Category Archives: Alberta

Four women’s hockey players suing U of Lethbridge, two employees for harassment, negligence
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Four women are suing the University of Lethbridge, Sport and Recreation Services Executive Director Ken McInnes, and women's Pronghorns hockey coach Michelle Janus, in relation ...
Aug 24, 2018

Fire once again prompts evacuation alert for Waterton
WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK - A wildfire south of the Waterton townsite has prompted an evacuation alertto be ordered for the entire national park. Parks Canada said the fire is in the Boundary Creek...
Aug 24, 2018

Castor man, Saskatchewan couple killed in N.W.T. plane crash
The three passengers who died in a light plane crash at a remote Northwest Territories lake last Thursday have been identified. The N.W.T. coroner service said dead are 33-year-old Geoffrey Dean of Ca...
Aug 23, 2018

Medicine Hat residents voice concerns over safe consumption
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Concerns around a controversial topic have reached the Mayor's office. Residents and business owners have come forward, expressing their concerns over what a safe consumption site c...
Aug 23, 2018

Province adds 400 new post-secondary program seats in the growing tech sector
LETHBRIDGE – The provincial government has added 400 new post-secondary seats this September to keep pace with the province's diversifying economy. Working with post-secondary institutions in Ed...
Aug 23, 2018

Patients redirected as water leak shuts down Edmonton hospital's emergency room
EDMONTON – Ambulances are being redirected to other hospitals after a water leak damaged the emergency department at Edmonton’s Misericordia Community Hospital. Alberta Health Services say...
Aug 21, 2018

Officer-involved fatality in Edmonton under investigation
Alberta’s police watchdog says a sawed-off rifle was found inside a vehicle after an Edmonton police officer shot and killed a 30-year-old man in the driver’s seat over the weekend. The Al...
Aug 21, 2018

Lethbridge city council backs Memorial Cup bid
LETHBRIDGE - The Lethbridge Hurricanes' bid to host the 2020 MasterCard Memorial Cup now has the financial support of The City of Lethbridge. Council voted 7-1 Monday in favour of committing $1 millio...
Aug 21, 2018

Province reaches tentative deal with Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
EDMONTON – Alberta’s largest public sector union has reached a tentative deal with the provincial government on a new contract. Details of the three-year agreement for 23,000 Alberta Union...
Aug 18, 2018

14-year-old faces charges after hitting police cruiser, 7-Eleven store
LETHBRIDGE – A teenaged girl is facing charges of impaired driving and dangerous driving, after a series of collisions in north Lethbridge Thursday morning (Aug.16). Police say just after 4 a.m....
Aug 18, 2018