Category Archives: Alberta

UPDATE 9:40 a.m.: Highway 3 has reopened, but winter driving conditions exist. UPDATE 8:20 a.m.: A portion of Highway 3 has reopened, on the B.C. side. According to DriveBC, the stretch between Sparwo...

COALHURST – Imagine learning to surf only to find out you have no access to the ocean. That's a scenario staff at two Palliser Regional Schools here are working to eliminate in the name of stude...

CALGARY – Edmonton Oilers defenceman Andrew Ference has been named chairman of Alberta Sport Connection. In Calgary on Thursday, Premier Rachel Notley announced a new board of directors for the ...

ALBERTA – A concern about backcountry users, especially those without experience, has prompted an avalanche warning from Parks Canada. A Special Public Avalanche Warning has been issued for Wate...

VULCAN – After nearly two months, Vulcan RCMP have finally wrapped up investigations into a series of thefts from nearby oilfield sites. Charges were laid against Richard Rossi, 53, in December ...

LETHBRIDGE – They came by the truck and busload, from Medicine Hat, Brooks and Lethbridge, braving extremely cold temperatures and several feet of snow, to attend a meeting in Bellevue hosted by...

PINCHER CREEK – One man is in custody with charges pending, following a standoff with police in Pincher Creek that lasted nearly eight hours, and forced the RCMP to bring in resources from acros...

COALDALE – The town of Coaldale has promoted from within for its new fire chief. Kevin McKeown, a lieutenant with Coaldale and District Emergency Services (CDES) since June 2015, has moved into ...

UPDATE 6:30 a.m.: Brocket School is closed, with no buses running on the Piikani Nation. UPDATE 6:10 a.m.: Westwind School Division has cancelled classes only for Mountain View, Spring Glen Elementary...

WINNIPEG – A schizophrenic man who beheaded and cannibalized a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus could know later this week whether he will be granted his freedom. Manitoba’s Criminal Co...