Category Archives: Alberta

Fatal Motorcycle Crash Near Vulcan
Vulcan – RCMP are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash which occurred this morning on Highway 842 near Vulcan. The collision occurred at approximately 10:20 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, when the we...
Aug 14, 2016

Tire Blowout Causes Truck Fire Near Monarch
MONARCH – A tire blowout is being blamed for a truck fire on Highway 23 near Monarch Friday morning. Coaldale RCMP confirm the vehicle – that was hauling seed – caught fire following...
Aug 12, 2016

Provincial Parks Handed $239 Million in Funding
ALBERTA – The provincial government is investing nearly $240-million into Alberta parks over the next five years. The money will go towards upgrades to campsites, hiking trails, shower buildings...
Aug 12, 2016

NDP Wants Review of Jason Kenney Fundraising, Elections Alberta says it can't
EDMONTON – The NDP wants Alberta’s chief electoral officer to investigate Progressive Conservative leadership hopeful Jason Kenney’s political fundraising activities. The NDP says th...
Aug 11, 2016

Fatal Dirt Biking Incident Deemed Non-Suspicious by Police
DIAMOND CITY – RCMP say a dirt biking collision north of Lethbridge has claimed the life of a 16-year old male. The incident happened on August 7 at 4:44-pm, on a private property just east of D...
Aug 10, 2016

Contract Awarded for New Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre
WATERTON – Parks Canada is announcing that, following a competitive process, a contract has been awarded to FWBA Architects for the design of the new Waterton Lakes National Park Visitor Centre ...
Aug 10, 2016

RCMP charge Calgary man with importing deadly synthetic drug from China
CALGARY - RCMP have charged a Calgary man with importing a dangerous synthetic drug that can be 100 times more powerful than deadly fentanyl. Police say Canada Border Services Agency staff seized a pa...
Aug 09, 2016

Preliminary Inquiry Set for Taber Murder Case
TABER – A murder case from last September near Taber is heading towards a preliminary inquiry. On the morning of September 22, 2015, police responded to a complaint of a disturbance and a missin...
Aug 09, 2016

Life-Sized Human Figures Made from Tape Appear on Edmonton Bridge
EDMONTON: Some life-sized human figures made out of clear plastic tape and attached to suicide prevention barriers on an Edmonton bridge puzzled pedestrians, as well as authorities, after they mysteri...
Aug 07, 2016

Second Annual Ride to Horizon Raises $10,500
HIGH RIVER: It wasn't a ride toward the horizon but, for Horizon - Camp Horizon. On July 29th and 30th MP John Barlow and his team rode 200-km from the Crowsnest Pass to the Bar U Ranch and to then to...
Aug 07, 2016