Category Archives: Alberta
Health Canada 'concerned' by cannabis companies sponsoring music events
OTTAWA — Health Canada said Friday it’s prepared to crack down on licensed medical marijuana producers who are sponsoring music festivals and other events. The federal department said it&#...
Jul 14, 2018
Final preparations in Grande Prairie County and City for Alberta Summer Games
The final push is on in the County and City of Grande Prairie to get things ready for the Alberta Summer Games that kick off next week. Grande Prairie County Reeve Leanne Beaupre says they’ve go...
Jul 14, 2018
Pleads guilty: Nexen fined $750K for huge pipeline spill in northern Alberta
CALGARY - A Calgary energy company has pleaded guilty to federal and provincial environmental charges over one of the largest pipeline spills in Alberta history. Nexen has been ordered to pay a total ...
Jul 13, 2018
Calgary Police Service reviewing 2018 sexual assault cases
CALGARY- Police say they’re reviewing a third of the 263 sexual assault reports they received between January and March of this year. The review is part of what police say is their new approach ...
Jul 13, 2018
ASIRT investigating police officer involved shooting in Calgary
CALGARY- The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating an officer involved shooting in Calgary. One person is in hospital. Police say a suspected stolen vehicle that was spotted Thursday...
Jul 13, 2018
Mountie charged with assault with a weapon, accused of pointing a taser
SHERWOOD PARK- RCMP say an officer has been charged with assault with a weapon after a taser was pointed at a municipal employee. Police say the taser was pointed at the head of a worker last December...
Jul 13, 2018
From hospital ward to chuckwagon track: device could help measure horse fitness
CALGARY - Researchers are studying whether a device used in hospitals to test the blood of severely ill people could also be used to measure the physical fitness of horses competing at the Calgary Sta...
Jul 12, 2018
Body of missing 2 y/o boy found in Peace River
RCMP say a body discovered on the Peace River is that of a two-year-old boy who went missing near the Canfor Bridge last Friday. Earlier today, Peace River RCMP were called to a bridge that was under ...
Jul 12, 2018
Search efforts shift to ground recovery for teen missing in Oldman River
LETHBRIDGE — It was a heartbreaking news conference on Thursday morning, in which fire rescue and police officials were clearly demoralized. After a week of diving and searching the Oldman River...
Jul 12, 2018
Maskwacis RCMP investigate pedestrian fatality
ERMINESKIN- A woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Maskwacis. In the early morning hours of July 6, RCMP responded to a call to assist EMS in Ermineskin First Nation. A 29-year-old woman w...
Jul 12, 2018