Alberta

Calgary judge sentences woman convicted in drunk-driving crash

A Calgary judge who has ordered a lengthy prison term for a woman convicted in a drunk-driving crash that killed a young man says Canadians are not getting the message about the dangers of driving imp...

Sep 13, 2019

Pair of male king penguins parenting new chick at Calgary Zoo

CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo's newest king penguin chick is already growing strong thanks to lots of parenting from a pair of male king penguins.Four-year-old Arthur and 17-year-old Nero have been sharin...

Sep 13, 2019

Trudeau's Liberal campaign makes Edmonton stop Thursday

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau was in Edmonton yesterday for a rally where he said his government has done its best to help Albertans through a bad economic time driven by low world oil prices.About 50...

Sep 13, 2019

Record number of auto thefts recorded in Calgary

Calgary's police chief says the city recorded the highest number of auto thefts in the country last year.Mark Neufeld says just under 62,000 vehicles were stolen, well above the five-year trend.Neufel...

Sep 12, 2019

Transportation minister announces plans to license qualified driving examiners outside of government

Alberta's transportation minister has announced plans to licence qualified people from outside of government to deliver road tests.Rick McIver says the former NDP government rushed a government-run sy...

Sep 12, 2019

Body of missing Saskatchewan man found near Red Deer River

The body of a Saskatchewan man missing since the weekend has been found in a central Alberta river.RCMP in Sundre say Terrance Kereluke disappeared on Saturday morning while out for a walk near the Mo...

Sep 12, 2019

Alberta RCMP officer charged with assault after altercation in his home

RCMP say a veteran Mountie just outside of Edmonton has been charged with assault.Police say the man from the Strathcona detachment was involved in a fight at his home while off-duty.Constable Matthew...

Sep 12, 2019

Saskatchewan has Alberta's back in Bill C-69 challenge

Saskatchewan is supporting Alberta's challenge of new federal legislation on how environmental assessments for major construction projects such as oil pipelines are handled.Alberta has asked its Appea...

Sep 12, 2019 Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina, SK

Alberta investigating after medical examiner uses truck trailer for body storage

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is investigating after video surfaced showing a medical examiner's office using a truck trailer to store dead bodies and one corpse being roughly hauled and handled.T...

Sep 11, 2019

Red Deer RCMP charge 11 people with solicitation offences

City Mounties say they have arrested and charged 11 people during an enforcement initiative targeting criminal activities in downtown Red Deer.In August, various units including the Downtown Unit and ...

Sep 11, 2019