Alberta

Police investigating lawn sign showing target on foreheads of Trudeau, Sohi

Edmonton police say an election lawn sign depicting a target on the foreheads of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and local candidate Amarjeet Sohi is being investigated by their hate crime unit. A photo...

Oct 03, 2019

Workplace death in Airdrie under investigation

RCMP say a construction worker has been killed in a jobsite accident just north of Calgary.Mounties and emergency medical crews were called to a residential area on the south side of Airdrie shortly b...

Oct 03, 2019

Former bar employee accused of sexually assaulting more than a dozen women

A former Edmonton bar employee accused of sexually assaulting 13 women has pleaded not guilty at his jury trial.Matthew McKnight, who is 29, was charged following allegations from the women between 20...

Oct 03, 2019

Flu shots could be delayed as vaccination programs run short on supplies

Canadians may have a tougher time getting access to flu shots this season.The federal government is reporting delays in producing and distributing the vaccine, which means some provincial flu vaccinat...

Oct 03, 2019

Province announces online form submission tool for seniors

EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government has announced a new online tool that will make it easier for seniors to receive financial assistance.Josephine Pon, Minister of Seniors and Housing, along with...

Oct 02, 2019 Minister Josephine Pon raised the International Day of Older Persons flag after announcing a new online tool that will make life better for seniors. (Government of Alberta photo)

Edmonton parents charged after leaving infant in car at casino

EDMONTON- An Edmonton couple face a child abandonment charge after a baby was discovered alone in a vehicle parked outside a casino.Police say officers were sent to a gambling club on Monday night to ...

Oct 02, 2019

Premier Kenney donates to Okotoks man's defence against shooting intruder

CALGARY - Alberta's premier says compassion drove him to donate to a southern Alberta man who is being sued by an intruder he shot on his property last year.Jason Kenney contributed $100 to an online ...

Oct 02, 2019

Edmonton photo radar supervisor found guilty of kidnapping and sexual assault

A photo radar supervisor in Edmonton has been found of guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman he pulled over in June 2017.Paul Derksen was charged after a 27-year-old woman said an offic...

Oct 01, 2019

Southern Alberta man facing sex charges involving children and animals

A man from southern Alberta is facing multiple sex charges involving a child and animals.Police say the man was arrested after a search on Saturday of a Medicine Hat home where computers and electroni...

Oct 01, 2019

Kenney pleads for national unity during speech to Calgary business crowd

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says federal party leaders who would let provinces block new pipelines are ignoring the Constitution. Kenney made a plea for national unity during a speech ...

Oct 01, 2019