Category Archives: Alberta
Armed robbery at Nobleford store- RCMP search for green Ford pickup truck
PICTURE BUTTE – RCMP are on the hunt for two men who they say robbed the Nobleford Food Store this morning. Sgt. Tom Howell says it happened around 10:45 this morning, when the men entered the s...
May 16, 2017
UPDATE: Heavy rain and snow prompt warnings
UPDATE 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 17: While the weather warning continues for the higher elevations, closer to Lethbridge a rainfall warning was also issued for areas just west of Lethbridge. The rainfa...
May 16, 2017
Blood Tribe Councillor admits new permit fees are a business tax
BLOOD RESERVE – “Reserves are for Indians. For the use and the benefit of Indians only. And over the years, because of some of the support services that we required, we had to allow non-tr...
May 15, 2017
Father and daughter found dead inside Red Deer home
RED DEER – A man and his young daughter were found dead inside a south Red Deer home Sunday afternoon, and an investigation into their deaths is underway. Red Deer RCMP attended the residence in...
May 15, 2017
Weekend house fire in Pincher Creek deemed non-suspicious
PINCHER CREEK – The preliminary damage estimate for a house fire in Pincher Creek on the weekend has been pegged at between $100,000 and $150,000. Deputy Fire Chief Pat Neumann (New man) confirm...
May 15, 2017
New survey opens to help develop provincial curriculum
ALBERTA – You have another chance to help rewrite Alberta’s K-12 curriculum. Following up on a more general survey in the fall, a new government survey has opened up, with two components f...
May 15, 2017
Pincher Creek home goes up in flames
PINCHER CREEK – UPDATE 10:11 am: Pincher Creek EMS is asking people to stay away from the area, as firefighters continue their work. Main Street from Geddes to Hewetson is closed this morning (M...
May 13, 2017
WestJet vote 62 per cent in favour of forming first union at airline
CALGARY – The Air Line Pilots Association, International says more than 1,400 WestJet pilots have voted 62 per cent in favour of forming the first union at Canada’s second-largest airline....
May 12, 2017
Trespass bylaw takes effect on Kainai First Nation on Saturday
STANDOFF – A full explanation and details on the Blood Tribe’s Trespass By-law won’t be provided to the media and public until Monday. However, the bylaw will take effect on Saturday...
May 12, 2017
Province increasing preventative measures in fight against invasive mussels
LETHBRIDGE - The province is stepping up efforts to keep aquatic invasive species out of Alberta. With the discovery of zebra mussel larvae in Montana, and a growing issue in provinces like Manitoba a...
May 12, 2017