Alberta

Young girl injured in Wainwright parade Saturday

WAINWRIGHT, Alta. - The mayor of a town in east-central Alberta says a six-year-old girl was seriously injured in a parade over the weekend.Wainwright Mayor Brian Bethune says the girl fell off a floa...

Jun 24, 2019

Second grizzly killed by vehicle in Banff National Park

BANFF, Alta. - The second grizzly bear in three weeks has died after being struck by a vehicle in Banff National Park.Resource conservation manager Bill Hunt says a female yearling was found severely ...

Jun 24, 2019

Alberta government, Opposition swap accusations, attacks in earplug debate

EDMONTON - Alberta's earplug debate got louder Monday as the Opposition NDP accused Premier Jason Kenney of lying and sought to have Government House Leader Jason Nixon found in contempt of the legisl...

Jun 24, 2019

Southeast Alberta Drug Trafficking Network Dismantled

MEDICINE HAT - The ALERT unit has dismantled what it says was a whole drug trafficking network in Medicine Hat. A 3 month investigation ended with the arrest of 7 people last Tuesday. Two vehicles hea...

Jun 24, 2019 photo credit to the Medicine Hat Police Service

Plane makes emergency landing at Red Deer Airport

Miraculously, everyone is okay after an airplane landed at Red Deer Airport on Saturday without its full landing gear engaged.Airport CEO Graham Ingham says the incident happened around 12:20 p.m."We ...

Jun 23, 2019 (Credit: Meike Rei)

NDP leader Rachel Notley calls party ‘best damn opposition’ province has seen

Described as 'fearless' before hitting the stage, Alberta NDP leader and former premier Rachel Notley addressed delegates on Saturday in Red Deer during the party's Provincial Council event.She talked...

Jun 23, 2019 NDP leader Rachel Notley spoke in Red Deer on Saturday at the party's Provincial Council event. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Red Deer Mountie acquitted of sexual assault, breach of trust

A Red Deer RCMP officer has been found not guilty on charges of sexual assault and criminal breach of trust.Justice Grant S. Dunlop acquitted Jason Tress, 32, on Friday following a week-long trial in ...

Jun 22, 2019

Two rehabilitated black bears set free

EDMONTON- Alberta Environment says two rehabilitated black bears have been returned to the wild.The non-profit Cochrane Ecological Institute took in one cub in May 2018 and the other in July when they...

Jun 22, 2019

Calgary officer convicted of aggravated assault from 2015 arrest

CALGARY - A Calgary Police Service officer has been convicted of aggravated assault for a violent arrest on a handcuffed suspect.The family of Daniel Haworth, who has since died, says he suffered brai...

Jun 21, 2019

Provincial government funding expanded mental health care

CALGARY - Alberta is investing $3 million to expand free courses and drop-in help for those struggling with mental health and addictions.Associate Health Minister Jason Luan says the money will expand...

Jun 21, 2019 Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jason Luan announcing funding on June 21st, 2019 (Photo: Government of Alberta)