Alberta

It’s official: Calgary signs deal with Flames and Stampede for new arena

CALGARY - A deal to build a new arena in downtown Calgary is official after definitive agreements were signed between the city, the Calgary Flames hockey organization and the Calgary Stampede.The anno...

Dec 06, 2019

Supreme Court rejects appeal from man convicted of killing two Alberta seniors

The case of an Alberta man convicted of killing two Edmonton-area seniors will not be argued before Canada's highest court.The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from Travis Vader, who was gi...

Dec 05, 2019

April Irving’s behaviour “absolutely abhorrent” as a lifetime ban on dog ownership is imposed during sentencing

LETHBRIDGE, AB - She is never allowed to own a dog in the province of Alberta againHowever, 59-year-old April Dawn Irving was not present to hear those words spoken by Judge Derek Redman in Lethbridge...

Dec 05, 2019 April Irving

Multiple fatal collisions across Alberta Wednesday

Separate road accidents in Alberta have left three people dead and four others injured.RCMP say two people, both females, died when their eastbound sport-utility vehicle collided with a westbound SUV ...

Dec 05, 2019

Human remains found near Slave Lake identified, investigation ongoing

Police say human remains found in northern Alberta last fall have been identified as those of a Calgary man who disappeared under suspicious circumstances more than four years ago.Bradley Shaw, who wa...

Dec 04, 2019 Model render of Bradley Shaw (Slave Lake RCMP)

Province announces $286-million to bolster rural policing

The Government of Alberta has announced a major new investment into policing for small communities, but they will feel the impacts on their wallets.$286-million will be spent over the next five years,...

Dec 04, 2019 Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer announces funding for rural policing. (Supplied by Government of Alberta)

Halliburton suspending cementing operations in Grande Prairie, other parts of Alberta

Texas-based oilfield company Halliburton has announced it is suspending its cementing operations in Alberta at the end of this month.That will have an effect here in Grande Prairie, as the local opera...

Dec 04, 2019

Charges laid against Calgary police officer after alleged threats to ruin person's reputation

Charges of criminal harassment and unwanted communication have been laid against a Calgary police officer.Police allege that between April and November of last year, the officer excessively contacted ...

Province's credit rating downgraded amid resource market struggles

The Alberta government's credit rating has taken another hit.Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the province's rating to Aa2 stable from Aa1 negative.The rating service cites weakness in the pro...

Dec 04, 2019 Canadian Press File Photo

Awareness and funds for autism supports will be raised through record breaking attempt

A man originally from Grande Prairie will attempt to break a Guinness World Record, while also raising awareness and support for autism.Stephen Schaefer was born and raised in Grande Prairie, but now ...

Dec 04, 2019 Stephen Schaefer and his oldest son exercising at a park (photo courtesy of Stephen Schaefer)