Category Archives: Alberta

Taber fraud trial pushed back nearly a year
LETHBRIDGE - A fraud trial that was scheduled to begin this fall has been pushed into late next year. During an appearance in Court of Queen's Bench in Lethbridge this week, Scott Blanchard's trial th...
Jun 13, 2018

Teacher now facing allegations of making child porn, voyeurism
LETHBRIDGE - The charges against a southern Alberta teacher have been amended to include making, printing, publishing or possessing for the purpose of publishing child pornography, as well as voyeuris...
Jun 12, 2018

RCMP continue to investigate Humboldt Broncos bus crash
HUMBOLDT, SASK. – More than two months following the deadly collision involving the Humboldt Broncos team bus, Saskatchewan RCMP say the investigation is still ongoing. The team bus and a semi-t...
Jun 12, 2018

Good hop, bad hop: Alberta's craft beer subsidy plan tanked by trade panel
EDMONTON — Alberta’s subsidy plan to boost its own craft beer industry has been hammered again by a trade panel ruling. An appeal panel under the Agreement on Internal Trade has upheld an ...
Jun 11, 2018

Bridge near Scandia blocked after fatal crash
SCANDIA - A deadly crash has blocked the Highway 36 bridge over the Bow River between Vauxhall and Brooks. Brooks RCMP were called at around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, June 9 to investigate a collision betwe...
Jun 09, 2018

Crude spills in derailment near Red Deer
RED DEER – A seven-car train derailment spilled crude oil and disrupted traffic south of Red Deer Friday, June 8. According to Blackfalds RCMP, the Canadian Pacific cars were carrying crude oil ...
Jun 09, 2018

Albertans can now choose "X" gender marker on driver's licences
EDMONTON — Albertans can now choose between three options when specifying their gender of driver's licences and other identity documents. The NDP government unveiled the changes in Edmonton on F...
Jun 08, 2018

Alberta legislature sitting ends - dominated by pipeline and abortion bill
EDMONTON — A spring sitting that was dominated by the Trans Mountain pipeline and debate over an abortion bill has wrapped up at the Alberta legislature. The three-month sitting also saw another...
Jun 08, 2018

More than a few Alberta locales register heat wave in May
EDMONTON — Data from Environment Canada show last month was the hottest May on record in Edmonton. The department says the average daily temperature for the Alberta capital was more than four de...
Jun 07, 2018

New treats to tease taste buds at Calgary Stampede midway
CALGARY – The Calgary Stampede is only a month away (July 6 to 15) and aside from the yearly features such as the parade and chuckwagon races, hype is already being focussed on the midway food o...
Jun 06, 2018