Alberta

Trial ordered for Red Deer County woman accused of killing husband

A Red Deer County woman accused of killing her husband has been ordered to stand trial.A preliminary hearing was held in Red Deer last week for 36-year-old Robin Berresford, who is charged the death o...

Nov 04, 2019

Fish and Wildlife investigating unrelated eagle shootings

Alberta Fish and Wildlife is investigating the shooting of two bald eagles in separate areas of the province.The provincial agency says a juvenile eagle was killed in the Fort McMurray area sometime b...

Nov 04, 2019

Experts throw cold water on 'Wexit" efforts

Experts say it's a pipe dream to think oil-producing western provinces would have an easier time getting product to international markets if they were to split from Canada.``Wexit'' was trending on so...

Nov 03, 2019 photo courtesy "Vote Wexit"/Facebook

Alberta nurses file bargaining complaint over proposed 3% wage cut

EDMONTON- The union for Alberta nurses has filed a complaint with the provincial labour relations board over a proposed 3% wage cut.The United Nurses of Alberta says the directive from the government ...

Nov 02, 2019

Freeland touts Alberta roots in post-election speech that calls for unity

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is touting the country's Ukrainian community that spans provinces such as Alberta and Saskatchewan, as well as the rest of Canada, as...

Nov 01, 2019

Chief of Indigenous community wants the province to honour promises made years ago

The chief of an Alberta Indigenous community that's taken the province to court over what he calls their last wilderness wants to meet with Premier Jason Kenney to get him to honour the government's p...

Nov 01, 2019

Defence says accused in Calgary caseworker death needs mental assessment

CALGARY - A young Calgary man charged with killing his caseworker at an assisted-living home remains in custody and is to see a psychiatrist next week. Brandon Newman is charged with second-...

Nov 01, 2019

Man sentenced to 11 years in fatal stabbing of one of two identical brothers

A man who admitted to fatally stabbing one of two identical brothers at an Edmonton bus stop when told they had no cigarettes to offer him has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.Jonathan Soosay, who...

Nov 01, 2019

Province to double funding for drug treatment courts

Alberta is doubling its funding for drug treatment courts so as to expand the alternative justice program across the province.Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer says the government is putting up another...

Oct 31, 2019

Alberta invests more into the fight against the mountain pine beetle

Alberta is increasing what it spends to fight the mountain pine beetle in the province's forests.Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen says the amount is going up by $5 million to a total of $30 million.He...

Oct 31, 2019