Alberta

Two confirmed cases of tuberculosis at Calgary high school

Alberta Health Services says it is notifying 200 people following the discovery of tuberculosis at a Calgary high school.The health provider says two cases were confirmed, but adds that they do not pr...

May 22, 2019

Nathan Cooper, new Speaker of the legislature

Alberta has a new Speaker of the legislature.Nathan Cooper, a member of the United Conservative caucus, will preside over and keep order on debates in the house.Cooper is a second-term member represen...

May 22, 2019 Facebook/Nathan Cooper

Calgary man convicted of killing mother and her young daughter to wait 50 years for parole

A man convicted of killing a Calgary mother and her young daughter will have to wait 50 years before he has a chance at parole.A jury found Edward Downey guilty last year of first-degree murder in the...

May 21, 2019

Natural gas explosion tears apart workshop near De Winton

A man is being treated for serious injuries after a natural gas explosion that tore apart a workshop on a rural property just south of Calgary.Witnesses report seeing chunks of debris hurled several m...

May 21, 2019

Alberta legislature session to begin under new Premier Jason Kenney

The Alberta legislature is to start a new session today with a lot of new faces and a new government in charge.Premier Jason Kenney and the 63 members of his United Conservative caucus are to be sworn...

May 21, 2019

Growing wildfire prompts evacuation of High Level, Alta.

Approximately 4,000 residents of a northern Alberta town are being told to leave due to the threat of an encroaching wildfire.People are being told to leave High Level on Highway 58 east of the town, ...

May 21, 2019

LaGrange reiterates UCP commitment to Education Act

Some teachers who believe the Alberta UCP's Education Act will hurt gay-straight alliances waved Pride flags as the new minister took the stage at the Alberta Teachers' Association convention.Adriana ...

May 20, 2019

‘Rope-a-dope’: Environmentalists say Alberta war room threat won’t distract them

EDMONTON - Environmental groups targeted by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney are shrugging off the new government's promised $30-million "war room" to fight criticisms of the province's energy industry."T...

May 20, 2019 Photo courtesy the Canadian Press

Two women killed in fatal collision in Calgary

The May long weekend got off to a deadly start on Calgary streets when police say speed and alcohol appeared to play a role in a collision that killed two women.Police say four members of the same fam...

May 19, 2019

Fish and Wildlife looking for lady who bought illegal turtles

Alberta Fish and Wildlife is trying to track down two turtles that are illegal to own in the province.The department says the two Map turtles were advertised online as Sawback turtles, and were sold t...

May 19, 2019