Alberta

Fort Chipewyan RCMP officer involved in shooting

FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alta. - RCMP say a man who was banging on the main entrance of the detachment in Fort Chipewyan in northern Alberta on Thursday night was shot and injured by an officer.It was just bef...

Jun 07, 2019

Lethbridge restaurant forced to closed due to "heavy cockroach infestation"

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A popular Chinese restaurant in the southern Alberta city of Lethbridge has been ordered to shut down after an inspection found a heavy cockroach infestation.The New Dynasty Restau...

Jun 06, 2019 New Dynasty Restaurant in downtown Lethbridge (Lethbridge News Now)

NDP using filibuster to fight UCP changes to labour laws

EDMONTON - They're talking around the clock at the Alberta legislature about a bill that would cut the minimum wage for young people and change overtime rules.Opposition NDP members have been speaking...

Jun 06, 2019

Kenney and Moe sign memorandum to harmonize oil and gas regulation

WEYBURN, Sask. - The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are pledging to harmonize regulations governing the movement of oil and gas rigs in the two provinces.Jason Kenney and Scott Moe have signed a...

Jun 05, 2019 Photo: Facebook / @PremierScottMoe

Alberta introduces amended Education Act; Opposition says LGBTQ kids at risk

EDMONTON - Alberta is overhauling its framework for grade-school education for the first time in a generation, but the Opposition says it's just a cover to out gay kids and expose them to harm.A bill ...

Jun 05, 2019

Senate committee says oil tanker ban off B.C. targets Alberta, divides country

OTTAWA - A Senate committee says the Trudeau government's bill to ban oil tanker traffic off British Columbia's northern coast will divide the country, inflame separatist sentiment in Alberta and stok...

Jun 05, 2019

‘Heartland’ actress Amber Marshall to lead Calgary Stampede parade

CALGARY - Canadian actress Amber Marshall has been chosen to lead the Calgary Stampede parade this year.Marshall, 31, is best known for starring as horse-whisperer Amy Fleming, whose family owns a ran...

Jun 05, 2019

Calgary couple handed jail sentence over death of son

A Calgary couple found guilty in the death of their 14-month-old son have been sentenced to 32 months in prison.Jennifer and Jeromie Clark were convicted last fall of criminal negligence causing death...

Jun 05, 2019

Waterton Lakes ranch agrees to conservation deal to protect wildlife

CALGARY - A ranching family has agreed to conserve its land east of Waterton Lakes National Park in southwestern Alberta to help protect wildlife habitat.The ranch was established in 1935 by Otto Hans...

Jun 05, 2019

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer promising greater inter-provincial trade

Andrew Scheer is promising that a Conservative government would negotiate a deal to eliminate trade barriers among Canada's provinces.The Conservative leader made the pledge yesterday in Edmonton, dur...

Jun 05, 2019