Alberta

Fort McMurray officer found not guilty of causing death of man

A Mountie has been found not guilty of dangerous driving causing death of a man near Fort McMurray, Alberta.Constable Michelle Phillips was also found not guilty of dangerous driving causing bodily ha...

Jun 15, 2019

No business case for Trans Mountain expansion, says former environment minister

VANCOUVER - A former Liberal environment minister is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet to reject the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, saying there's no economic basis for the project.Da...

Jun 15, 2019

Kenney promises to fight for Energy East

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has promised to fight relentlessly for the Energy East oil pipeline project.Kenney made the commitment after speaking to a business group this morning in Saint John, New B...

Jun 14, 2019

Calgary officer avoids charges in shooting of suspect

CALGARY - Alberta's police watchdog says no charges will be laid against a Calgary police officer who shot a suspect dead with a powerful patrol rifle.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says t...

Jun 14, 2019

Edmonton school bus driver charged with impaired driving and child endangerment

EDMONTON - Three impaired driving-related charges have been laid against an Edmonton school bus driver after she allegedly drove erratically while transporting several students.The 39-year-old woman h...

Jun 14, 2019

Southern Alberta woman caught going 224 km/hr on motorcycle

A woman on a motorcycle has been nabbed for extreme speeding on a highway south of Calgary.RCMP say she was clocked doing 224 km/h in a 90 km/h on Highway 762.The 26-year-old from Calgary is to appear...

Jun 14, 2019 (Stock photo)

Federal carbon tax coming to Alberta in January: Environment Minister

Ottawa says a federal carbon tax will be imposed on Alberta starting Jan. 1.Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she has written the province to inform it of the decision.She says 90 pe...

Jun 13, 2019

More evacuation orders lifted in northern Alberta

Most of those still out of their homes because of wildfires in northern Alberta have been given the OK to return to their communities.Evacuation orders were lifted for Bigstone Cree Nation and the ham...

Jun 13, 2019

Alberta woman charged after trying to mail puppy and kitten

A woman in southern Alberta faces a charge after she tried to mail a puppy and a kitten via Canada Post.According to Vulcan Enforcement Services, last month a post office employee in Milo discovered t...

Jun 13, 2019

Court ruling expands Alberta's Blood reserve, Canada's largest

OTTAWA - Canada's largest Indigenous reserve is about to get larger.Federal Court has found that the federal government underestimated the members of the Blood Tribe in southwestern Alberta when their...

Jun 12, 2019