Alberta

Premiers to meet at Calgary Stampede in advance of Council of the Federation

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will host the premiers of Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories at the Calgary Stampede.A news release from the province says the pr...

Jul 08, 2019

Calgary city councillor saves man from possible OD

CALGARY- A city councillor jumped into action with a naloxone kit when she found a man lying unresponsive on a lawn across from her home.Diane Colley-Urquhart says she couldn't rouse him, his pulse ra...

Jul 08, 2019

UNESCO adds Writing-on-Stone to Alberta’s list of World Heritage Sites

OTTAWA - It's surprising it wasn't added sooner but, an announcement on Saturday (July 6) will bring greater notoriety to another Alberta gem.The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Or...

Jul 07, 2019 Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park - LethbridgeNewsNOW

Police, military co-ordinate to detonate ‘unexploded ordnance’ in Jasper NP

JASPER, Alta. - Police and the military have co-ordinated to blow up a piece of "unexploded ordnance" found by climbers in Jasper National Park.RCMP say climbers found the device on the north side of ...

Jul 07, 2019

Alberta to hold $2.5-million public inquiry into funding for oil and gas foes

CALGARY - The Alberta government will hold a public inquiry into environmental groups that it says have been bankrolled by foreign benefactors hell-bent on keeping Canada's oil and gas from reaching n...

Jul 07, 2019

Fish and Wildlife following up after geese run over and killed on golf course

An Alberta government spokeswoman says it has received multiple reports from the public about two geese on an Edmonton-area golf course that were run over and killed by a golf cart driven by an employ...

Jul 06, 2019

Baby boy expected to recover after falling out of window

A baby boy in Calgary was taken to hospital yesterday after he fell out of a window at his family's home.The toddler fell while the window's screen was being changed.The boy was in stable, non-life th...

Jul 06, 2019

Blood Tribe to get $150M settlement in historic claim over Crown mismanagement of the reserve cattle

CALGARY - Residents of Canada's largest reserve are to receive $150 million by the end of summer to settle a historic claim that the federal government devastated the Blood Tribe's cattle industry mor...

Jul 05, 2019

Lethbridge woman charged with assaulting a man tending to his yard

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have charged a 32-year-old woman in connection with an assault on a senior citizen.LPS reported that on July 3, at around 4:50 p.m., a 64-year-old man was in the fro...

Jul 05, 2019

Provincial politicians asking Albertans to support farmers, ranchers

The provincial government is calling on people to support Alberta farmers and ranchers as they deal with trade disputes.Provincial politicians were joined by industry representatives from the beef, po...

Jul 04, 2019 Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen (second from left), Premier Jason Kenney (third from left), and representatives of beef, pork and canola producers in Alberta. Photo supplied by the province.