Category Archives: Alberta

Education Minister apologizes for question about positive effect of residential schools
Alberta Education Minister David Eggen says he is appalled after seeing hurtful and offensive material about residential schools that was given to a student. An outraged student posted a photo of an o...
Sep 20, 2018

'No excuse:' Online course asks about positive effect of residential schools
ST. PAUL, Alta. - Alberta’s education minister apologized Thursday after learning an online social studies course asked students about the positive effects of residential schools. Students were ...
Sep 20, 2018
Provincial partnership aiming to connect Alberta with Silicon Valley dollars
EDMONTON - The province is working with an investment contractor to help connect Alberta businesses with Silicon Valley. It's called Connection Silicon Valley (CSV), and its aim is to help build relat...
Sep 20, 2018

Trek to scale Alberta mountain ends in hospital for climbers caught in slide
JASPER, Alta. - Two people suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries when they were swept about 600 metres by an avalanche they triggered while climbing a mountain in Jasper National Park. Pa...
Sep 20, 2018
Province hush hush on cannabis warehouse location
EDMONTON – Alberta is starting to stockpile marijuana but isn’t saying where it’s being kept. Finance Minister Joe Ceci says cannabis shipments have begun but he says for security re...
Sep 20, 2018

Calgary police investigate $500,000 art gallery theft
CALGARY – Police are investigating a Calgary art gallery heist in which thieves made off with works worth about $500,000. Investigators say last May the suspects used a saw to cut through the do...
Sep 20, 2018

Penalties for driving while high in Alberta and Saskatchewan
MEDICINE HAT- With cannabis set to be legal on October 17, provinces have been working to amend their impaired driving laws to include cannabis. The laws vary from province to province. In Alberta, th...
Sep 20, 2018
'Absolute and complete rubbish:' Alberta to release rehabbed bear cubs this fall
EDMONTON - Alberta Environment says two black bear cubs being rehabilitated will be returned to the wild by mid-October despite concerns that it is too early. The Cochrane Ecological Institute, a non-...
Sep 20, 2018

Defence: Man should be found guilty of second-degree murder in woman's death
CALGARY - A lawyer for a man on trial for first-degree murder in the death of a Calgary mother of four says Curtis Healy should be found guilty of second-degree murder instead. A jury heard evidence t...
Sep 19, 2018

UPDATE [LOCATED]: 12 y/o Treston Minde of Wetaskiwin
UPDATE [OCT. 1] – RCMp advise that Treston Minde, reported missing Sept. 17, has been located. Wetaskiwin RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance.
Sep 19, 2018