Category Archives: Alberta
Calgary police think men found dead in vehicle were shot the night before
Calgary homicide detectives say they believe two men who were found dead in a vehicle were shot about 12 hours before they were discovered.Police say they were called Tuesday morning to Marcombe Drive...
Dec 30, 2020
Alberta RCMP police dogs captured over 900 suspects in 2020
Who's a good boy? These K-9 detectives are!Alberta RCMP says their Police Dog Service (PDS) has been busy in 2020 even with COVID-19 restrictions impacting some aspects of their work.Between the 18 PD...
Dec 30, 2020
Province mourns death of Elaine McCoy, senator and Alberta lawmaker
CALGARY, AB - Elaine McCoy passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 74.Born in Brandon, Manitoba, she attended the University of Alberta and later entered politics in the province.McCoy was the MLA f...
Dec 29, 2020
Two killed in worksite incident at Suncor mine north of Fort McMurray
This story has been updated from its original version.FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Suncor Energy Inc. says it is standing down mine operations at an oilsands site in northern Alberta following the deaths of...
Dec 29, 2020
Pipeline spill leaks 400,000 litres of produced water near Drayton Valley
CALGARY - The Alberta Energy Regulator is reporting a spill of about 400,000 litres of salty produced water from a pipeline owned by Calgary-based oil and gas producer ARC Resources Ltd.It says the sp...
Dec 29, 2020
Poll suggests low levels of satisfaction over Prairie premiers handling of pandemic
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the premiers of Canada's three Prairie provinces are lagging counterparts from the rest of the country when it comes to how local residents feel they are managing the COVI...
Dec 29, 2020
First case of U.K. COVID-19 variant detected in Alberta
The first case in Alberta of COVID-19 linked to the variant of the novel coronavirus found in the United Kingdom has been confirmed, according to the Chief Medical Officer of Health.During Monday's CO...
Dec 28, 2020
2021: Alberta eyes post-COVID economic rebound but faces big budget questions
EDMONTON - Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews says the goal in 2021 is to get vaccines out and put the COVID-19 pandemic in the rear-view mirror, then work to fix a battered and beleaguered economy...
Dec 27, 2020
Province reports 1,100 new COVID-19 cases
Alberta reported an estimated 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.That's out of about 15,600 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of seven per cent.Updated death and active ca...
Dec 24, 2020
RCMP say it will be spring before investigation wraps into Alberta bus rollover
JASPER, Alta. - RCMP say it will be at least spring before an investigation wraps up into last summer's deadly tour bus rollover in the Alberta Rocky Mountains. Three people were killed and 14 were cr...
Dec 24, 2020