Alberta

Wexit talk percolates day after Liberals returned to power with minority

CALGARY - Talk of western separation - or Wexit, as some are calling it - is percolating a day after voters returned the federal Liberals to power but with a minority government. The Liberal...

Oct 22, 2019

Hazmat team called in and 37 cats put down in Edmonton

Police say they were forced to call in a hazmat team from the fire department for help during a weekend search of a property in Edmonton.They say they found 52 cats living in deplorable conditions in ...

Oct 22, 2019

Missing Calgary boater found dead

The body of a missing boater from Calgary has been found on the bottom of a southern Alberta lake.The 45-year-old man was last seen on October 5th, leaving the Kinbrook Island Provincial Park boat lau...

Oct 22, 2019

Mural in Edmonton that offered thanks to young Swedish climate activist defaced

EDMONTON - A mural of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg that recently appeared in Edmonton has been defaced.The mural features a portrait of the 16-year-old girl against a bright blue background...

Oct 21, 2019 Mural in Edmonton that offered thanks to young Swedish climate activist defaced

No more witnesses to testify at trial for suspect in Edmonton officer stabbing

EDMONTON - The trial for a man accused of stabbing an Edmonton police officer and striking four pedestrians with a van is coming to an end. Crown prosecutor Elizabeth Wheaton told a jury tod...

Oct 21, 2019

Over 4,000 road safety charges laid over Thanksgiving long weekend in Alberta

Over the Thanksgiving long weekend, police across Canada had their #OperationImpact initiative to encourage safe driving behaviours.The initiative was organized by the Canadian Association of Chiefs o...

Oct 21, 2019

Child hit by vehicle driven by father

Police say a five-year-old boy has died after he was hit by a truck that his father was driving in Lac La Biche, Alta.RCMP say the incident happened on Saturday afternoon when the father and son had b...

Oct 21, 2019

Greta Thunberg meets with First Nations chief in Fort McMurray

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The chief of a northern Alberta First Nation says he gave climate activist Greta Thunberg a message during a quietly arranged meeting in Fort McMurray on Friday night.Athabasca ...

Oct 20, 2019

Natural gas pipeline in central Alberta completed months ahead of schedule

DRAYTON VALLEY, AB - Premier Jason Kenney is on hand in Drayton Valley for the opening of the new Tidewater TransAlta Natural Gas Pipeline.It will increase the capacity of natural gas shipments from 5...

Oct 19, 2019 Premier Jason Kenney speaking at the opening of the new natural gas pipeline.

Grant plan to cut Alberta class sizes has failed, says education minister

Alberta's education minister says a grant program to cut class sizes in schools has spent $3.4 billion over the last 15 years while failing to deliver results.Adriana LaGrange says a report on the Cla...

Oct 19, 2019 Education Minister Adriana LaGrange