Alberta

Edmonton man convicted of killing pregnant wife allowed unsupervised prison leaves

GRAVENHURST, Ont.- An Edmonton man found guilty of murdering his pregnant wife and dumping her body in a ditch nearly 15 years ago will be allowed to leave prison unsupervised to spend time with the c...

Feb 13, 2020

Edmonton man sentenced for killing mother while in cannabis psychosis

EDMONTON- A man who doctors say was in a cannabis-induced psychosis when he killed his mother has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.Jason Glenn Dickout pleaded guilty to manslaug...

Feb 13, 2020

Head of Canadian Energy Centre apologizes for tweets

The head of Alberta's 30-million-dollar a-year energy war room is apologizing after the organization posted a social media response to a New York Times article that questioned the newspaper's credibil...

Feb 13, 2020 Canadian Energy Centre logo

Top court to decide whether to hear appeals of Alberta couple convicted in son's death

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will decide today whether to hear the appeals of a Calgary couple found guilty of killing their diabetic teenage son. Emil and Rodica Radita were convicted of firs...

Dylan Payne Feb 13, 2020

Fort St John RCMP ask for public's assistance in finding wanted man

Fort St John RCMP are searching for a wanted male, and are asking for the public's assistance in locating him.Michael Power (35) is wanted on an un-endorsed warrant for his arrest. Power has been form...

Feb 12, 2020 Michael Power (photo courtesy of Fort St John RCMP)

Indigenous relations minister hopes spat with First Nation leader doesn't hurt Teck Frontier project

EDMONTON - Alberta's Indigenous relations minister says a last-minute war of words with a First Nations chief over a proposed oilsands mine is a case of bare-knuckle bargaining.Rick Wilson says he hop...

Feb 12, 2020

Toews to table Budget 2020 on February 27

The Alberta government says it will table its 2020 budget on February 27th.The budget will come two days after the legislature returns with the speech from the throne.Finance Minister Travis Toews say...

Feb 12, 2020

Ottawa launches consultations on Indigenous ownership of Trans Mountain pipeline

CALGARY - The federal government is launching a new set of consultations with Indigenous groups that will determine if and how they might take part in ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline and its ...

Dylan Payne Feb 12, 2020

LPS issues Canada-wide warrant for suspect in Lethbridge homicide

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have issued a Canada-wide warrant for the arrest of a 29-year-old man charged in connection with the city's first homicide in two years.Mohamud Omar Dhiblawe, 29, of...

Feb 12, 2020 Mohamud Omar Dhiblawe. (Supplied by Lethbridge Police Service)

One dead after officer-involved shooting in Blairmore

CROWSNEST PASS, AB - RCMP have confirmed that one person is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Blairmore.According to an RCMP release, at around 5:00 p.m. on February 11, two Blairmore RCM...

Feb 12, 2020