Alberta

Alberta Crown stays 2nd-degree murder charge against mother in newborn's death

EDMONTON - A second-degree murder charge against a woman accused in the death of her 11-day-old daughter has been stayed.Police were called to an Edmonton home in March 2018 to investigate a report of...

Jan 31, 2020

Alberta firefighters want input on National Building Code review

Alberta's professional fire fighters are urging the province to hit the pause button on allowing 12-storey wood frame structures, at least until the current National Building Code review is done.Brad ...

Jan 31, 2020 Photo: Alberta Fire Fighters Association

Fort Macleod considering “Trap Neuter Return cat program” to prevent overpopulation

FORT MACLEOD, AB - Cats are crowding the community of Fort Macleod, and the town is looking to do something about it.Town Council voted this week to proceed with public engagement on a Trap Neuter Ret...

Jan 31, 2020 (Supplied by Pixabay)

Bank in Trochu held up at gunpoint on Thursday

Police in Three Hills are asking for public assistance in identifying the lone suspect who held up the ATB financial institution in Trochu.It was Thursday, Jan. 30 at approximately 11:30 a.m. when Thr...

Jan 31, 2020 Surveillance footage from the ATB in Trochu, Alta shows a lone suspect holding a gun during an alleged armed robbery on Jan. 30, 2020. (Supplied/RCMP)

Chinese tourists cancel trips to Canadian hotspots such as Banff, Yellowknife

Tour companies and hotels in destinations popular with Chinese tourists are starting to see cancellations after a new form of virus that has led to mass quarantines and 170 deaths in China. The virus ...

Dylan Payne Jan 31, 2020

CAPP projecting $2 billion boost in investment in 2020

CALGARY - Spending in the oil and gas sector is expected to rise by about $2 billion this year after declines in four of the past five years.The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says it exp...

Jan 30, 2020

Charges laid in fatal collision on Highway 9

OYEN, AB - A 37-year-old man is facing multiple charges following a fatal collision on Highway 9 last summer that killed an 11-year-old boy and injured members of his family.Lowell Nathan Dyck has bee...

Jan 30, 2020

Over $30K worth of drugs seized in Medicine Hat by ALERT

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Three people from Medicine Hat have been arrested and face drug charges after more than $30,000 worth of drugs were seized by an ALERT investigation in Medicine Hat.The two-month in...

Jan 30, 2020 Drugs seized (photo courtesy of ALERT)

Cenovus credits quota easing as it ramps up crude-by-rail output to 100,000 bpd

CALGARY - An executive with Cenovus Energy Inc. says it produced more crude in December thanks to the Alberta government's decision last fall to allow producers to exceed provincial quotas if they mov...

Jan 29, 2020

Alberta curriculum review urges focus on basic learning, standardized tests

CALGARY - A panel reviewing Alberta's education curriculum is urging the province to stick to the basics, make learning more focused on jobs and to emphasize standardized testing.It also recommends th...

Jan 29, 2020