Category Archives: Alberta

Four months behind bars for Bowden prison worker who helped inmate escape
RED DEER — A former worker at Bowden Institution who admitted to helping a prisoner escape four years ago will spend several months behind bars. Peter Edgar, 62, pleaded guilty in January to per...
Aug 02, 2018

Taber Police potentially save life while helping another person in custody
TABER - Taber Police are saying the decision by a couple of officers to go above and beyond, resulted in them potentially - and unexpectedly - saving the life of a 58-year-old man. In a social media p...
Aug 02, 2018

Province announces seniors hunting license discount, extended elk hunting season
LETHBRIDGE – Starting this fall, Seniors who hunt in Alberta will enjoy discounted rates on their licenses, as part of a larger initiative the Provincial Government is introducing. Environment M...
Aug 01, 2018

Hail on Highway 22 makes it look like December instead of July
HIGHWAY 22 SOUTHERN ALBERTA - Travel along Highway 22 south of Longview was impacted by a freak hail storm Tuesday afternoon. Pictures posted on the Crowsnest Pass/Highway 3 Facebook page show a long ...
Aug 01, 2018

Calgary council approves wording of ballot question on hosting 2026 Olympics
Calgary city council has approved the wording of the question people will vote on to help determine if the community will host the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The ballot will simply ask ...
Jul 31, 2018

Van stolen from funeral home contains deceased body: Red Deer RCMP
UPDATE 5 a.m. Aug. 1: RCMP say the van was found abandoned in Red Deer’s Glendale neighbourhood. The body of the deceased man was still in the vehicle. Members conducted a door-to-door canvass o...
Jul 31, 2018

Taber woman enters early guilty plea in strange break and enter case
TABER - A very prompt guilty plea from a 34-year-old Taber woman has resolved a case that arose just last week. Amanda Farlette appeared in Taber Provincial Court via CCTV from the Lethbridge Correcti...
Jul 31, 2018

Public Safety Canada says printing a gun without licence could lead to jail time
OTTAWA — ublic Safety Canada says it’s closely monitoring U.S. moves that would allow designs for 3D-printed guns to be posted online. But it says in Canada a business licence is required ...
Jul 31, 2018

House fire claims two lives in Village of Warner
WARNER — Milk River RCMP and the Warner Fire Department were called to a house fire in Warner about 10:00-pm Sunday (July 29) night. The bodies of an adult man and woman were found inside the ho...
Jul 30, 2018

Do Canadians know enough about food safety? Federal survey says No
OTTAWA - Canadians are becoming less aware of how to safely handle and prepare food to avoid food-borne illness and food poisoning, according to government-backed research. The findings from the repor...
Jul 30, 2018