Alberta

Premiers to focus on Quebec over pipelines, religious symbols at conference

Canada's premiers are meeting in Saskatoon on the final day of their annual gathering with Quebec expected to be at the centre of talks.Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he is trying to work with Queb...

Jul 11, 2019

Ottawa announces $8.3 million in support for beef industry amid China standoff

CALGARY - The federal agriculture minister has announced $8.3 million to help support Canada's beef industry.The bulk of the funds announced in Calgary today will go toward Canada Beef, a marketing or...

Jul 10, 2019

Man charged with second degree murder in death of six-month-old

EDMONTON - An Edmonton man has been charged with killing a six-month-old boy after a two-year investigation.Police say 25-year-old Christopher Lamarche has been charged with second-degree murder in th...

Jul 10, 2019

Horse dies from medical condition at Calgary Stampede

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede says a horse has died after last night's chuckwagon races.It says the animal suffered a serious internal medical condition during the race and needed veterinary care.The...

Jul 09, 2019

Provincial government seeking feedback on emissions plan from industry

CALGARY - The Alberta government is seeking feedback on its plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from big industrial players.The province's environment, energy and agriculture ministers are meeting wi...

Jul 09, 2019

Senior man found dead at Calgary industrial site

CALGARY - Alberta Occupational Health and Safety is investigating the death of a 72-year-old man who was found trapped under some steel at a Calgary industrial site.Police were called to the southeast...

Jul 09, 2019

City of St. Albert bans conversion therapy

An Edmonton-area community has voted to ban conversion therapy, the practice of attempting to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity through counselling or religious teaching.City cou...

Jul 09, 2019

Conservationists submit legal challenge to Trans Mountain reapproval over whales

VANCOUVER - The federal government is facing a new legal challenge after it approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion for a second time.Ecojustice has filed a motion to the Federal Court of Appea...

Jul 08, 2019

Protesters target Kenney at Stampede over gay-straight alliances

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney was met at his Calgary Stampede pancake breakfast by a handful of people voicing opposition to an education law that they say puts gay and transgender students a...

Jul 08, 2019

Three planes destroyed in hangar fire at Lacombe Regional Airport

Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire Sunday night that destroyed a hangar at the Lacombe Regional Airport.Jon Fromm with Lacombe Flying Club said on Facebook that no one was inside the h...

Jul 08, 2019 A hangar fire at the Lacombe Regional Airport Sunday night destroyed three planes and caused roughly $1 million in damages but no one was hurt. (Ryan Leclerc)