Alberta

Investigation underway into murder of Stony Plain woman

STONY PLAIN, Alta. - RCMP say they are investigating a homicide of a woman whose body was found in a home west of Edmonton.Police say they responded to a call from someone who found the bodies of a 56...

Jul 24, 2019

Profits up at Suncor Energy

CALGARY - Suncor Energy Inc. is reporting second-quarter net earnings of $2.73 billion or $1.74 per share, almost three times the $972 million or 60 cents it reported in the same period last year. It ...

Jul 24, 2019 Suncor Energy's Burrard Terminal from the company's Facebook page.

WARNING: Graphic details – “I loved them” – April Irving says as she pleads guilty to charges under the Animal Protection Act

LETHBRIDGE, AB - WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC DETAILS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE.A 59-year-old woman from Milk River, Alberta who was facing more than a dozen animal cruelty related charges fro...

Jul 24, 2019 April Irving leaves Lethbridge Provincial Court July 24, 2019 (Lethbridge News NOW)

ALERT makes second major drug bust in a week in Medicine Hat

The ALERT unit has made another drug bust.$42,000 in cash and drugs were seized including methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl.Police are concerned with the 67 grams of fentanyl included in the bust,...

Jul 24, 2019 Photo submitted by ALERT

Alberta real-estate sellers get safety app after Calgary agent assaulted

CALGARY - An association representing Alberta real-estate agents is providing its members with an emergency response app to help keep them safe when they're working alone.The move comes after a female...

Jul 24, 2019

LaGrange outspends cabinet colleagues on office supplies

Alberta's Official Opposition is giving a failing grade to Education Minister Adriana LaGrange for running "the most lavishly supplied ministerial office" in the province.According to expenses posted ...

Jul 24, 2019

Twisted weather: Alberta ahead of average tornado count at 18 so far this year

EDMONTON - Alberta storm chaser Chris Kiernan has hardly had a moment's rest since the start of the tornado season last month."This season has been quite more active," said Kiernan, who is based out o...

Jul 24, 2019

Edmonton inmates face charges over 'severe assault'

EDMONTON - Charges have been laid against four inmates at the Edmonton Institution following what police are calling a severe assault earlier this month.Police say officers responded to a report of a ...

Jul 23, 2019

Kenney promising more prosecutors in the near future

CALGARY - Alberta's premier is promising reinforcements are on the way soon to help with the increased caseloads being faced by prosecutors in the province.In 2016, the Supreme Court's Jordan decision...

Jul 23, 2019 Photo: Canadian Press

Young Canadians lawsuit given approval to proceed

CALGARY- A lawsuit filed on behalf of several young men who were sexually abused by a former employee of The Young Canadians performance arts school has passed its first major hurdle.Proceedings again...

Jul 23, 2019