Category Archives: Alberta
'A different perspective:' Paralyzed Bronco prepares for first game since crash
CALGARY - It might be a fun, trash-talking, celebrity sledge hockey game but to Ryan Straschnitzki, it’s no joking matter. In the Cowboys N Sleds Charity Sledge Hockey game Saturday, the former ...
Sep 14, 2018
Be careful comparing 2010 cost to Calgary 2026: Vancouver CEO John Furlong
CALGARY - Now that a new price tag has been put on a possible Calgary bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a comparison to the most recent games in Canada is inevitable. The bid corporation ...
Sep 13, 2018
Red Deer company assisting in search for missing boy in Gregoire Lake
GREGOIRE LAKE- Search efforts continue in Gregoire Lake for the 16 year old boy who went missing on September 1. Members of the Gregoire Lake Reserve and Fort McMurray 468 First Nation, have contacted...
Sep 13, 2018
Edmonton police charge four men with first-degree murder
EDMONTON- Four young men have been charged with the first-degree murder of 27-year-old Abdi Hirsi. Hirsi was found dead last month in a car riddled with bullet holes in Edmonton. Police say a tip from...
Sep 13, 2018
Calgary scraps proposal to allow people to use legal pot in designated areas
CALGARY – After some sober second thought the City of Calgary has snuffed out the idea of allowing people to use marijuana in four designated public areas once cannabis becomes legal next month....
Sep 13, 2018
New Royal Alberta Museum to open in Edmonton Oct. 3
EDMONTON- The new Royal Alberta Museum is to open its doors in three weeks in downtown Edmonton to officially make it the biggest such facility in Western Canada. Tourism Minister Ricardo Miranda says...
Sep 13, 2018
One of three bathroom bears in Banff likely eaten by grizzly bear: Parks Canada
BANFF, Alta. - One of three black bear cubs abandoned in a washroom and returned to the wild in Banff National Park this summer has apparently been eaten by a grizzly bear. Parks Canada says conservat...
Sep 12, 2018
Remains found at site of 10-month-old plane crash in southeastern B.C
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – RCMP say remains have been found at the site of a plane that crashed 10 months ago in southeastern British Columbia. Mounties in Revelstoke say the coroner is now trying to de...
Sep 12, 2018
Tornado spotted near Nanton as central, northern Alberta braces for snow
LETHBRIDGE- While snow begins to fall in parts of central and northern Alberta, Environment Canada is looking into reports of a landspout tornado near Nanton. Tuesday afternoon there was a report from...
Sep 12, 2018
Teen accused of shooting German tourist given week to secure lawyer
COCHRANE- A teenager accused of shooting and wounding a German tourist last month has been given a week to finalize the appointment of his lawyer. The 16-year boy appeared yesterday via video link in ...
Sep 12, 2018