Alberta

‘Kind of lacking:’ Injured Bronco wonders why Canada won’t fund spinal surgery

CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says it feels good to be home after spending five weeks in Thailand, where he underwent spinal surgery."It feels good. I mean I fe...

Dec 09, 2019

Kenney and cabinet ministers in Ottawa to meet federal counterparts

OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and eight of his cabinet ministers will be in Ottawa today as part of a trip to meet their federal counterparts.Kenney will speak at the Canadian Club this aftern...

Dec 09, 2019

Schaefer sets world burpee record

Stephen Schaefer has set a new world record.The Grande Prairie born and raised man, who is now serving as a police officer in Edmonton, officially completed 949 chest-to-ground burpees in one hour dur...

Dec 09, 2019 Stephen Schaefer is presented with his award for setting the world record of chest-to-ground burpees in one hour on Saturday in Edmonton (Photo: Twitter / @YEGPA)

Man dead after lengthy standoff with RCMP at home near Calgary

COCHRANE, Alta. - A man in Alberta has died after an officer shot him following a lengthy standoff in a home northeast of Calgary.RCMP say in a news release that they were called to the residence in C...

Dec 08, 2019

RCMP and fire commissioner's office investigating fatal house fire in Rochfort Bridge

RCMP say two adults and three children have died in a house fire northwest of Edmonton.Emergency crews were called about the blaze in the hamlet of Rochfort Bridge near Mayerthorpe on Thursday afterno...

Dec 06, 2019

Crown wants murder verdict in death of toddler found outside Edmonton church

EDMONTON - A Crown prosecutor says a man should be found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his 19-month-old son. The toddler's lifeless body was found outside an Edmonton church in 2...

Dec 06, 2019

Kenney to meet Trudeau next week, discuss pipelines and equalization

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will meet Tuesday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa to discuss issues ranging from pipelines to equalization. Kenney says he and eight of h...

Dec 06, 2019

Feds approve Alberta’s carbon tax on big industrial emitters

OTTAWA - The federal government is giving the Alberta government a passing grade for its industrial carbon tax.Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says today his department agrees Alberta's planne...

Dec 06, 2019

Decision expected in appeal of convicted Calgary triple-murderer Douglas Garland

CALGARY - Alberta's top court is to release its decision today on the appeal filed by a man found guilty of killing a Calgary couple and their grandson.Douglas Garland was convicted in 2017 of first-d...

Dec 06, 2019

‘The system is broken:’ Many can’t afford lawyers, don’t qualify for legal aid

CALGARY - Legal experts say the justice system is failing Canada's working poor, many of whom are unable to afford lawyers and end up pleading guilty or representing themselves in court.In Alberta, le...

Dec 06, 2019