Category Archives: Alberta

Accused in 'knees together' sex assault retrial not guilty
CALGARY – A man who was tried for a second time after a judge made controversial comments at the original trial has been found not guilty of sexual assault. Alexander Wagar, who is 29, was acqui...
Jan 31, 2017

Police investigating armed robbery in Fort Macleod
FORT MACLEOD – RCMP in Fort Macleod are investigating an armed robbery Monday night (Jan. 30) in the community. They were called to the Liquor Cabinet on Main Street in Fort Macleod around 8:30 ...
Jan 31, 2017

Man who beheaded Greyhound bus passenger seeks absolute discharge
WINNIPEG – The mother of a man beheaded by a fellow bus passenger in Manitoba says her son’s killer is seeking an absolute discharge nine years after he was found not criminally responsibl...
Jan 31, 2017

Wind damages power substation, affecting Cardston
CARDSTON – Strong overnight winds have left parts of Cardston in the dark. According to the town, the wind damaged the substation that supplies electricity to Cardston, leaving several sections ...
Jan 30, 2017

Avalanche Canada to receive $750,000 grant from the province
LETHBRIDGE – Out of all Canadian backcountry recreation users killed in avalanches in the past decade, nearly half of them were from Alberta, and two out of three snowmobilers killed in avalanch...
Jan 29, 2017

Lawyers file appeal for Travis Vader in deaths of missing Alberta couple
EDMONTON – Lawyers for a man convicted of killing two missing Alberta seniors have filed an appeal. Travis Vader was sentenced earlier this week to life in prison for manslaughter in the deaths ...
Jan 27, 2017

Guilty plea entered in fatal stabbing near Taber
LETHBRIDGE – A charge of second degree murder was replaced with one of manslaughter Friday (Jan. 27) for Stacey Charles Wahpistikwan. With the change made, Wahpistikwan then entered a guilty ple...
Jan 27, 2017

Hunter says public sentiment favours united right
CARDSTON – The Wildrose MLA for Cardston-Taber-Warner says this is what most people have been calling for. Grant Hunter supports leader Brian Jean’s indication that he will resign and run ...
Jan 27, 2017

Heart grabbing announcement from Brian Jean who is now open to a merge with the PCs
EDMONTON – On Thursday afternoon, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean took to facebook to announce, by way of a video, that he was opening the door to “unite the right”. Jean has outlined his...
Jan 26, 2017

Agriculture Matters - Oldman Watershed Council asks for input
LETHBRIDGE – if you live in Southern Alberta, you know how much agriculture matters. That’s the reason why the Oldman Watershed Council (OWC) wants to hear from landowners, farmers, ranche...
Jan 26, 2017