Alberta

CN freight train derails in Calgary

CALGARY- Traffic was blocked and power was knocked out in some areas when more than a dozen cars in a Canadian National Railway train derailed in Calgary.CN says that 14 cars left the tracks early Tue...

Aug 01, 2019

Lethbridge man fined $500,000 on fraud convictions

Lethbridge- Ronald James Aitkens and his associated firms will have to pay half a million dollars for committing fraud and making untrue or misleading statements.According to the Financial and Consume...

Jul 31, 2019

Wage talks to resume next week for public sector workers

EDMONTON - The head of Alberta's largest union says arbitration wage talks are to resume next Wednesday for 60-thousand workers following a successful court challenge.But Guy Smith, head of the Albert...

Jul 31, 2019

Judge grants AUPE injunction against Bill 9

EDMONTON- Alberta's largest union says a judge has ruled that wage arbitration hearings for ten of thousands of public sector workers can go ahead sooner rather than later.The Alberta Union of Provinc...

Jul 31, 2019

Calgary city council approves arena deal with NHL’s Flames

CALGARY - Calgary city council has voted to approve a financial agreement with the Calgary Flames to build a new arena.Council voted 11-4 on Tuesday to build an event centre which will be the new home...

Jul 31, 2019 Scotiabank Saddledome in January 2018 (Photo by Charles Lefebvre)

Canadian canola exports down 1-million tonnes thanks in large part to Chinese restrictions

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) reports that, from the start of the growing season until mid-July, recorded canola exports totaled 8.9-million tonnes. This is about one million to...

Jul 30, 2019

RCMP officer given probation for 2017 assault of fellow officer

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A former staff sergeant with an RCMP detachment in northeastern Alberta has been given probation for touching a female colleague without consent at a Christmas party.Jason Keays...

Jul 30, 2019

Ministers set to discuss timing of carbon tax legal challenges during meeting

SASKATOON - Attorneys general from Alberta and Ontario say they will discuss the timeline of the different legal challenges launched against the federal carbon tax when they meet in Saskatoon today.Th...

Jul 30, 2019

Woman charged for alleged puppy mill near Edmonton

Edmonton police say 72 dogs have been seized from an alleged puppy mill.Investigators say the dogs, most of them Havanese puppies, showed signs of severe neglect and possible illness when they were fo...

Jul 30, 2019

Calgary council to debate new stadium today

Calgary city councillors will debate the tentative deal to build a new home for the Calgary Flames today.The deal would see the city and Flames owner Calgary Sports and Entertainment equally split the...

Jul 30, 2019 (Municipal Plaza at Calgary City Hall)