Category Archives: Alberta

New whistleblower protection in effect March 1
EDMONTON - New whistleblower protection legislation will go into effect in Alberta next week. The province announced the Public Interest Disclosure Amendment Act, which was passed by the legislature l...
Feb 22, 2018

Auditor says Alberta spent $2.7B in failed bid to cut classroom sizes
EDMONTON — Alberta’s auditor general says the province has spent $2.7 billion over the last 14 years in a failed attempt to reduce classroom sizes. Merwan Saher says in his latest report t...
Feb 22, 2018

Alberta shrugs off B.C. legal challenge on wine ban
EDMONTON – Alberta’s economic development minister is shrugging off a legal challenge filed by British Columbia over Alberta’s ban on wine from that province. On Monday, B.C. announc...
Feb 20, 2018

RCMP searching for truck involved in alleged assault near Bassano
BASSANO, AB - RCMP in Bassano are asking the public in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan to be on the lookout for a truck which may have been involved in an alleged assault on the Trans-Canada Highway...
Feb 20, 2018

Grande Prairie connection to Winter Games team from Nigeria
GRANDE PRAIRIE – For the first time ever, athletes are representing the African country of Nigeria at the Winter Olympics, and the team has a connection to Grande Prairie. Nigeria’s skelet...
Feb 16, 2018

Doobie-dos and don'ts - Alberta outlines specifics on cannabis sales
EDMONTON – The Province of Alberta is releasing its regulations around marijuana sales in the province. The government has approved marijuana to be sold by private retailers and online. All mari...
Feb 16, 2018

Lethbridge woman leads southern Alberta effort to find bone marrow donor match for family member
LETHBRIDGE – Brayden Ross is a 17-year-old grade 12 student who should be gearing up for graduation. Instead, he’s finishing his last chemotherapy treatment at IWK Children’s Hospita...
Feb 15, 2018

Pair convicted of killing family to be eligible for parole after 25 years
RED DEER - An Alberta judge has ruled that two men found guilty of murdering three family members will not have to spend additional time in prison before they can apply for parole. Jason Klaus, who is...
Feb 15, 2018

LPS seek help in finding missing 16-year-old girl
LETHBRIDGE – Police are asking for the public’s help to try and locate a 16-year-old girl. Shannon Lindemann was last seen in Calgary more than a week ago, and has ties to Lethbridge. So f...
Feb 14, 2018

Hope for an apology and reconciliation: Provincial Government hears from Sixties Scoop survivors
LETHBRIDGE – To Adam North Peigan, June 17, 2015 was a very emotional day. It was the day when former Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger stood up in the provincial legislature and issued an official...
Feb 14, 2018