Alberta

Pedestrian hit by train in Blackfalds dies

One person is dead after they were hit by a train Wednesday afternoon in Blackfalds.The fatal collision occurred during the 4 p.m. hour at the rail crossing at Broadway Avenue and Gregg Street.The ped...

Oct 17, 2019 Photo submitted

Berkshire Hathaway firm announces launch of $200-million Alberta wind power farm

CALGARY - A company linked to American investment guru Warren Buffett says it will break ground on a $200-million, 117.6-megawatt wind farm in southeastern Alberta next year.In a news release, Calgary...

Oct 17, 2019

Alberta introduces legislation allowing access to partner’s criminal records

EDMONTON - Alberta is introducing legislation first developed in Britain that allows people in abusive relationships to request information about a partner's criminal record.Premier Jason Kenney said ...

Oct 17, 2019

Whooping cough outbreak declared in west part of AHS South Zone

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has officially declared an outbreak of whooping cough in the western part of the AHS South Zone.This includes the communities of Lethbridge, Raymond and Lethbr...

Oct 16, 2019 The Lethbridge office of Alberta Health Services (Lethbridge News Now)

Province updating rent and fee framework for ranchers

EDMONTON - Alberta is modernizing the rent and fees ranchers and cattle owners pay the province for use of public lands.The government says the current grazing fee framework has been frozen since 1994...

Oct 16, 2019 Environment Minister Jason Nixon introduces Bill 16: The Public Lands Modernization (Grazing Lease and Obsolete Provisions) Amendment Act along with representatives of Alberta’s ranching industry. (Photo: Alberta Government)

Alberta government won't seek meeting with teen enviro-activist Greta Thunberg

EDMONTON - The Alberta government won't seek out a meeting with teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, but Environment Minister Jason Nixon said he hopes the Swedish girl takes time to l...

Oct 15, 2019

Seven-year-old in Lethbridge reports man tried to abduct her twice

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police were called to a home on Mt. Sunburst Way at 6:41 pm on Monday, October 14th on reports that a man tried to abduct a young girl.The seven-year-old and two others, ag...

Oct 15, 2019

Alberta joining class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors

CALGARY - The Alberta government says it's joining a class-action lawsuit to recoup health-care costs related to the opioid crisis.Health Minister Tyler Shandro says there were almost 800 fatal overdo...

Oct 15, 2019

Crown appealing verdict in case of David and Collet Stephan

The Crown is appealing the not guilty verdict in the case of an Alberta couple charged with not seeking medical help sooner for their sick toddler son.Last month Justice Terry Clackson acquitted David...

Oct 15, 2019

Medicine Hat pair killed in Bassano crash

Bassano, AB - Two Medicine Hat natives are dead following a collision outside of Bassano Friday afternoon.A 71-year-old man and 68-year-old woman were killed when the car they were traveling in was hi...

Oct 13, 2019