Alberta

UCP repeals ban on seclusion rooms in schools

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservatives have repealed a ban on seclusion rooms in schools that was brought in by the previous NDP government.The ban on the rooms, which are meant to give disruptive ...

Aug 29, 2019

Alberta has most marijuana sales since legalization, BC the least

In a bit of a surprise, new numbers from Statistics Canada show that British Columbia has trailed all other province's when it comes to marijuana sales over the first nine months of legalization, tall...

Aug 29, 2019

Man shot by officer in Calgary parking lot confrontation charged

Police say a man who was shot by an officer in a parking-lot confrontation in Calgary has been charged.They say officers were called to the lot outside a shopping complex on Sunday after a report of a...

Aug 28, 2019

Calgary Pride names former NDP panel members to lead this years parade

Calgary Pride has taken aim at Alberta's United Conservative government in naming the marshals for this year's Pride parade.Members of a panel set up by the former NDP government to research how best ...

Aug 28, 2019

Northeastern provincial park closing early after heavy winds damage trees

A provincial park in northeastern Alberta is closing early for the season after wind toppled more than 100 seemingly healthy trees.Gregoire Lake was badly burned in the ferocious 2016 wildfire that de...

Aug 28, 2019 Gregoire Lake

Closing arguments in case of German tourist shot west of Calgary

CALGARY - Closing arguments are scheduled today in the trial of a youth accused of shooting a German tourist in the head on a highway west of Calgary.The teen from the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, who ...

Aug 28, 2019

Majority of Alberta opioid overdoses related to fentanyl poisoning

EDMONTON - A new report says more than 4,300 drug overdoses have been reversed with a 100 per cent success rate through the province's supervised consumption sites.The report from the Alberta Communit...

Aug 27, 2019 Photo from Lethbridge News Now

Federal government fund for military veterans goes towards tiny homes project

A village of tiny homes for homeless military veterans in Calgary is one of four projects announced today as part of a federal strategy to help soldiers.The programs are funded by the federal Veteran ...

Aug 27, 2019 Canada patch flag on soldiers arm

Oil prices, tax income keep Alberta first-quarter revenue in line with last year

EDMONTON - A first-quarter fiscal update from the Alberta government is reporting consistent revenues compared with the same period last year.The province says it brought in $13.4 billion from April t...

Aug 27, 2019 Screenshot from Facebook/United Conservative Caucus Party

Edson RCMP seek pair who fled from police on quad

Yellowhead County - RCMP are asking for the public's assistance to identify suspects involved in a flight from police investigation.On August 16 at approximately 11:30 p.m., an RCMP member on patrol o...

Aug 26, 2019 Photo: Edson RCMP