Category Archives: Alberta

Alberta spending more but saving more according to third-quarter fiscal update
EDMONTON – New numbers show Alberta’s economy continues to dig itself out of the deep hole caused by crashing oil prices as Premier Rachel Notley’s government both spends and saves m...
Feb 28, 2018

Former Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel wins Alberta Party leadership
EDMONTON – Early Tuesday (Feb 27) evening, it was announced that former Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel had captured the leadership of he Alberta Party. It was a short turned-around for the leader...
Feb 27, 2018

Teacher facing child porn allegations retains lawyer
PINCHER CREEK - The case has begun to move forward for a 44-year-old teacher on the Piikani Nation, who faces charges of possessing, accessing, and distributing child pornography. During a brief appea...
Feb 27, 2018

Former AMA executive who took millions sentenced to five years
EDMONTON – A former executive at the Alberta Motor Association has been sentenced to five years for swindling his employer of 8 million dollars. James Gladden, a former vice-president of informa...
Feb 27, 2018

Homeowner charged after shots fired after alleged confrontation with trespassers
OKOTOKS, Alta. - A homeowner in rural Alberta who was held by police after shots were fired during a confrontation on his property over the weekend now faces charges. RCMP say Edouard Maurice faces th...
Feb 26, 2018

Balloting underway for Alberta Party leadership
EDMONTON – Ballots are being cast for leader of the Alberta Party. Voting runs until Tuesday evening, Feb. 27, when a winner is to be announced. Former Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel, Calgary MLA...
Feb 26, 2018

One person injured in shooting when rural Alberta homeowner confronts suspects
OKOTOKS – RCMP in Alberta have taken a rural homeowner into custody after a shooting that police allege happened when he confronted two people rummaging through his vehicles. Police say members ...
Feb 25, 2018

Province backs off proposed fishing river closures
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is backing away from a proposal to close several popular fishing rivers over concerns about stocks of native trout. Environment Minister Shannon Phillips says s...
Feb 23, 2018

Coalhurst Unofficial by-election results - Christensen takes empty Councillor's seat
COALHURST – Unofficial results from Coalhurst's by-election on Thursday, February 22, indicate Elizabeth Christensen as the Councillor-elect with 136 votes. Christensen, the only woman in the ra...
Feb 22, 2018

Alberta anglers fear stream closures coming, blame industry, recreation
EDMONTON – Some Alberta anglers are worried that the province will ban fishing in a number of popular rivers over fears of declining fish stocks. They say they’re being scapegoated over th...
Feb 22, 2018