Category Archives: Alberta

Power line strike cause of fatal ultra-light helicopter crash
HIGH RIVER- A Transportation Safety Board investigation into the crash of an ultra-light helicopter in southern Alberta has determined the aircraft struck a power line. The pilot of the amateur-built ...
Oct 04, 2018

Two Alberta women added to the Senate
OTTAWA – Three new members are being added to the Senate, including the top official who organized this year’s tumultuous G7 summit in Quebec and an award-winning journalist from Edmonton....
Oct 04, 2018

Trumpet player puts on 'mini jam session' for stranded drivers west of Calgary
CALGARY - It wasn’t the concert trumpet solo that Jens Lindemann was scheduled to play, but an impromptu performance on the snow-choked Trans-Canada Highway was heartily applauded by an audience...
Oct 03, 2018

Notley unhappy no appeal on Trans Mountain, willing to let process play out
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she’s not happy with Ottawa’s decision to let stand a court decision that has stalled the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The federal...
Oct 03, 2018

Review board moves Calgary mass killer to Edmonton, grants him day passes
CALGARY - A man found not criminally responsible for the stabbing deaths of five young people in Calgary is being moved to continue his treatment and start his reintegration into the community. Matthe...
Oct 03, 2018

Calgary sunny but a slushy mess a day after record autumn snowstorm
CALGARY - Streets and sidewalks were a slushy, slippery mess but the sun was shining brightly in Calgary on Wednesday after a record-breaking autumn snowstorm walloped parts of southern Alberta. The c...
Oct 03, 2018

LOTTO 6/49 and LOTTO MAX are sky-high again!
ALBERTA- Canada's two biggest lottery games have soared again, despite the chill in the air. On Wednesday and Friday, LOTTO 6/49 and LOTTO MAX offer players the chance to play for a combined $141 mill...
Oct 03, 2018

Man killed in collision near Airdrie
One person is dead following a crash near Airdrie Tuesday afternoon. Investigators were first called to the fatal two-vehicle collision around 1:40 p.m. on Highway 567 between Range Roads 284 and 285....
Oct 02, 2018

Noah, Olivia top Alberta baby names in 2017
For the first time since 2010, "Liam" was not the most popular name for baby boys in Alberta last year. "Noah" now tops the list according to a release from the province on Tuesday. The name was given...
Oct 02, 2018

Study involving U of L finds not enough physical literacy among kids
LETHBRIDGE - Two-thirds of children in Canada aren't meeting an acceptable level of physical literacy, according to a national research project that included a group from the University of Lethbridge....
Oct 02, 2018