Alberta

UCP to go ahead with legislation to delay labour talks

EDMONTON - The Alberta government has served notice it will bring in legislation to allow the province to override bargained contract agreements and delay wage talks for thousands of public-sector wor...

Jun 12, 2019

Doubts raised about overdose prevention site at Alberta jail

DRUMHELLER, Alta. - An advocacy group has raised doubts over whether an overdose prevention site proposed for a southern Alberta prison will work.The Correctional Service of Canada says it has receive...

Jun 12, 2019

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney seeks alliance with Quebec’s Francois Legault

MONTREAL - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he and Quebec Premier Francois Legault are natural allies in the fight to defend provincial autonomy in the face of federal interventions.He made the comme...

Jun 12, 2019

Edmonton school bus driver facing charges after erratic driving incident

EDMONTON - Charges are pending against an Edmonton school bus driver after she allegedly drove her bus over a curb, knocked over a street sign and stopped in the middle of the road.Police say there we...

Jun 12, 2019

Child injured after razor blades reportedly wedged into playground slide

A Calgary family says it is in shock after a four-year-old boy was cut by disposable razor blades wedged into a playground slide.Gillian Webster says her son James suffered minor injuries that did not...

Jun 12, 2019

Kenney working to offload crude-by-rail contracts

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government has begun negotiations to try to offload crude-by-rail contracts signed by the former NDP government.The United Conservative Party promised during the ...

Jun 11, 2019

Edmonton psychic charged for defrauding more than $72,500

Edmonton police allege there is nothing magic about a woman accused of bilking 10 people of money with a promise that a special crystal would improve their lives.Investigators say complainants were de...

Jun 11, 2019

UCP willing to break public sector CBAs in effort to balance budget

EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister says the government will pass legislation if necessary to override collective bargaining agreements with unions and delay contractually mandated wage talks.The mo...

Jun 11, 2019

Medical examiner tells Alberta trial lack of oxygen didn’t cause toddler’s death

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The medical examiner who did an autopsy on a 19-month-old boy says there was no suggestion a lack of oxygen had anything to do with the child's death.David and Collet Stephan are o...

Jun 11, 2019

Airdrie man facing attempted murder and arson charges following domestic incident

AIRDRIE, Alta. - Charges of attempted murder and arson have been laid after an RCMP investigation into what police call a case of domestic violence in Airdrie, Alta.Police say firefighters went to an ...

Jun 11, 2019