Alberta

Youth charged with arson of vacant NE Alberta Catholic church

KEHEWIN CREE NATION, Alta. - A youth has been charged with setting a fire that has destroyed an abandoned Catholic church on a First Nation in Alberta.RCMP say in a news release that police and firefi...

Jul 12, 2021

Alberta motorists reminded of Mandatory Alcohol Screening legislation

Alberta RCMP are reminding motorists that legislation is in effect which gives police additional authority to deal with impaired driving.Bill C-46 came into effect in Dec. 2018 and provides police the...

Jul 12, 2021

Government developing new label for made-in-Alberta food products

Agriculture and Forestry Alberta is developing a new label for farmers and processors to put on their products.Minister Devin Dreeshen made the announcement Saturday morning, saying the label will hel...

Jul 10, 2021

Alberta Sports Hall of Fame inductee Mark Tewksbury visits new 2SLGBTQ+ exhibit

2SLGBTQ+ athletes are being recognized at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.True to You in Sport, the Hall's latest exhibit, is expected to stay up for six months.It focuses on four Hall inductees, incl...

Jul 10, 2021

'Safe enough:' Thousands gather at Calgary Stampede's live music venue

CALGARY - A bird's-eye view of a popular live music venue on its first night at the Calgary Stampede showed hundreds of people standing close together, waiting for a swab or to hand over proof of a CO...

Jul 10, 2021

“Fentanyl superlab” south of Calgary being dismantled

CALGARY, AB - Law enforcement teams are hard at work trying to tackle illegal drug activities in the province, including one facility described as a suspected fentanyl superlab.ALERT conducted 13 sear...

Jul 10, 2021

'Safe enough:' Thousands gather at Calgary Stampede's live music venue

CALGARY - A bird's-eye view of a popular live music venue on its first night at the Calgary Stampede showed hundreds of people standing close together, waiting for a swab or to hand over proof of a CO...

Jul 10, 2021

Second high-speed rail line proposed connecting Calgary, Red Deer and Edmonton

Another Ontario company is looking to introduce high-speed rail in Alberta, connecting the province's largest cities.London-based EllisDon says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with A...

Jul 10, 2021

'We're ready to go': Calgary Stampede to kick off with enhanced safety measures

CALGARY - The rides are up, the stuffed animals are displayed at the games tables and concession booths are loaded with supplies. Forced by the pandemic to cancel last year for the first time in its h...

Jul 09, 2021

Toews: Respect for nurses, but wage rollback proposal about economic realities

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Days after proposing a three per cent wage rollback for nurses in Alberta, Finance Minister Travis Toews says the government has to look at the realities of the province's economic ...

Jul 08, 2021