Category Archives: Alberta
Former polygamous leader guilty in child bride case
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A former leader in a fundamentalist Christian sect that practises polygamy in Bountiful, B.C., has been found guilty of removing an underage girl from Canada to be married in the Uni...
May 17, 2019 The Canadian Press
Alberta RCMP participating in Canada Road Safety Week during Victoria Day long weekend
EDMONTON, AB - The Victoria Day long weekend typically marks the start of the road trip season for many Albertans. With that in mind, the RCMP want to remind all road users, drivers, riders, passenger...
May 17, 2019 Photo Credit: RCMP
Fire bans in effect in parts of northern Alberta
Campfires, unauthorized burning and off-highway vehicles (OHV) are banned on public lands throughout most of northern Alberta because of wildfire concerns. The fire and OHV ban extends from Lac La Bic...
May 17, 2019
Liquor constraints to be relaxed in Alberta beginning this May long weekend
EDMONTON, AB - Premier Jason Kenney and Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon say they're pushing back against the "excesses of the nanny state and the 'War on Fun.'" Beginning this May long week...
May 16, 2019 Photo Credit: The Canadian Press
Scheer promises coast-to-coast energy corridor as he outlines economic vows
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer pledged Thursday to pursue a coast-to-coast energy corridor, achieve Canadian oil independence within a decade and adjust mortgage rules with the aim of maki...
May 16, 2019 The Canadian Press
Mounties always get their man, even when they're a tin cut-out
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. - Some new scarecrows are popping up on the Prairies, but these aren't meant for bluffing birds.Life-size metal cut-outs of uniformed Mounties are being placed next to busy roads a...
May 16, 2019 Photo courtesy City of Lloydminster on Twitter @cityoflloyd
Calgary Stampede reveals over-the-top menu items for 2019
CALGARY, AB - This year's midway menu at the Calgary Stampede includes ice pops made from pickle juice, deep-fried chicken skin and octopus deep-fried or in a lollipop. The 10-day festival celebrating...
May 16, 2019
Significant drug seizures made by RCMP Traffic Services in Banff and Jasper
ALBERTA - Traffic stops on Alberta's highways can lead to substantial seizures of illicit drugs, firearms, stolen goods and other contraband materials, and that certainly was the case back in April.Fi...
May 15, 2019 The seizure in Canmore
'A lot safer place:' Calgary university uses AI to monitor threats
CALGARY - A post-secondary school in southern Alberta is turning to artificial intelligence to make its buildings safer and to allow security officers to catch criminals in the act. The technology at ...
May 14, 2019
Chief Mountain border crossing opens for the season this week
BABB, MT - The Chief Mountain border crossing will be re-opening for the season this week. On Wednesday, May 15, the Canada Border Service Agency will open the port, which is located along Highway 6 i...
May 13, 2019 The Chief Mountain Border Crossing. Photo supplied by the Canada Border Services Agency.