Broncos who had played for various hockey teams there. Officials with the St. Albert’s Humboldt Remembrance...
Oct 29, 2018
Alberta Human Rights Commission wants to appeal school prayer spat to top court
CALGARY - The Alberta Human Rights Commission is hoping the Supreme Court will hear its appeal in the case of two Calgary Muslim students who were not allowed to pray at a non-denominational private s...
Oct 29, 2018
'Should be enforced:' Paralyzed Broncos player, parents want seatbelts on buses
AIRDRIE, Alta. - Michelle Straschnitzki had a moment of panic when her 16-year-old son Jett was preparing to board a team bus for a recent hockey game. “I didn’t watch him go get on the bu...
Oct 29, 2018
Alberta's Notley announces candidacy, slams Kenney in speech to NDP members
EDMONTON - Rachel Notley has made it official, announcing she will run again in the next election, touting her government’s record while slamming opponent Jason Kenney as a self-serving policy h...
Oct 28, 2018
Mental issues from Fort McMurray fire linger but human contact helps: study
EDMONTON - The immense wildfire that scorched Fort McMurray in 2016 may have blackened more than homes. Newly published research suggests the fire cast a lasting shadow over the lives of many resident...
Oct 28, 2018
Prairie ticket takes Friday night's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - This should be a weekend to remember for a very lucky person, or persons, on the Prairies. That’s where the lone winning ticket for Friday night’s $60 million Lotto Max jackpot w...
Oct 27, 2018
Alberta Holocaust denier guilty of inciting hatred in German court
A former federal Green party candidate has been convicted in Germany of inciting hatred by publishing videos that denied the Holocaust. Monika Schaefer of Jasper, Alta., was in Germany visiting family...
Oct 26, 2018
Wildlife corridor in Alberta named after Jim Prentice
COLEMAN, AB - A wildlife corridor in southwest Alberta is being named in honour of the late Premier Jim Prentice. The Nature conservancy of Canada, along with the Prentice family and the government of...
Oct 26, 2018
Record-breaking Friday: Estimated $115 million in total LOTTO MAX jackpots
The LOTTO MAX draw tonight will be the biggest in history. It offers a record-breaking $115 million in total jackpots. The prizes include a $60 million main jackpot, and an estimated 53 MAXMILLIONS pr...
Oct 26, 2018