Alberta

ALERT makes record drug seizure through Project Coyote

CALGARY - An international investigation involving ALERT and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has intercepted record amounts of cocaine and fentanyl.Project Coyote was a two-year ALERT Calgary...

Nov 15, 2019 (Photo: ALERT)

Alberta government survey seeks input on potential employment rule changes

This month Albertans will be able to take part in a survey the UCP government says is intended to provide them with information to help make decisions on potential future changes to employment rules i...

Nov 15, 2019

Calgary man charged after colliding with multiple vehicles with U-Haul

CALGARY - A man faces several charges after a stolen U-Haul cube van collided with at least 10 vehicles around Calgary.Daryl Lee Noble, who is 39, is charged with dangerous driving, failure to stop at...

Nov 15, 2019

Opposition calls for review of Knight-Legg's travel expenses

The Opposition in Alberta is asking the auditor general to review travel spending by Premier Jason Kenney's office in light of several trips to London by one of his advisers.NDP ethics critic Heather ...

Nov 14, 2019

Farm groups seeking government help with "harvest from hell"

A coalition of farm groups says action is needed on business risk management programs for farmers because of what it calls "the harvest from hell."Team Alberta, which includes Alberta Canola, Alberta ...

Nov 14, 2019 Photo by Image Village, www.dreamstime.com

Urgency key in attacking rural crime spike: Minister Schweitzer

One thing was clear to Doug Schweitzer as he heard from residents of Alberta during his Rural Crime Town Hall tour: the need to combat the issue was urgent.The province's Justice Minister has made a n...

Nov 14, 2019 Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer announced several policy changes to help address the issue of rural crime last week near Wetaskiwin (Photo: Government of Alberta)

UCP top advisor billed taxpayers $45,000 for lavish trips London: NDP

For the second time in as many weeks, the UCP Government is being accused of mismanaging taxpayer dollars.The NDP Opposition released documents on Wednesday showing that David Knight Legg, a principle...

Nov 14, 2019 David Knight Legg (Twitter photo)

Western municipal leaders team up to advocate for prairie provinces

Medicine Hat, AB - Since the election, talks of western alienation have left tensions high among the prairie provinces.That's why the Federation of Canadian Municipalities has announced the "Western E...

Nov 14, 2019 Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba coat of arms

Alberta Premier tells BQ leader to "pick a lane"

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet needs to ``pick a lane.'' Kenney reacted in Calgary to comments the national separatist-party leader made after...

Nov 13, 2019

Alberta independence ideas would increase costs, says Calgary mayor

Calgary's mayor says ideas being floated to give Alberta more independence from the federal government would be costly.Naheed Nenshi says wresting control from Ottawa over things like pensions and pol...

Nov 13, 2019