Alberta

Four dead in Highway 36 collision, RCMP on scene

TABER, AB - UPDATE: Taber RCMP have provided some additional details on the four people who were killed in the collision.As of 2:45 pm, officials were still on scene of a fatal two-vehicle collision o...

Jan 10, 2020

Twenty-seven providers allowed to raise auto insurance rates

EDMONTON - New numbers confirm that many Alberta drivers are getting hit with hikes, and even some sharp spikes, in their auto insurance. The Automobile Insurance Rate Board says that 27 insurers oper...

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Albertans can sign online condolence book to honour Iran plane crash victims

Albertans are invited to pay tribute to the victims of the Flight PS752 crash in Iran by sharing their sympathies and support through an online condolence book."Our province is united in the grief and...

Jan 10, 2020 (Photo: The Canadian Press/AP)

Four killed and six injured in collision north of Taber

Police say four people have been killed and six injured in a head on collision between a pickup truck and passenger van in southern Alberta.RCMP say the lone occupant of the truck and the driver and t...

Jan 10, 2020

Decision in Edmonton toddler death case coming Friday

EDMONTON - A judge is to bring down a decision today at the trial of a man accused in the death of his young son found outside an Edmonton church.Joey Crier and his then-girlfriend, Tasha-Lee Doreen M...

Jan 10, 2020

Court challenge possible against new physician billing rules

EDMONTON - With just three weeks to go before new billing rules kick in for Alberta doctors, physicians say they are still talking with the government to find a better solution.Doctor Christine Molnar...

Jan 10, 2020

AHS reviewing helicopter operations to determine future service options

Alberta Health Services is reviewing it's Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS), including those that serve Grande Prairie.Gordon Bates, the Associate Executive Director of Provincial Air Ambul...

Jan 09, 2020

ALERT sees 2019 as successful year of operations

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams are reflecting back on 2019 as a year of success.The group, also known as ALERT, is a provincially mandated organization that works to address and combat org...

Jan 09, 2020

Premier Kenney saddened that Albertans were killed in Iran plane crash

Premier Jason Kenney says he's saddened that a large number of Albertans were among the 176 people killed in the plane crash near Tehran.He says Alberta has been enriched by what he describes as "a sm...

Jan 09, 2020

Province seeking public input on future of agriculture research

The provincial government is looking for public input on the future of agricultural research in Alberta.Six public engagement session will be held around Alberta this month, including one in Grande Pr...

Jan 09, 2020 Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Devin Dreeshen (middle) chatting with local farmers at Saskatoon Lake Hall on August 22 (Photo: Shaun Penner)