Category Archives: Alberta

Olympic decision time for Calgarians in 2026 plebiscite
CALGARY - Calgarians will make important choices on behalf of their province and country when they step into the ballot box Tuesday. In answering the question whether they want to host the 2026 Winter...
Nov 11, 2018

Police asking for assistance after dog shot by pellet gun
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Police are asking the public for information after a dog was shot by a pellet gun this week in the city's southeast. According to police, a Collie/Shepard cross was hit by a pellet ...
Nov 11, 2018

RCMP say only one of two blasts at a parkade near Edmonton was deliberate
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - Police say only one of two explosions that rocked a parkade east of Edmonton earlier this week was deliberate, and they say the suspect who died after the incident shot himself....
Nov 10, 2018

Stephans seeking court appointed legal aid, trial reimbursement
LETHBRIDGE – David and Collet Stephan, the couple originally found guilty in 2016 of failing to provide the necessaries of life to their 19-month-old son Ezekiel, must file three new application...
Nov 09, 2018

Province looks to boost AISH payments to disabled and those on low incomes
EDMONTON – The Notley government is proposing an increase help for those with disabilities and low-income earners while tying future hikes to keep pace with inflation. The changes introduced in ...
Nov 09, 2018

'A piece of closure:' Law students killed in WWI called to bar 100 years later
CALGARY - John William Gow Logan had one course and some articling to complete before becoming a lawyer, but his death in the First World War left his dream unfinished. The son of Manitoba homesteader...
Nov 09, 2018

RCMP identify suspect who died in Sherwood Park parkade explosion
SHERWOOD PARK – RCMP have identified a suspect who died after he was found in an underground parkade where two explosions occurred on Tuesday. Kane Kosolowsky was discovered injured in a vehicle...
Nov 08, 2018

Mentally ill work camp killer found not criminally responsible
Daniel Goodridge has been found not criminally responsible for the fatal stabbing attacks at a work camp near Fox Creek in 2015. In a one hour and 15-minute reading of his decision, Alberta Court of Q...
Nov 08, 2018

Alberta auditor: Lax oversight of high-speed wireless contracts could be costly
EDMONTON – Alberta’s auditor general says the government has been failing to make sure taxpayers get value for money spent on contracts to run the province’s $1-billion SuperNet. The...
Nov 08, 2018

RCMP searching for motive in Sherwood Park explosions
SHERWOOD PARK- RCMP are still searching for a motive after two explosions at a county office in Sherwood Park. Emergency crews were called to reports of a fire on Tuesday night at a complex that house...
Nov 07, 2018