Alberta

Town of Bow Island and former employee plead guilty to water quality infractions

BOW ISLAND, AB - A local government in Southern Alberta and one of its former employees have been handed their penalties regarding issues with water quality monitoring and reporting.A new operator was...

Aug 11, 2020

First-degree murder charge laid as Red Deer mourns slain doctor

A Red Deer physician is being remembered fondly a day after he was killed in a violent and shocking attack.Dr. Walter Reynolds, 45, died in hospital after he was attacked Monday morning at the Village...

Aug 11, 2020

Calgary-based PetroTal shuts Peru oilfield after protester deaths and injuries

CALGARY - A Calgary-based company is shutting down its oilfield in Peru after violent protests over the weekend that resulted in three protester deaths and a dozen injuries among police and protesters...

Aug 11, 2020

Investigation into Red Deer doctor’s killing moving “very rapidly”: RCMP

"I am sickened to learn that a member of our community died in such a violent tragedy."An emotional Red Deer RCMP Supt. Gerald Grobmeier gave an update late Monday night on the early stages of the pol...

Aug 11, 2020

Doctor killed in attack at north Red Deer medical clinic

WARNING: This story contains graphic details.One person is dead following an assault this morning at a medical clinic in north Red Deer.The assault with a weapon occurred at the Village Mall Walk-In C...

Aug 10, 2020

Oilers 50/50 tickets valid, refunds available through August 13

The Oilers Community Foundation has issued another update on how it is dealing with issues related to Friday's record-breaking 50/50 raffle which took place on the day of Game 4 between the Oilers and...

Aug 10, 2020

Alberta moving on from contact tracing app in favour of federal app

Three months after the Alberta government launched its COVID-19 contact tracing app, it's abandoning it in favour of Ottawa's.The app tracked other users who came within two metres, so that if a user ...

Aug 10, 2020

Two people believed drowned at Pigeon Lake

RCMP in Thorsby say two people have died, possibly from drowning, at Pigeon Lake.It was August 7 at around 1:10 p.m. when Mounties responded to a report of a possible drowning at the lake 111 km north...

Aug 09, 2020

Masks will arrive ahead of first day of school: Minister LaGrange

Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says the UCP government knows exactly where it's getting 1.6 million reusable masks announced for Alberta's students in time for the start of classes in just a few ...

Aug 09, 2020

RCMP lay manslaughter charge on 13-year-old in death of 10-year-old

MASKWACIS, Alta. - RCMP in central Alberta say a 13-year-old has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in the death of a 10-year-old boy.Police say officers in Maskwacis, south of Edmonton, rece...

Aug 07, 2020