Category Archives: Alberta

United Conservative Party caucus and candidates meet in Lethbridge this weekend
LETHBRIDGE – UCP Leader Jason Kenney wasted no time taking on his NDP counterparts, as his party gathered in Lethbridge Friday, Sept. 14., for a two-day training, team building and community out...
Sep 14, 2018

Roadside signs to tell you exactly ‘What’s in the Field’
SOUTHERN ALBERTA - For a number of drivers travelling along a rural road or highway in Alberta, it's simply a guessing game when asked what's growing in the field just outside their vehicle window. Th...
Sep 12, 2018

Blairmore man charged with arson
PINCHER CREEK – A 30-year-old man has been charged with one count of arson, after a fire was started near the Crowsnest Pass Hospital. Cpl. Chris Smith says the fire began around 1:30 p.m. Aug. ...
Sep 12, 2018

One of three Banff bathroom bears likely eaten by grizzly: Parks Canada
BANFF - One of three black bear cubs abandoned in a washroom and returned to the wild in Banff National Park this summer has apparently been eaten by a grizzly bear. Parks Canada says conservation off...
Sep 12, 2018

New Royal Alberta Museum to open in downtown Edmonton Oct. 3
EDMONTON — The new Royal Alberta Museum is to open its doors in three weeks in downtown Edmonton to officially make it the biggest such facility in Western Canada. Tourism Minister Ricardo Miran...
Sep 12, 2018

Tornado spotted near Nanton as central, northern Alberta braces for snow
ALBERTA - While snow begins to fall in parts of central and northern Alberta, Environment Canada is looking into reports of a landspout tornado near Nanton. During the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 11, ...
Sep 12, 2018

No growth in Boundary fire Monday; 14 per cent contained
WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK - Helicopter attacks have helped keep the Boundary Fire from growing within Waterton, Parks Canada said Monday, Sept. 10. Despite windy conditions, fire growth was limited...
Sep 11, 2018

Calgary 2026 says price tag of Winter Games would be $5.23 billion
Calgary councillors voted Tuesday to keep the city’s bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games alive, after a draft plan presented to council revealed the total cost of hosting the ga...
Sep 11, 2018

No growth Sunday in Waterton fire, but concerns about weather Monday
WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK - Crews battling the Boundary Wildfire had some help from the weather over the weekend. Amid cooler temperatures with moderate wind, helicopter buckets were able to help m...
Sep 10, 2018

Man sends email to 246 women, hoping one of them is the Nicole he met the night before
A bevy of women named Nicole at the University of Calgary have united thanks to a mass email from a young man on a quest to locate his missed connection. The Friday morning email came from Carlos Zeti...
Sep 09, 2018