Alberta

Spooking speeders: Prairie city latest to use police cut-outs on busy roads

LOYDMINSTER, Alta. - Some new scarecrows are popping up on the Prairies, but these aren't meant for bluffing birds.Life-size metal cut-outs of uniformed Mounties are being placed next to busy roads an...

May 18, 2019

Killer of missing Alberta seniors loses appeal of manslaughter convictions

EDMONTON - An appeal from the killer of two Edmonton-area seniors has been dismissed.Travis Vader asked the Alberta Court of Appeal for a new trial or for his manslaughter charges to be stayed.Vader w...

May 18, 2019

Edmonton man found guilty of murder in the death of two store clerks

A man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two Edmonton convenience store clerks.Colton Steinhauer is one of three people who robbed and killed the two Mac's employee...

May 17, 2019

Police to crack down on impaired driving across the province during long weekend

Albertans are able to drink at provincial campgrounds this May long weekend, but police say that's no excuse to drink on the road or drive under the influence.Alberta RCMP, Sheriffs and Peace Officers...

May 17, 2019

Fire bans for most of northern Alberta, County of GP excluded

Campfires, unauthorized burning and off-highway vehicles are banned on public lands throughout most of northern Alberta because of wildfire concerns.The fire and OHV ban extends from Lac La Biche up t...

May 17, 2019

Kenney continues fight against Bill C-48

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is calling for a full-court press to kill Ottawa's proposed B.C. coast tanker ban now that it has been defeated in a Senate committee.Kenney says he hopes the fu...

May 16, 2019

Report projects slow economic growth in Alberta for 2019

The latest outlook for Alberta is predicting slow economic growth this year but says the province will likely avoid slipping back into recession.The report by ATB Financial cuts its 2019 growth foreca...

May 16, 2019

Remaining liquor bans lifted on eight provincial parks

Alberta is loosening up its liquor laws at provincial parks and festival sites.Premier Jason Kenney says starting this May long weekend, the liquor ban imposed on eight remaining provincial parks will...

May 16, 2019

Calgary massage therapist accused of sexual assaulting male clients

Police have laid 10 more charges against a Calgary massage therapist accused of sexually assaulting male clients.Dennis Quebral Baltazar was charged with three counts of sexual assault in March, then ...

May 16, 2019

Canmore sets new parking restrictions to restrict overnight vehicle residency

A scenic community in the Alberta Rockies is toughening its parking restrictions for people who have taken up semi-permanent residency in their vehicles.Town council in Canmore, west of Calgary, recen...

May 16, 2019