Category Archives: Alberta

Guns, ammo, drugs seized in Drumheller traffic stop
Charges have been laid after Mounties seized firearms, ammunition and drugs near Drumheller. The items were seized during a traffic stop on Tuesday. Both occupants of the vehicle were arrested for pos...
Sep 26, 2018

NDP asks ethics commissioner to review Jason Kenney's trip to India
EDMONTON – The NDP caucus has asked the ethics commissioner to look into opposition Leader Jason Kenney’s trip last week to India. During the trip, Kenney, his energy critic Prasad Panda, ...
Sep 26, 2018

Edmonton Transit bus driver assaulted, 15-year-old arrested
EDMONTON – Police say a 65-year-old transit bus driver remains in hospital after he was assaulted by an armed 15-year-old boy. The driver suffered multiple injuries in the overnight attack that ...
Sep 26, 2018

Maskwacis Mall goes solar
The Ermineskin Cree Nation has partnered with the Government of Alberta for a greener future. A new solar power system has been installed at Maskwacis Mall to reduce emissions and save money. The pane...
Sep 25, 2018
Edmonton man charged with threatening PM has charge withdrawn, probation
EDMONTON - An Edmonton man charged with threatening Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Canadian government has agreed to a peace bond and placed on probation. Robert Dale Kerr, 41, was arrested on ...
Sep 25, 2018

'Stop the regulatory merry-go-round:' Alberta ministers to fight C-69 in Ottawa
CALGARY - Alberta cabinet ministers are heading to Ottawa to push for changes to federal legislation that would overhaul energy project reviews. Premier Rachel Notley said Tuesday that Energy Minister...
Sep 25, 2018

Calgary Mayor Nenshi: Who's the Olympic meeting leak?
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says he will ask the city’s integrity commissioner to investigate a leak of details from a closed-door council meeting on costs connected to the potential hosting of ...
Sep 25, 2018

Airdrie RCMP arrest dangerous driving suspect
AIRDRIE- RCMP have located and arrested a 28-year-old man after a dangerous driving incident that occurred over the weekend on the QE2 and Rocky View County. On September 22, just after 10 p.m., a mem...
Sep 25, 2018

Calgary police officer opens fire during attempted arrest of truck thief
CALGARY – An investigation is underway after a police-involved shooting that occurred before a suspected truck thief’s erratic bid to escape from the law. Police say the driver and officer...
Sep 25, 2018

Alberta United Conservative leader says no confusion sowed on India trip
CALGARY - Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says he didn’t sow confusion on his recent trade trip to India, and says the contacts he renewed there can only help the province. Kenney also mo...
Sep 24, 2018