Category Archives: Alberta

Family, friends torn apart by Calgary triple homicide, hope for justice
CALGARY - Family and friends of three people found dead in two Calgary homes say they have been torn apart by the deaths. Dustin Duthie, who is 25, faces three counts of second-degree murder. The dead...
Aug 2, 2018

German tourist shot in head while driving with family on Alberta highway
MORLEY, Alta. - Mounties in southern Alberta are investigating a possible road rage attack after a German tourist was shot in the head while driving on a highway. RCMP say a bullet penetrated the head...
Aug 2, 2018

Plains bison roaming free in Banff National Park for first time in decades
BANFF, Alta. - Parks Canada says wild plains bison that were reintroduced to Banff National Park are now free-roaming animals. Officials say 31 bison were released Sunday into a 1,200 square-kilometre...
Aug 2, 2018

University of Lethbridge women’s hockey coach accused of harassment
LETHBRIDGE - "I’m not satisfied with it. ... In order for there to be a big change that the University needs and for the women’s hockey program to excel again, they need a whole different ...
Aug 2, 2018

Calgary police seize more than $700,000 worth of drugs and cash
CALGARY- Two men have been arrested after ALERT searched two homes and two vehicles. The Calgary organized crime and gang team made the seizure on July 26, after searching homes in the neighbourhoods ...
Aug 2, 2018

A stormy Wednesday across Alberta
BEAVERLODGE- Mother Nature caused some anxious moments yesterday as some Alberta communities faced the furry of intense rain storms and the threat of a tornado. Storms in the Beaverlodge area dumped t...
Aug 2, 2018

RCMP say two dead in plane crash in rugged area southwest of Calgary
KANANASKIS, Alta. - RCMP say two men died Wednesday in the crash of a small plane in a rugged mountainous region southwest of Calgary. Police say the twin-engine aircraft went down around 1:30 p.m. Th...
Aug 1, 2018

Alberta going to court, accused of breaking trade rules on $500M road contract
Five Alberta road contractors are going to court, accusing the province of breaking its own tendering rules to effectively deliver a sole-source $500-million highway maintenance deal to a B.C. firm. T...
Aug 1, 2018

Olympic plebiscites tricky, says 2010 leader, as Calgary heads to the polls
Calgary has picked a day and the question. A Nov. 13 plebiscite will ask Calgarians “are you for or are you against Calgary hosting the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games?” Assuming ...
Aug 1, 2018

Man charged with murders of three people in Calgary, bodies found in two homes
CALGARY - A warning about taking someone’s life was posted in November 2010 on the Facebook page of a Calgary man charged with murdering three people who were found dead Tuesday. “Imma kil...
Aug 1, 2018