Category Archives: Alberta
Crown wraps up case against suspect in Calgary Stampeder shooting
CALGARY - The prosecution has wrapped up its case against the man accused of fatally shooting a member of the Calgary Stampeders two years ago. The Crown called four witnesses Monday in the second-deg...
Dec 10, 2018
Omar Khadr to ask for Canadian passport to travel, permission to speak to sister
EDMONTON - Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr wants to be granted a Canadian passport to travel to Saudi Arabia and permission to speak to his controversial sister. Khadr, who is now 32, will b...
Dec 10, 2018
Saskatchewan court allows all applicants to intervene in carbon tax case
REGINA - Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal is allowing all applicants to intervene in an upcoming case between the province and Ottawa over a federally imposed carbon tax. The federal government, a...
Dec 10, 2018
Over 1 million Albertans receive flu-vaccination
Since the 2018-19 Influenza Program started in October, 1,050,634 Albertans have received their flu-shot. This number has increased 51,792 people from the previous reporting period. The number of Albe...
Dec 10, 2018
'My nightmare began again': Close call as bus carrying Humboldt crash survivor rear-ended
CALGARY - A terrifying ordeal for Humboldt Broncos survivor Ryan Straschnitzki this past week as the bus carrying him home from physiotherapy was rear-ended by a truck. Straschnitzki, 19, was one of 1...
Dec 08, 2018
New employment standards for youth aged 12 and under
There are new employment standards in Alberta for anyone 12 and younger. Changes recently made by the Alberta Government mean that youth in that age range who are working jobs where there are mandator...
Dec 08, 2018
Supportive housing complex, new intox spaces announced to deal with the opioid crisis in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE - Residents have been hounding Lethbridge city council for months and months to do something about the local opioid crisis. Mayor Chris Spearman has relayed time and again it's a joint vent...
Dec 08, 2018
'Mylan's been hit': Teammate recalls shooting of Calgary Stampeder Mylan Hicks
CALGARY - A former teammate of a Canadian Football League player who was shot to death identified the accused as the man who pulled a gun outside a nightclub two years ago. Nelson Lugela, 21, is on tr...
Dec 07, 2018
Stephans to seek nearly $4 million in court costs and stay of proceedings
LETHBRIDGE – David and Collet Stephan will not be seeking court ordered legal aid (Rowbotham and Fisher applications) after all, but instead will file an application to recover nearly $1 million...
Dec 07, 2018
Man charged in deaths of two Edmonton children, serious injury to their mother
EDMONTON - A man charged in the deaths of two young children in Edmonton was ordered by the courts earlier this fall not to have contact with their mother after an earlier assault. Ashton Brian Laflec...
Dec 07, 2018