Alberta

Train derailment closes section of Highway-23 near Barons

LETHBRIDGE COUNTY- *** An EVACUATION ORDER has been issued in Lethbridge County for everyone from Highway 23 west to Range Road 23-5, Highway 23 east to Range Road 23-2, as well as Township Road 12-2 ...

Sep 02, 2019 Location of derailment

Happy Birthday Alberta!

It was 114 years ago today that the province of Alberta was created and welcomed into confederation. In a release, Premier Jason Kenney says since September 1st, 1905, Albertans have built a province ...

Sep 01, 2019

New changes announced for blood donation processes in Canada

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Canadian Blood Services (CBS) will be making a series of changes that it says will "reduce blood donor screening and rest time for repeat donors, resulting in a shorter donation time ...

Sep 01, 2019 Photo courtesy Lethbridge News Now

One Dead After Plane Crash near Smith

One person is dead after a Chinese-built military training aircraft crashed while performing acrobatic manoeuvers during a fair and rodeo east of Slave Lake. . RCMP say two small planes were performin...

Sep 01, 2019

Provincial RCMP reminding residents about the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act

EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta RCMP is reminding residents that it's okay to call emergency services if you see someone overdosing, even if you know them.According to an RCMP-issued release, there were 1,...

Aug 31, 2019 Naloxone is used to temporarily stop the effects opioids (Lethbridge News Now)

Waterton Lakes sees slow recovery after a wildfire two years ago

It's a study in contrasts as Waterton Lakes continues to recover after a wildfire two years ago that burned through nearly 40 per cent of the national park.Mountainsides are covered in charred trees, ...

Aug 30, 2019 Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta

Calgary police arrest second suspect in 11-year-old homicide

Calgary police say they have a second man in custody in an 11-year-old homicide.Allan Richard Teather was shot and killed in the parkade of a condo complex in the city's southwest in January 2008.Thir...

Aug 30, 2019

Judge to make ruling on Stephan trial September 19th

LETHBRIDGE, AB - In three weeks time, David and Collet Stephan will learn their fate.They are each charged with one count of failing to provide the necessaries of life after their 19-month-old son Eze...

Aug 30, 2019 David (left) and Collet (right) Stephan. (Lethbridge News Now)

$500 million solar energy project coming to Vulcan

VULCAN COUNTY, AB - Canada's largest solar energy project is on its way to Vulcan County.Greengate Power Corporation has received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission to build and operate it...

Aug 29, 2019 A rendered image of the Travers Solar project (Photo courtesy Greengate Power)

Edmonton landscaper needed time to think, let $60-million lottery win sink in

ST. ALBERT, Alta. - An Edmonton landscaper has won big after waiting 10 months to claim a $60-million lotto jackpot.Bon Truong says he was stunned when he checked his Lotto Max ticket at a grocery sto...

Aug 29, 2019