Category Archives: Alberta
Trans Mountain a frustrating, anger-inducing process for Alberta: premier
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the challenges facing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion shows her province can do everything by the book and still get shortchanged. Notle...
Sep 10, 2018
AMA aiming for new roadside safety legislation
EDMONTON- Drivers in Alberta could be seeing some changes when it comes to passing accident scenes on highways. Alberta is currently the only province where motorists passing an accident scene must sl...
Sep 10, 2018
No growth Sunday in Waterton fire, but concerns about weather Monday
WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK - Crews battling the Boundary Wildfire had some help from the weather over the weekend. Amid cooler temperatures with moderate wind, helicopter buckets were able to help m...
Sep 10, 2018
Out of Control Boundary Creek fire pushes into Waterton Lakes Park
Waterton Lakes National Park — Within days of the first anniversary of the Kenow fire, flames are again ravaging Waterton Lakes National Park. This time - from the south. Parks Canada reports th...
Sep 8, 2018
Almanac says severe winter? Evidence points other way: Environment Canada
LETHBRIDGE - Environment Canada's senior climatologist is throwing cold water - actually, warm water, in this case - on warnings of a severe winter from the Farmers' Almanac. The prognosis for the sou...
Sep 7, 2018
RCMP and Alberta Sheriffs focusing on speed and impairment this month
The dangers of speeding and impairment by alcohol are among the traffic safety focus areas for RCMP and Alberta Traffic Sheriffs this month. From August 31 to September 3, Alberta Mounties say there w...
Sep 7, 2018
Calgary youths facing first-degree murder charges
CALGARY – Two youths in Calgary have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a man who had mobility issues. Police asked for the public’s help finding Jason David Peter Greye...
Sep 6, 2018
Parks Canada says elk euthanized after knocking down woman near Jasper
JASPER, Alta. - Parks Canada says it has euthanized an elk in Jasper National Park after it injured a woman in a parking lot. In an emailed statement, the federal agency says the woman was in a lot at...
Sep 5, 2018
Calgary 2026 bid details to be rolled out as city gears up for plebiscite
CALGARY - Calgarians are about to get a close look at what hosting the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games would entail. The bid corporation Calgary 2026 will present to city council early next week a d...
Sep 5, 2018
Warning issued in Banff National Park after female wolf approaches campers
BANFF, Alta. - A warning is in effect in Banff National Park after a wolf approached campers in a busy campground. Parks Canada ecologist Jesse Whittington said the warning on the Bow Valley Parkway, ...
Sep 4, 2018