Category Archives: Alberta

SUNDRE – A 32-year-old man has serious injuries to his head and face after being attacked by a bear in west-central Alberta. RCMP say the man was deep in the bush in the Panther River area about...

EDMONTON – The Alberta government will launch community consultations later this month to help draft new guidelines around the controversial practice of police street checks. Community groups ac...

LETHBRIDGE - A blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom has been identified in Sherburne Reservoir. Residents living near the shores of this reservoir, as well as visitors to this reservoir, are advised...

DRUMHELLER – A 21-year-old man is accused of three sexual assaults at a southern Alberta daycare. RCMP in Drumheller say a parent filed a complaint in June that a daycare worker had had an inapp...

RED DEER — Some disturbing health code violations at a local fast food restaurant have been exposed by a former employee. The story was first published by CBC Wednesday, Aug. 23. Jack Webb, the ...

EDMONTON – Sluggish oil prices are forcing Alberta to dip into its reserve fund and look for more in-house savings to keep its $10.5-billion deficit from sliding further into the red. In his fir...

FORT MACLEOD - An investigation is ongoing into a fire that destroyed two vehicles in Fort Macleod on Monday (Aug. 21). RCMP and the fire department were called to the blaze in the 300 block of 10 St....

RED DEER – The use of canine companions is not new to the RCMP, but the ability to use them to detect fentanyl is. In a demonstration Tuesday at the Police Dog Service Training Centre at Innisfa...

EDMONTON – Alberta is challenging a ruling that found its incentive program on beer sales violates interprovincial free-trade obligations. Finance Minister Joe Ceci says the government is appeal...

CALGARY – A former Opposition leader who wants to run Alberta’s new United Conservative Party says he wants kids to learn more about the energy industry in school, including the effects of...