Alberta

Federal Court of Appeal allows six legal challenges against Trans Mountain Pipeline to proceed

OTTAWA -- The Federal Court of Appeal has agreed to hear six of the 12 challenges to the second approval of Trans Mountain Pipeline project.In a decision released Wednesday afternoon, the court grante...

Sep 04, 2019 Oil installation -- The Canadian Press

Driver near Brooks allegedly caught going 219 km/hr

BROOKS, AB - Brooks RCMP says they were doing patrols on Highway 1 when they reportedly caught two vehicles going excessively fast. They were in the area of 1st and 2nd Street West in Brooks at 11:00 ...

Sep 04, 2019 RCMP logo patch. (Lethbridge News Now)

Justice Minister touring Southern Alberta to talk rural crime

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer will visit several communities in the region this month to gain input and discuss concerns about the "rapid increase in rural crime.""This government ...

Sep 04, 2019 Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer. (Supplied by Doug Schweitzer on Twitter)

Beauclair sentenced to three years for fatal 2016 Canada Day crash that claimed two lives

RED DEER, AB - A young Red Deer man convicted in a crash that killed two teens on Canada Day 2016 has been sentenced to three years behind bars. Dylan James Beauclair, 21, was also handed a 10-year dr...

Olivia Thorington Sep 04, 2019 Peter Smith (right), leaves Red Deer Court with girlfriend Maureen Jacobs and daughter Madison Jacobs on Tuesday, following the sentencing of Dylan Beauclair who was convicted in a crash that killed Smith's 16-year-old daughter Ashleigh and 18-year old John Dolliver on July 1, 2016.

The latest Alberta Crop Report lays out mixed outcomes

LETHBRIDGE -- With harvest continuing, provincial crop conditions as of August 27, 2019, saw little change since the last report and are above both the 5 and 10-year averages. The provincial average i...

Sep 03, 2019 John Deere tractor working in the field -- Glenn Miller

Report: Government needs to "go beyond merely cutting spending" to eliminate deficit

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A key report on Alberta's finances has come back and makes several recommendations on how government spending and organization should be changed.Panel Chair Janice MacKinnon, a former...

Sep 03, 2019 Finance Minister Travis Toews and the panel. (Supplied by Government of Alberta)

New changes announced for blood donation processes in Canada

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Canadian Blood Services (CBS) will be making a series of changes that it says will "reduce blood donor screening and rest time for repeat donors, resulting in a shorter donation time ...

Sep 01, 2019 Canadian Blood Services in Lethbridge. (Lethbridge News Now)

Lethbridge not alone with its opioid and crime issue, Red Deer also struggles

RED DEER -- Another Red Deer business is saying goodbye to the downtown in hopes of finding less trouble elsewhere.Tim and Julia Nelson, owners of Industry Skate and Snow, are moving their business fr...

Aug 31, 2019 Tim and Julia Nelson say the state of Red Deer's downtown is forcing them to relocate - Josh Hall

Provincial RCMP reminding residents about the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta RCMP is reminding residents that it's okay to call emergency services if you see someone overdosing, even if you know them.According to an RCMP-issued release, there were 1,...

Aug 31, 2019 Naloxone is used to temporarily stop the effects opioids (Lethbridge News Now)

Brooks Councillor discusses possible amalgamation

BROOKS, AB - The City of Brooks, County of Newell and Town of Bassano could become one.Since last November, a Regionalization Working Group (RWG) has been discussing the possible amalgamation of the t...

Aug 30, 2019 (City of Brooks)