Alberta

Three killed in Edmonton early morning crash

Edmonton police are investigating a fatal collision that left three people dead.Officers responded to the single-vehicle crash about 2:20 a.m near Calgary Trail and 55 Avenue.They found three people d...

Jul 03, 2020

Brazilian cowboy completes trek from Alaska to Calgary

CALGARY - It wasn't quite the parade that Brazilian long rider Filipe Masetti Leite (LAY'-TAY') had hoped for.But he was still happy to reach the finish line.The 33-year-old completed a 34-hundred-kil...

Jul 03, 2020

RCMP deploying more Mounties in Alberta under agreement with the province

EDMONTON - The RCMP says it will add 76 additional Mounties to Alberta this year, many of whom will serve as front-line police in rural detachments outside major municipalities.There will also be 57 n...

Jul 03, 2020

Province announces Highway 3 twinning between Taber and Burdett

TABER, AB - The provincial government made a significant announcement in Taber Thursday morning.A 46-kilometre stretch of Highway 3 will be twinned between Taber and Burdett.Construction is slated to ...

Jul 02, 2020

Two women charged after drugs, guns seized in Innisfail

Two women have been arrested after a short-term investigation by ALERT's Red Deer organized crime team resulted in the seizure of a wide variety of drugs from a home in Innisfail.The two-week investig...

Jul 02, 2020

Supreme Court dismisses Indigenous appeal of Trans Mountain pipeline approval

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a new appeal from British Columbia First Nations over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The court on Thursday dismissed the appeal from the Squa...

Dylan Payne Jul 02, 2020

AHS re-checking thousands of archived respiratory samples for possible COVID-19 infections

EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services is testing old swabs to try to find out whether people who thought they were sick with the flu in the winter could have actually had COVID-19.The health authority sa...

Jun 30, 2020

Fitch downgrades Alberta's credit rating citing heavy borrowing

EDMONTON - Alberta's plan to relaunch its economy is taking a hit right out of the starting gate.The United States-based Fitch rating agency has announced it's reducing Alberta's credit rating to AA- ...

Jun 30, 2020

Salma Lakhani appointed lieutenant-governor of Alberta

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named business owner and philanthropist Salma Lakhani as Alberta's new lieutenant-governor.When she formally takes over the role, Lakhani will become Canada'...

Jun 30, 2020

Alberta expands outdoor gathering limit

The provincial government has announced this morning that the outdoor gathering limit in Alberta has been increased from 100 to 200 people.The increase applies to attendees at community outdoor events...

Jun 30, 2020