Category Archives: Alberta

Panel on deaths of children in government care hampered by secrecy
EDMONTON – Members of an Alberta legislature panel investigating deaths of children in government care say the committee will be ineffective unless it starts getting candid answers. Greg Clark, ...
Feb 23, 2017

One man in critical condition after attack on the Blood Reserve
BLOOD RESERVE – Blood Tribe Police are investigating what appears to have been a home invasion, that left a 28-year old man with life threatening injuries. They responded to a rural residence ar...
Feb 21, 2017

Provincial camping reservations open today
LETHBRIDGE – Reservations for those who want one of the regular campsites in a provincial park this summer, open today. The openings are staggered, so those who have their sights set on certain ...
Feb 21, 2017

Plenty of Family Day activities around the region
LETHBRIDGE – Today is of course, Family Day in Alberta, and there’s no shortage of things for the entire family to do, from Lethbridge to Crowsnest Pass and almost everywhere in between. H...
Feb 20, 2017

Man sentenced to life for deaths of couple and grandchild assaulted in jail
CALGARY – The man sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars for the murder of a Calgary couple and their grandson has been assaulted in jail, according to his lawyer. Kim Ross says his...
Feb 18, 2017

Taber residents charged in Thursday morning attack
TABER – Two Taber residents are facing charges, following an assault that left another individual with significant injuries to his face and jaw. Around 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 16, Taber Police respond...
Feb 17, 2017

Judge rules Garland to spend 75 years in prison before parole
CALGARY – A judge has ruled that triple murderer Douglas Garland will spend the rest of his life in prison. Justice David Gates imposed a sentence on the 57-year-old that would prevent his seeki...
Feb 17, 2017

Kimberley solar farm generates profit in first full year
A former lead and zinc mine in southeastern British Columbia has generated a small profit in its first full year of operation as a solar farm. Reports from City of Kimberley staff show the SunMine fac...
Feb 16, 2017

TransCanada refiles application in Nebraska for Keystone XL pipeline route
CALGARY – TransCanada says it has refiled an application in Nebraska seeking approval for the Keystone XL pipeline route through the state, a hotbed of opposition to the project. The company say...
Feb 16, 2017

Douglas Garland's previous life not revealed to triple-murder jury
CALGARY - An Alberta man waiting for a jury’s verdict lived under an assumed name and did time for drug trafficking years before facing first-degree murder charges in the deaths of a couple and ...
Feb 15, 2017