Category Archives: Alberta
Auschwitz survivors pay homage as world remembers Holocaust
WARSAW, Poland - The world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday amid a revival of hate-inspired violence and signs that younger generations know less and less about the genocide of...
Jan 27, 2019
AGLC to issue 10 more retail cannabis licences following supply improvements
EDMONTON — The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission announced on Friday they will be issuing 10 more retail cannabis licences in the province, nearly two months after it suspended the ...
Jan 26, 2019
Under construction: Broncos family focused on rebuilding, not sentencing hearing
AIRDRIE, Alta. - The family of injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki is focusing its attention closer to home ahead of next week’s sentencing hearing for the truck driver who caused...
Jan 26, 2019
Notley coy about NDP election platform - but, no sales tax planned
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says while she won’t bring in a sales tax, a health premium or a payroll tax, it’s wait and see on the rest of her tax platform. Notley says ...
Jan 25, 2019
'Ard-E' the Robot introduced by Red Deer RCMP
RED DEER — Red Deer RCMP's newest family member finally has a name. Ard-E the robot is the latest tool members of the Victim Services Unit, often alongside staff at the Central Alberta Child Adv...
Jan 25, 2019
Calgary man facing multiple fraud charges
CALGARY — A Calgary man is facing multiple identity theft and fraud charges following an investigation involving the Calgary Police Service and the Canada Border Services Agency. Garrit Glen Eng...
Jan 25, 2019
RCMP investigating death in Bassano
BASSANO, AB - RCMP in Brooks and Bassano are investigating after an adult woman was found dead in a Bassano residence early Tuesday evening. Details are limited at the moment, however a release from t...
Jan 25, 2019
Parks Canada puts brakes on Icefields Parkway bike trail in Alberta
EDMONTON — Parks Canada says it won’t go ahead with a controversial plan to build a bike trail along the scenic Icefields Parkway between Banff and Jasper National Parks. The agency had bu...
Jan 24, 2019
Province creates program at Calgary Library to preserve Indigenous languages
CALGARY — The province has announced a new program at the Central Library in Calgary aimed at preserving Indigenous languages. The Alberta government will be investing $1 million to create Calga...
Jan 24, 2019
Former Bow Island RCMP officer sentenced to two months in jail
MEDICINE HAT –A former Bow Island RCMP officer convicted of sexual assault last year is heading to jail. Elliot Teed, 34, was sentenced to two months in jail on one count of sexual assault durin...
Jan 23, 2019