Alberta

Calgary man found guilty in brutal 2017 sexual assault

CALGARY - A Calgary man has been convicted of the brutal sexual assault of a woman he met on an internet dating website.Vasilios Georgopoulos was found guilty Tuesday for the 2017 attack that lasted 1...

Jan 29, 2020

Lethbridge Police investigate source of bomb threat believed to be a hoax

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Thousands of students and staff were evacuated from the Lethbridge College campus just before 1:00 pm on Tuesday, January 28.Inspector Jason Dobirstein with Lethbridge Police Service ...

Jan 29, 2020 Lethbridge Police Inspector Jason Dobirstein

City of Red Deer assumes temporary financial management of Westerner Park

The City of Red Deer is assuming temporary financial oversight over Westerner Park, a move both sides say was prompted by financial challenges being faced by the organization.Officials say the move is...

Jan 29, 2020 Mike Olesen, CEO, Westerner Park, addresses members of the Westerner Park Board of Directors, as well as staff and councilors with the City of Red Deer at the Holiday Inn Chalet at Westerner Park Tuesday morning. (rdnewsNOW.com/Sheldon Spackman)

Alberta's climate plan part of cabinet decision on new oilsands mine: Wilkinson

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says cabinet's decision on a massive new oilsands mine in Alberta will take into consideration what the province is doing to help Canada meet its clima...

Dylan Payne Jan 28, 2020

Birds flocking to national parks in the Canadian Rockies

BANFF, Alta. - It turns out tourists aren't the only ones who love the national parks in the Canadian Rockies. Despite recent studies showing bird populations are declining in many areas of North Amer...

Dylan Payne Jan 28, 2020

Alberta premier wants Ottawa to approve Teck mine for benefit of First Nations

CALGARY - Alberta's premier says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to move swiftly to approve the Teck Frontier oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray.Jason Kenney says there is no reason to delay the...

Jan 27, 2020

Alberta municipalities seek power to collect property taxes owed by failed oil & gas companies

The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) is calling on the province to change legislation to allow local governments to collect property taxes from oil and gas properties when they fail.AUM...

Jan 27, 2020 AUMA President Barry Morishita, during a visit to Grande Prairie back in August of 2019 (Photo: Shaun Penner)

Transport industry urging driver safety after fatal crashes involving semis

A spokesperson for Alberta's transportation industry is reminding all motorists to drive safely on the province's highways following two fatal collisions near Red Deer this week involving semi-trailer...

Jan 27, 2020

Doctors find tumor on Edmonton women's liver was a rare parasite, not cancer

EDMONTON - An Edmonton woman says she wants people to know about a rare parasite she probably had for 10 years. Cassidy Armstrong, who is 36, says she went for surgery in November for what she had bee...

Jan 26, 2020 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - Waterdale Bridge and Several Skyscrapers of the city downtown at sunset. Photo Credit: www.dreamstime.com

Alberta open to extending deadline for high-tech panel report

EDMONTON - Alberta's economic development minister says she's open to extending the deadline for a looming benchmark panel report on growing the high-tech sector. But Tanya Fir but says she wants to s...

Jan 26, 2020 Alberta flag. Photo Credit: www.dreamstime.com