Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta Winter Games underway, over 100 from Lethbridge area competing
Alberta's top young athletes are in the northern Lakeland Region for a high-level competition.The Alberta Winter Games got underway on Friday, Feb. 13, and continue until Monday, Feb. 16.Craig Copelan...
Feb 13, 2026 The opening ceremonies at the 2026 Alberta Winter Games were held on Feb. 13, 2026. (Image Credit: Alberta Winter Games)
Alberta's Smith says she hasn't signed separatist petition, or any other
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has not signed a petition currently gathering signatures for a referendum to pull the province out of Confederation. Smith says she hasn't signed any petitions ...
Feb 12, 2026 (Image Credit: Government of Alberta)
Romance Scams = Investment Scams
Prior to Valentine's Day, the Better Business Bureau of Alberta and East Kootenay is warning that criminals posing as prospective romantic partners are defrauding people through investment scams."Roma...
Feb 12, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 431906808 © Techa Tungateja | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta premier announces cash for extra staff to tackle complex classrooms
Alberta's government is spending $143 million to dispatch about 1,400 extra teachers and educational assistants to support students in strained elementary school classrooms across the province. The bu...
Feb 12, 2026 Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Education and Childcare Demetrios Nicolaides announced next steps to address classroom complexity. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta)
RCMP confirm suspect as 18-year-old in B.C. mass shooting, clarify death total
Police say a female teacher and five students were among the victims of a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge, B.C. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says the 18-year-old ...
Feb 11, 2026 RCMP (Image Credit: EGP Staff)
Statement from Alberta RCMP on the Tragedy in Tumbler Ridge
"It is with heavy hearts that we learned of the tragic events that unfolded in Tumbler Ridge, yesterday."We extend our sincerest condolences to the families, friends, and community members who are gri...
Feb 11, 2026 RCMP logo
ATA releases statement on Tumbler Ridge school shooting
The Alberta Teachers' Association is expressing their sympathies and extending condolences following the mass shooting involving Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Feb. 10, 2026. The statement is as fo...
Feb 11, 2026 (Image Credit: Alberta Teachers' Association)
10 dead, including suspect, in shootings at school and home in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
RCMP say eight people, including the suspect are dead after a shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., while two more bodies were found at a home believed to be connected to the incident. Police s...
Feb 10, 2026 RCMP logo
Alberta RCMP reminds drivers to slow down on highways
Alberta RCMP Traffic Services are reminding the public to slow down on highways throughout the province.This comes after Mounties stopped a vehicle on the QEII North of Airdrie on Sunday for travellin...
Feb 10, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 326190693 © Oasisamuel | Dreamstime.com)
Lund's Alberta anti-coal petition given go-ahead to start collecting signatures
Country singer Corb Lund's petition effort to outlaw new coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains has been given the official go-ahead to gather signatures. The petition calls for the ...
Feb 10, 2026 Coal Mining in Alberta. (Image Credit: ID 31578797 | Alberta © Brandon Smith | Dreamstime.com)