Alberta

Two Southern Alberta homeowners try selling properties with essay contest

EDMONTON - Albertans struggling to enter the real-estate market have at least two chances to win a home this year.A house south of Calgary and a historic bed and breakfast near the United States borde...

May 12, 2019 The Canadian Presss

Alberta’s top court reserves decision on appeal of triple murderer

CALGARY -- A lawyer for a man found guilty of killing a couple and their grandson has argued that a judge should never have allowed evidence taken from her client's farm because police shouldn't have ...

May 11, 2019 Bill Graveland - The Canadian Press

Qinetiq receives $51 million contract from armed forces; work to be completed in Medicine Hat

Photo by Bob SchneiderMEDICINE HAT, AB - A company that helps design target systems for military customers around the world has been awarded a significant contract from the Canadian Armed Forces, and ...

May 11, 2019 Photo by Bob Schneider

Red Deer Public Schools leading the call for stronger vaping laws

RED DEER -- Momentum is growing amongst Alberta school boards lobbying to push for stronger vaping regulations in the province.School board trustees from Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) Zone ...

May 11, 2019

Pediatric society calls for access to free contraceptives for everyone under 25

OTTAWA, ON -- The Canadian Paediatric Society is recommending that everyone under 25 should get confidential access to free birth control. In a position statement released Thursday, the society says a...

Andrew Snook May 09, 2019 The Canadian Press

Construction underway on new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre

WATERTON LAKES NP - After several years of planning, public engagement, engineering and design work, construction is now underway on the new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre. The $17.3 mill...

Olivia Thorington May 08, 2019 Artist's rendition of new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre

Blue Ribbon Panel appointed to assess Alberta’s finances

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government has appointed an independent panel of experts it describes as a critical first step in getting the province's budget back to balance. The Blue Ribbon Panel on Alb...

Olivia Thorington May 07, 2019 Photo Credit: Government of Alberta

Calgary police say bodies of missing mother and daughter found

CALGARY -- Police say they have found the bodies of a Calgary woman and her toddler daughter who disappeared last month. Investigators say a suspect, who was earlier questioned in the case, has been t...

Olivia Thorington May 06, 2019 The Canadian Press

New helpline for victims of sexual violence launches across Alberta

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new support service is now available for people affected by sexual violence. Alberta's ONE Line is accessible province-wide. Victims and their friends and families affected by sexua...

Olivia Thorington May 06, 2019 ONE Line is now available across Alberta, assisting victims of sexual violence (Lethbridge News Now)

Bighorn proposal will not go through, says new Environment and Parks Minister

RED DEER -- The former NDP government's $40 million Bighorn proposal will be going up in smoke, according to Jason Nixon, who was recently appointed to the Environment and Parks portfolio.The plan was...

May 05, 2019 MLA Jason Nixon