Alberta

Calgary area pharmacist loses license after drug theft

OKOTOKS, Alta. - A southern Alberta pharmacist convicted earlier this year of prescription drug theft is no longer allowed to practise.The Alberta College of Pharmacy has cancelled the permit of Calga...

Sep 19, 2019

David and Collet Stephan found not guilty in meningitis death of infant son

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An Alberta couple who treated their son with herbal remedies rather than seek medical attention have been found not guilty in the boy's death.David and Collet Stephan were charged ...

Sep 19, 2019 David Stephan and his wife Collet had been charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life after their 19-month-old son Ezekiel died in March of 2012. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

CFB Edmonton soldier to enter a plea today after being charged with the attempted murder of her three children

A soldier who works at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton has been charged with the attempted murder of her three children.Corporal Chantal Condie also faces arson charges after a 2015 fire at their home o...

Sep 19, 2019

NDP claim smaller communities will be billed more for policing

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition says the government is proposing to small municipalities and rural areas that they begin to pay for some, or maybe most, of their policing costs.NDP Leader Rachel Notle...

Sep 18, 2019

Alberta inquiry into oil and gas foes could face legal challenge from Ecojustice

CALGARY - An environmental law group is threatening legal action if the Alberta government's inquiry into the funding of oil and gas industry foes continues as is.Vancouver-based Ecojustice issued the...

Sep 18, 2019

Scientists at UofA search for meteorite in Camrose

It streaked across the sky but people in central Alberta are being urged to keep their eyes trained on the ground.Scientists at the University of Alberta are still searching for meteorites from a fire...

Sep 18, 2019

Fatal house fire in Edmonton overnight

One person is dead after an overnight house fire in Edmonton.Firefighters responded when neighbours reported flames and heavy smoke coming from a two-storey home in a northeast neighbourhood shortly a...

Sep 18, 2019

Suspects in Calgary mall shooting still at large

Police say they are going through video footage and talking to scores of witnesses in the search for a suspect in what's believed was a targeted shooting at a large Calgary-area shopping mall.The man ...

Sep 17, 2019

No pay raise for provincial court judges until at least 2021: Government of Alberta

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is rejecting a recommendation to hike salaries for provincial court judges by about eight per cent over four years.Instead, the province says it will keep the salarie...

Sep 17, 2019

Harvest a week or two behind normal in most of Alberta

Harvest in Alberta is quite a bit behind the five-year average for this time of year, but only a little bit behind last year.As of September 10th, 2019, provincially, about 16 per cent of all crops ha...

Sep 17, 2019