Alberta

Fatal collision on Highway 2 near Slave Lake under investigation

RCMP are investigating a serious collision that resulted in the death of one male.On January 18 at 7:08 p.m., Slave Lake RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision that happened near the intersection o...

Jan 20, 2020

Charges laid after hydrogen sulphide leak near Spirit River causes health issues

SPIRIT RIVER, Alta. - Alberta's energy regulator has laid charges against three oil and gas companies after a release of poisonous hydrogen sulphide that affected human health.Five charges have been l...

Jan 20, 2020

Studies question assumptions on industrial damage to Wood Buffalo park

New research suggests Canada's largest national park is not drying out from upstream hydro dams or being contaminated by the oilsands.Recently published papers from scientists at the University of Wat...

Jan 20, 2020

Stettler man charged with killing his father

A Stettler man has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his father.Stettler RCMP say they responded just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday (Jan. 15) to a call of a deceased male at...

Jan 19, 2020

Encana gets approval to change name, move headquarters

By the end of next week Encana will be doing business under its new name.That's after Alberta's Court of Queen's Bench approved the oil and gas company's reorganization.Encana is changing its name to ...

Jan 18, 2020 photo courtesy encana.com

Metis nations ask Ottawa to negotiate directly with them, not national body

EDMONTON - Three provincial Metis nations are asking the federal government to negotiate directly with them on issues of self-government and not through their national representative body.The Metis Na...

Jan 17, 2020 Metis Nation flag

Calgary plans to ban conversion therapy by withholding business licences

CALGARY - A motion to ban conversion therapy is to go before a Calgary council committee with a vote expected sometime next month.Conversion therapy aims to change an individual's sexual orientation t...

Jan 17, 2020

AMA, area tow truck companies kept busy during cold snap

The extreme cold has been keeping local tow truck companies very busy.With the recent cold snap creating battery and many other mechanical issues for area vehicles, the Alberta Motor Association says ...

Jan 17, 2020 Over 65% of the calls AMA has received for roadside assistance has been for battery boosts

Jason Goodstriker, First Nations leader and Fair Deal panel member, passes away

AIRDRIE, AB - The province's Fair Deal Panel cancelled its scheduled town hall event in Airdrie Thursday evening due to the death of one of the panel members.It was announced on Thursday that Jason Go...

Jan 17, 2020 Jason Goodstriker is pictured with Premier Jason Kenney. Goodstriker, a member of the province's Fair Deal Panel, has passed away (Twitter: Jason Kenney @jkenney)

Former bar employee guilty of sexual assault

EDMONTON - A former bar employee in Edmonton has been found guilty of five counts of sexual assault.Matthew McKnight was accused of sexually assaulting 13 females from 2010 until 2016.They ranged in a...

Jan 17, 2020