Alberta

Murder charge laid in death of senior near Camrose

RCMP Major Crimes is investigating a suspected homicide in the community of Armena, which is located 20 km north of Camrose.On Nov. 8, RCMP say, a female was located deceased in her Armena home.A male...

Nov 11, 2019

Kenney announces ‘Fair Deal Panel’ to advance Alberta’s interests

RED DEER, Alta. - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced the creation of a panel that will examine ways to make his province more independent of Ottawa in a speech to the conservative Manning Centre o...

Nov 10, 2019

Lethbridge Firefighters save dog stuck on Oldman River ice shelf

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A farm family's Collie is tired, but safe after Lethbridge Firefighters, Lethbridge Animal Control and RCMP officers rescued it from an ice shelf on Friday. According to Platoon Chief...

Nov 09, 2019 Lethbridge Fire officials safely rescue a cold and tired Collie. Photo Courtesy: Officer Skylar Plourde

Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard appointed chair of the Northern Alberta Development Council

Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard has been appointed as the chair of the Northern Alberta Development Council. The council focuses on strengthening the economies and the futures of the 150 communities a...

Nov 09, 2019 Photo: Facebook / @tracyallardGP

Alberta MPs to push federal government to help farmers

The MP for Grande Prairie-Mackenize says he and his colleagues have committed to five things to help farmers who still have crop out in the field.Chris Warkentin says in a news release that list inclu...

Nov 08, 2019 Photo by Oleg Zaikan from www.dreamstime.com

AHS releases first influenza report of season

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta Health Services says over 700,000 Albertans have received their flu shots this year, according to data released on Friday.As of November 2, 713,202 doses of influenza vaccin...

Nov 08, 2019

Southern Alberta man dies after being overcome by gas from ruptured line

MILLARVILLE - A man is dead after a natural gas leak in southern Alberta.Emergency crews were called to a rural property north of Turner Valley, southwest of Calgary, shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday.Th...

Nov 08, 2019

Alberta alters rules on oil production limits to spur more conventional drilling

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says the government is adjusting its rules on oil production limits to give producers incentive to drill more conventional wells. Sonya Savage says, star...

Nov 08, 2019

Wheatland County council supports vote on Alberta Independence

A rural municipality east of Calgary has passed a resolution that says if the federal government does not treat Alberta more fairly the province should hold an independence referendum.The resolution w...

Nov 07, 2019

Alberta will study already ‘compelling case’ for its exit from CPP; Kenney

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says there's a "compelling case" to be made for his province to exit the half-century-old Canada Pension Plan an idea sure to face increasing scrutiny over the coming m...

Nov 07, 2019 Premier Jason Kenney -- The Canadian Press