Alberta

Alberta makes it official: Bill passed and proclaimed to kill carbon tax

EDMONTON - Alberta's consumer carbon tax is now officially gone.Members of the legislature voted last night to pass the bill that repeals the tax, and it was signed into law by Lt.-Gov. Lois Mitchell....

Jun 04, 2019 Photo: The Canadian Press

UCP allowing municipalities to offer tax breaks for businesses

The Alberta government has introduced legislation that would give municipalities new powers to provide tax breaks for business.Municipalities are currently only allowed to cancel, refund or defer taxe...

Jun 04, 2019

Woman to remain in custody after Fox Creek AMBER Alert, man released

A woman will remain in custody after an AMBER Alert out of Fox Creek Saturday. A man who was also charged has been released from custody. Charmaine Annette Darnel, who is 42 and D'artangan Dirk Pool, ...

Jun 04, 2019

Kenney says consumption drug sites are on hold

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting Opposition accusations that he is putting vulnerable Albertans at risk by freezing funds for proposed new supervised consumption drug sites.Kenney says his go...

Jun 03, 2019

Manslaughter trial of five-year-old boy continues in Calgary

A Calgary manslaughter trial has heard that a five-year-old boy was seen slowly shuffling with a bandage on his head shortly before he died.Allan Perdomo Lopez, who is 59, is charged in the 2015 death...

Jun 03, 2019

63-year old man dies in climbing accident

Police say a 63-year old man has died in Jasper National Park after falling in a climbing accident.Jasper RCMP say they responded to the Leach Lake area with Parks Canada and emergency medical staff a...

Jun 03, 2019

Second trial to start for Alberta couple in son’s meningitis death

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A new trial is to begin for an Alberta couple who used homemade remedies instead of seeking medical help for their toddler who died of bacterial meningitis.A jury in 2016 found Dav...

Jun 03, 2019 Photo: The Canadian Press

Crews called to put out fire near Slave Lake and find body of a man

Major Crimes in Slave Lake are investigating after a man's body was found near a fire. On Friday morning, just after 1:30 a.m., RCMP are fire services were called to the fire about 20 km west of the t...

Jun 03, 2019

Three confirmed dead in plane crash outside of Irvine

CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - Three people are confirmed to have died after a small plane that took off from the Medicine Hat Airport on Saturday crashed into a field outside of Irvine.According to the Transpo...

Jun 03, 2019 Photo: Taylor Chartrand

Province halts funding for supervised consumption sites pending review

The United Conservatives are following through on a campaign promise to halt funding for supervised consumption sites in Alberta until a review into the merits of the practice has been completed. The ...

Jun 02, 2019 Between 130 and 150 people are using the temporary overdose prevention site in Red Deer daily, according to Turning Point. (rdnewsNOW file photo)