Alberta

75-year-old woman viciously attacked in her southern Alberta home

Police believe a man who viciously attacked a 75-year-old woman in her southern Alberta home had been in the house for 18 hours without her knowing it.City police say officers were sent to the home in...

May 24, 2019

MLAs allowed to abstain from voting in the Alberta legislature

Premier Jason Kenney's government is changing the rules to give MLAs a third option on votes in the Alberta legislature.Legislators will soon be free to remain in their seats and abstain from voting.T...

May 24, 2019

RCMP say Victoria Day long weekend was a busy one for enforcement

RCMP say over the Victoria Day long weekend there were three fatalities and 27 injuries caused by motor vehicle collisions, excluding off-road vehicles, in Alberta.Between May 17 and 20, RCMP Traffic ...

May 24, 2019

High Level fire grows to 976 square kilometres

Alberta Wildfire's incident commander says the fire threatening the northwestern town of High Level has grown.Scott Elliot puts the fire at 976 square kilometres now, up from 920 square kilometres on ...

May 24, 2019

New sitting of legislature starts with accusations from both sides

Premier Jason Kenney and Opposition Leader Rachel Notley swapped charges of criminal behaviour, sexual misconduct and harbouring rule-breakers in the first session since Kenney defeated Notley in the ...

May 24, 2019

Off-duty officer charged with impaired driving in Calgary

Calgary police say an off-duty officer has been charged with impaired driving after a traffic stop in the city's southeast.Police received reports of a potentially impaired driver around 6:40 p.m. Wed...

May 23, 2019

Canadian Forces Base Edmonton worker charged with sexual assault

A sexual assault charge has been laid against a contract maintenance worker in a school at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton.The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service says the charge laid on May ...

May 23, 2019

12 patients and 11 children taken to hospital after Edmonton bus crash

Alberta Health Services says 12 patients, including 11 children, have been taken to hospital after a school bus crash on one of Edmonton's busiest freeways.The collision took place about 8:15 a.m. nea...

May 23, 2019

Alberta Throne Speech promises

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is promising to do more than kill the provincial carbon tax.He says the upcoming session of the legislature will include bills to cut wages for young workers and slash cor...

May 23, 2019

High Level wildfire update May 23

An out-of-control wildfire in northwestern Alberta continues to move away from the town of High Level.But the Chuckegg Creek blaze remains about three kilometres away from the community as firefighter...

May 23, 2019