Category Archives: Alberta

UCP holds leadership debate in Red Deer
RED DEER – Roughly seven hundred people attended a United Conservative Party Leadership debate at Red Deer's Memorial Centre Tuesday night. The evening began with opening remarks from all four c...
Oct 04, 2017

Snow welcome news for Waterton fire battle
WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK – Twenty centimetres of snow doesn’t hurt, when fighting a wildfire. The Kenow fire burning within Waterton Lakes National Park is now considered under control...
Oct 04, 2017

Efforts to restore power continue in wake of snowstorm
SOUTHERN AB - Roughly 3,200 Fortis Alberta customers remain in the dark in parts of southern Alberta, as the company pushes to restore power following Monday's (Oct. 2) snowstorm. Alana Antonelli with...
Oct 03, 2017

Southern Alberta winter storm forces Hamlet of Burdett to issue boil water advisory
BURDETT – A boil water advisory has been issued for the Hamlet of Burdett, which is part of County of Forty Mile No. 8 located between Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. Water may be unsafe to drink o...
Oct 03, 2017

Nanton woman facing trafficking charges
NANTON – A woman faces drug charges after a traffic stop near the community last month. The 42-year-old Nanton woman was headed south on Highway 2 when she was pulled over by RCMP Sept. 22. Acco...
Oct 03, 2017

Southern Alberta reeling from winter storm
SOUTHERN ALBERTA - Non-essential travel throughout southern Alberta is not advised, as the entire region deals with a Winter Storm Warning. – Highway 3 between Medicine Hat and Taber has been cl...
Oct 02, 2017

Stabbing, van assault in Edmonton a 'terrorist attack'
EDMONTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning violent events in Edmonton as a “terrorist attack” following a chaotic night that saw a police officer stabbed and several pede...
Oct 01, 2017

Chief Mountain border crossing closing until May
CHIEF MOUNTAIN – It’s another sign of fall. Saturday, Sept. 30 is the final day of the season to enter Canada at the Chief Mountain Border Crossing. It closes at 6 p.m. and won’t reo...
Sep 30, 2017

Taking a bite out of crime - Police dog fires handgun
CHESTERMERE – A police dog on the hunt for two assault suspects managed to fire a handgun that had been dropped in a treed area east of Calgary. RCMP say the canine was not hurt when it set off ...
Sep 29, 2017

United Conservative leadership candidates promise health-care reform
EDMONTON – Two of the leadership candidates for Alberta’s United Conservatives say they will pursue more private-care options to fix a broken health-care system. Jason Kenney says his fath...
Sep 29, 2017