Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta United Conservative leader Kenney looks to build on big wins from 2017
EDMONTON – Fresh off uniting Alberta’s feuding, floundering centre-right to forge a unified opposition, Jason Kenney begins work in 2018 to build on those gains ahead of a provincial elect...
Dec 27, 2017
'Reformed his life:' Ottawa makes clemency case for Canadian on death row
CALGARY – The federal government says a Canadian who has been on death row in the United States for more than three decades should be granted clemency because he has “reformed his lifeR...
Dec 27, 2017
Alberta Parks reservation system passes the one million mark
ALBERTA – The Alberta Parks reservation system recorded its one millionth booking, thanks to another record-setting year. This year alone, Reserve.AlbertaParks.ca online reservation system proce...
Dec 24, 2017
Provincial government phone lines remain open during the holidays to help Albertans in need
ALBERTA - The holidays are a happy time for a lot of people, but it can also be a tough time for others. A number of government phone lines are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to help Albertans...
Dec 23, 2017
Suspected cocaine intercepted at Coutts border crossing
CALGARY - For the second time this month, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and RCMP have seized a significant quantity of suspected narcotics at the Courts border crossing. On Sunday, Dec. 17,...
Dec 21, 2017
RCMP charge Red Deer man with fraud after victims lose over $10 million
RED DEER – A Red Deer man is due in court next month, accused of using ponzi schemes to steal millions of dollars from investors. The 45-year-old man is charged with money laundering and fraud a...
Dec 21, 2017
Alberta oil and gas drilling rights auction results rise to $504 million in 2017
CALGARY – Sales of oil and gas drilling rights in Alberta delivered almost four times as much money for the provincial treasury in 2017 compared with 2016 but the total remained well short of th...
Dec 21, 2017
Feral cat uses one of nine lives in escape from pop can rings
RED DEER – The case of a feral cat with a six-pack holder wrapped around its body is serving up multiple lessons about how to prevent similar, potentially deadly scenarios. Late last week, Red D...
Dec 20, 2017
U.S. in 'waning days of the death penalty:' Lawyer of Canadian man on death row
CALGARY - A lawyer for a Canadian on death row in Montana believes it’s only a matter of time before the death penalty in much of the United States is abolished and his client will be free to re...
Dec 20, 2017
Alberta population passes 4.3 million mark
ALBERTA - The population of Alberta has surpassed 4.3 million. Quarterly population estimates released Dec. 20 by Statistics Canada put Alberta at 4,306,039 as of Oct. 1, an increase of .46 per cent f...
Dec 20, 2017