Category Archives: Alberta

RED DEER — Yet another wicked windstorm ripped through central Alberta Tuesday, June 20, leaving behind a mass of downed trees and power lines in its wake. The storm blew into Red Deer at about ...

EDMONTON – Alberta Progressive Conservative Leader Jason Kenney says he will push for a rigorous screening process for prospective candidates. Kenney says it’s critical to prevent what he ...

LETHBRIDGE – In just 2 weeks, the number of new whooping cough (Pertussis) cases in southwestern Alberta has exploded, from 12 to 58. Alberta Health Service’s Dr. Vivian Suttorp says nearl...

ALBERTA — The mumps outbreak is officially over. Alberta Health Services has declared an end to the outbreak in the South Zone that dates back to February 16, as well as a second outbreak that w...

EDMONTON - A boxer who had been in critical condition since a fight in Edmonton on Friday night has died, his sister says. Jackie Neil says in a statement on behalf of her family that Tim Hague died o...

EDMONTON – Alberta’s annual tradition of revealing the most popular baby names in the province once again had some familiar picks at the top of the list. Liam topped the names for boys for...

TABER – Taber Police have arrested and charged a 39-year old man with two sexual offences relating to a young woman. Police say on Tuesday (June 13), they receieved a report about a man acting i...

LETHBRIDGE – Two people have now been charged with a number of offences after a dramatic, two hour long police chase that ended in a farmer’s field in Foremost Wednesday (July 14) afternoo...

LETHBRIDGE – Former Alberta Progressive Conservative cabinet minister LeRoy Fjordbotten has died at the age of 78. Fjordbotten was first elected to the legislature in 1979 in the southern Albert...

OTTAWA – Cellphone companies will soon no longer be allowed to charge customers to unlock their devices under sweeping changes to Canada’s wireless code of conduct announced today. The new...