Alberta

Applications for Rutherford Scholarship open after being put on hold by province

EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's most widely used post-secondary scholarship is working as intended once again, after concern that students would not be able to receive it before the school year.Applications ...

Aug 07, 2019 Alberta minister of advanced education Demetrios Nicolaides (Photo courtesy of Demetrios Nicolaides / Facebook)

Car crashes into Calgary KFC

Calgary police say a family with a baby is in hospital after a car slammed into a busy fast-food restaurant.The man, woman and eight-month-old were sitting at a table near a window of the southwest KF...

Aug 06, 2019

Alberta politicians taking pay cut

Alberta politicians are taking a five per cent pay cut, and Premier Jason Kenney will now be taking home 10 per cent less.The decision was made unanimously by an all-party committee that sets pay for ...

Aug 06, 2019 Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton, Alberta

Alberta horse owners advised to prepare for winter

Horse owners in Alberta are being urged to have enough high-quality hay stockpiled by summer's end to get their animals through next winter.The Alberta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals...

Aug 06, 2019 Horses in Alberta, Canada

Application delay for Alberta scholarships and awards

EDMONTON- Some Alberta students are facing uncertainty after changes to the application process for Government of Alberta scholarships and awards.Applications are normally submitted in early August, b...

Aug 06, 2019

Kenney tweets about Alberta’s “unfair deal” with Ottawa

EDMONTON- Premier Jason Kenney took to Twitter over the weekend to say the people of Alberta have been "rightfully frustrated" by an "unfair deal," saying he doesn't want to let Prime Minister Justin ...

Aug 06, 2019

Lethbridge real estate agent fined $24,000 by Real Estate Council of Alberta

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA) has levied three administrative penalties against Lethbridge real estate professional Bradley Lyons totalling $24,000. The fines were levied ...

Aug 06, 2019 For Sale Sign (Lethbridge News Now)

Alberta government launches industry panels to cut red tape

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government has reached out to business leaders so they can help decide how their regulations should be changed."Cutting red tape is beneficial for every Albertan," says...

Aug 06, 2019 (photo credit to Travel Alberta)

Inmate at Drumheller Institution found dead, Correctional Service Canada investigating

DRUMHELLER, AB - Correctional Service Canada has confirmed an inmate serving out a drug trafficking sentence has been found dead.According to a release, 42-year-old Jason Claude Tremblay died while in...

Aug 06, 2019 Photo courtesy of Correctional Service Canada / Facebook

Taber RCMP investigating fatal collision that shuts down Highway-3

Taber - RCMP were called to a fatal two vehicle collision on Highway-3 at Range Road 61 around 12:45 Saturday (Aug 3) afternoon.The incident location was about three kilometres east of Taber.RCMP conf...

Aug 04, 2019 Collision site - Photo credit to Chris Chacon, Global Lethbridge