Category Archives: Alberta

Money to clean up orphan wells welcomed by premier
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the $30 million the federal government is giving to the province for the oil and gas industry is good news. She says her government will use the mon...
Mar 23, 2017

Blood Tribe focusing on community safety with new trespassing rules
BLOOD INDIAN RESERVE – The Blood Tribe Council says they will be enforcing trespassing bylaws in an effort to minimize drug activity and maintain community safety. In a media release Wednesday (...
Mar 22, 2017

Police looking for information on three suspicious fires in Brocket
BROCKET – Piikani First Nation RCMP are investigating three structure fires that they believe were deliberately set. The first was on January 31, where an abandoned residence was burned. An aban...
Mar 21, 2017

'How ashamed I am:' Pilot pleads guilty to being impaired on Calgary flight
CALGARY – A pilot who passed out in a cockpit before a scheduled flight says he is ashamed and filled with remorse. Miroslav Gronych pleaded guilty in a Calgary court Tuesday to having control a...
Mar 21, 2017

Notley: mandate from voters would be sought before bringing in PST
STONY PLAIN – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she wouldn’t bring in a provincial sales tax without seeking a mandate from voters. Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said this week his gover...
Mar 21, 2017

14-year old in hospital after snowmobile crash near Lost Creek
BLAIRMORE – A serious snowmobile collision Monday (Mar. 20) morning has left a 14-year old male with non-life threatening injuries. Crowsnest Pass RCMP were notified of the incident around 11:53...
Mar 20, 2017

Dangerous increase in red-light school bus fly-bys on rural roads
LETHBRIDGE – Despite heavy enforcement and the risk of sizeable fines, it appears some motorists may be unaware of the rules of the road when they come toward a stopped school bus with its red l...
Mar 20, 2017

Local organization protecting species at risk while helping ranchers
LETHBRIDGE - An organization based out of Lethbridge is making inroads across southern Alberta, by working with ranchers and landowners to protect our grasslands and the wildlife that call them home. ...
Mar 20, 2017

Lethbridge Police report missing man has been located
LETHBRIDGE – Police report 41 year old Myron Big Throat has been located. He was last seen Saturday in Calgary near the Airport Best Western Inn. Police were concerned for his well-being and ask...
Mar 19, 2017

One dead following head on collision near Granum
GRANUM – One person was pronounced dead at the scene of a collision Thursday (Mar. 16) afternoon. Around 4:00 p.m., Fort Macleod RCMP responded to the incident along Highway 519, about 15-kilome...
Mar 16, 2017