Alberta

Tornado spotted near Crossfield Sunday afternoon

A tornado was spotted near Crossfield on Sunday afternoon prompting a Tornado Alert for Kneehill County.The alert has since ended, and according to The Weather Network's Kyle Brittain, the tornado was...

Jul 15, 2019 Storms have battered parts of Alberta this weekend, including a tornado near Crossfield on Sunday. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Consultations begin on farm freedom and safety

Albertans are being invited to participate in an online survey to help shape the future of farm workplace legislation.According to government officials, farms and ranches are said to operate different...

Jul 13, 2019 photo courtesy rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall

Trudeau visits Trans Mountain terminal in Edmonton

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has visited the Trans Mountain pipeline terminal in Edmonton, a month after his government gave a second go-ahead to the line's expansion to the West Coast.The approval c...

Jul 12, 2019 Photo: Twitter / @justintrudeau

Alberta seeks to intervene in B.C.’s appeal to Supreme Court on energy projects

EDMONTON - Alberta wants to have its say when British Columbia goes to the Supreme Court for a ruling on who is in charge of interprovincial projects like pipelines.The Alberta government says it has ...

Jul 12, 2019

Third horse dies at Stampede chuckwagon races; driver fined, suspended

CALGARY - A driver has been suspended and fined after a collision during a Calgary Stampede chuckwagon race that resulted in the death of a third horse during this week's Rangeland Derby.Stampede offi...

Jul 12, 2019

Calgary school that helped kids with developmental problems being shutdown due to misspending

An early childhood services school in Calgary that helped kids with developmental problems is being shut down by the province.Alberta Education says it found that Big Plans for Little Kids used govern...

Jul 12, 2019

Czech man dies hiking in Alberta

A hiker has died after falling from Crowsnest Mountain in southwestern Alberta.RCMP say the 58-year-old man was from the Czech Republic.He was hiking with two friends when he fell on Wednesday.Efforts...

Jul 12, 2019

Kenney calls for fair treatment of Alberta at Premiers meeting

SASKATOON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he still believes national unity is under threat despite collaborative discussions with the country's other leaders.Kenney says Albertans feel frustrated ...

Jul 11, 2019

ALERT busts drug-trafficking ring with ties to Little Smoky

ALERT says they have busted a drug-trafficking ring that spanned Alberta and B.C.Project Embrace was completed after nine months of probing an Edmonton-based operation, which led to the arrest of six ...

Jul 11, 2019 Photo: ALERT

Calgary Stampede working to cut down on waste

The Calgary Stampede is trying to wrangle down the amount of waste it sends to the landfill.The 10-day western festival sees more than a million people come to its grounds each year for rodeo events, ...

Jul 11, 2019