Alberta

Alberta wildfire season officially underway

EDMONTON, AB - The wildfire season in Alberta has officially begun. The provincial government said the early start is ahead by about one month from other jurisdictions, with research showing that wild...

Olivia Thorington Mar 02, 2020 The Alberta wildfire season runs until October 31, 2020 (Photo courtesy the Government of Alberta)

Wet’suwet’en chiefs, ministers reach proposed agreement in pipeline dispute

SMITHERS, B.C. - A Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief and senior government ministers say they have reached a proposed arrangement in a pipeline dispute that has prompted solidarity protests across Canada ...

Mar 01, 2020 Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett and B.C. Indigenous Relations Minister Scott Fraser

Members of Medicine Hat based charity detained in Ethiopia

MEDICINE HAT -- Fifteen members of the Medicine Hat based charity group Canadian Humanitarian have been detained in Ethiopia.According to the Canadian Humanitarian website, the 15 members consist of m...

Feb 29, 2020 submitted photo/ Canadian Humanitarian

All-female driving service giving Grande Prairie women alternative ride home option

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB. -- A new designated driving service in Grande Prairie is offering women an alternative way to get home safely after a night out.Sober Gals Designated Driving Services is entering i...

Feb 29, 2020 A service for women that is long over-due

Anxiety high over changes to AISH payments

RED DEER -- For Red Deer resident Gary Mottl, changes to Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) payments are causing him nothing but grief.Mottl, 37, has Asperger's Syndrome, diabetes, soc...

Feb 29, 2020 Red Deer residents Gary and Stephanie Mottl say changes to AISH which take effect March 1 will cause them hardship - Josh Hall

Techies and travellers win in Alberta budget; vapers lose with new tax

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its 2020-21 budget Thursday. Here is a look at who might be pleased and who won't be so happy:WINNERSTechies: The province is investing $200 ...

Feb 29, 2020 Alberta Legislature -- LNN

Lethbridge-West MLA says city could be facing hundreds of lay-offs

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's two post-secondary schools got a significant reduction in funding from Thursday's provincial budget.Mike Mahon, President and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Lethbri...

Feb 28, 2020 Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips

7-year-old girl dies in mobile home park fire

RED DEER, AB -- An overnight fire at a mobile home park west of Red Deer has claimed a life.The fire at Westview Estates, formerly Les's Trailer Park, near Burnt Lake broke out just after 1 a.m. Frida...

Feb 28, 2020 Mobile home fires -- (rdnewsNOW/Dan Hermanutz)

Alberta seeks partners for 164 parks to focus spending on 'high value areas'

EDMONTON - The Alberta government wants to hand off management of 164 provincially run parks to outside groups.The move was hinted at in yesterday's budget and confirmed by a spokeswoman for Environme...

Feb 28, 2020 Canoeing on Park Lake - Travel Alberta

Budget 2020 – Alberta Health over budget but promising more surgeries

MEDICINE HAT, AB - When it comes to heath care, this year's budget is not unlike those over the past decade with the health ministry going over budget in the 2019-2020 fiscal year by $217 million, nea...

Feb 27, 2020 CRH Emergency entrance -- LNN