Category Archives: Alberta

BLAIRMORE – Two men from the Crowsnest Pass are facing charges after the RCMP explosive disposal unit had to dismantle a homemade explosive on Monday (May 1). Early Monday morning, a concerned c...

FORT MCMURRAY – British Columbia Liberal Leader Christy Clark’s plan for a hefty carbon tax on thermal coal has raised the ire of Alberta NDP Premier Rachel Notley. Notley says the idea is...

EDMONTON – Edmonton city council has voted overwhelmingly in favour of setting up four supervised drug injection sites in the inner core. By a 10-1 margin, councillors voted Tuesday (May 2) to h...

OTTAWA – Two-thirds of Canada’s electricity supply now comes from renewable sources such as hydro and wind power, the National Energy Board said in a report released Tuesday. Renewable ene...

STAVELY – ***UP-DATED — The pilot of a single-engine plane and his passenger survived a crash landing in a lake just west of Stavely Monday( May1) night.. Jus before 5:00 pm, a Cessna 180 ...

EDMONTON – The provincial government is reminding riders of off-highway vehicles that helmet legislation is coming into the province in the next two weeks. Starting May 15, an approved helmet wi...

EDMONTON – Experts warn it is only a matter of time before another community in Canada is ravaged by a sudden intense wildfire similar to the one that hit Fort McMurray. And the insurance indust...

FORT MACLEOD – RCMP are investigating yet another theft of a large item. This time it was a travel trailer, stolen from the fenced-off compound of Highway RV Storage on Highway 3, west of Highwa...

TABER – RCMP have charged a Taber man after officers executed a search warrant at a home near Taber on Thursday (Apr 27). During the search, police located cocaine, Canadian currency, a firearm,...

WATERTON – You could have an influence on the design of the new Waterton Lakes National Park visitor centre. Parks Canada is inviting the public to an open house on Saturday (Apr. 29) to meet wi...