Category Archives: Alberta
Criminal charges possible after fire near county office outside Edmonton
SHERWOOD PARK – Police say criminal charges could be filed after a fire and possible explosion led to the evacuation of several downtown buildings in a bedroom community just east of Edmonton. E...
Nov 08, 2018
Pincher Creek RCMP asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect
PINCHER CREEK - RCMP in Pincher Creek are looking for the public’s help in gathering information on several incidents they believe are all connected and committed by the same person(s). Officers...
Nov 06, 2018
Co-accused to set trial date in connection with robbery, assault of Taber senior
TABER - It’s anticipated that a trial date will be set next month for two Lethbridge residents, who are accused of attacking and robbing an 87-year-old Taber man in July. A lawyer appearing for ...
Nov 06, 2018
New bill introduced in the legislature to strengthen local democracy
EDMONTON - The provincial government is working to get big money out of local elections by banning corporate and union donations in municipal and school board elections in a new bill brought forward o...
Nov 05, 2018
Lowe's - Rona in Lethbridge escape closure
LETHBRIDGE — Lowe’s is closing 31 properties across Canada in a bid to streamline its business, but isn’t saying how many people will lose their jobs in the process. Twenty-seven mos...
Nov 05, 2018
New agreement signed to respect Indigenous rights in Castle parks
ALBERTA - The Government of Alberta signed a historic agreement on Friday, Nov. 2, with the Piikani Nation to ensure that treaty rights, traditional practices and Indigenous knowledge are better prote...
Nov 04, 2018
First legal cannabis store in Lethbridge opens its doors
LETHBRIDGE - More than two weeks after cannabis was legalized across the country, Lethbridge's first pot shop opened its doors Saturday morning, Nov.3, to eagerly awaiting crowds. At least 200 people ...
Nov 03, 2018
Restaurant owner pleads guilty to common assault, avoids sexual assault trial
FORT MACLEOD - A Claresholm restaurant owner avoided going to trial on sexual assault charges Thursday morning, Nov. 1, by pleading guilty to two counts of common assault. The pleas were entered at wh...
Nov 01, 2018
Calgary 2026 Olympic Games bid survives city council vote on plebiscite
CALGARY — A potential Calgary bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games survived a city council vote Wednesday, when a motion leading to the cancellation of an upcoming plebiscite did not pa...
Oct 31, 2018
Alberta premier tells B.C. steelworkers jobs at risk without Trans Mountain
KAMLOOPS — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says it’s “just dumb” that the Canadian economy is losing millions of dollars a day because the province can’t get its oil to wor...
Oct 31, 2018