Alberta

Oil price fears subsiding after production curtailment; experts

An oilsands producer says fears of another Alberta oil price crisis are ebbing thanks to production cuts imposed by the former NDP government and the profitability of shipping crude by rail.But Canadi...

May 09, 2019

Possible taunting led to elk being killed near Canmore

RCMP say they believe some young people may have harassed a herd of elk just before a number of the animals were killed by a semi last month near Canmore.The collision happened April 27 on the Trans-C...

May 09, 2019

Appeal denied for mortgage fraudster

CALGARY - A former mortgage broker convicted of multiple counts of fraud and theft has had his appeal dismissed.The Alberta Court of Appeal says Brandon Antonini must turn himself in within 24 hours.A...

May 09, 2019

Court to hear man’s appeal of convictions in deaths of Calgary couple, grandson

The Alberta Court of Appeal is to hear arguments today about a man sentenced to life in prison for killing a Calgary couple and their grandson.Douglas Garland is appealing his convictions of first-deg...

May 09, 2019

Unwelcome visssssitor at Lethbridge university

The University of Lethbridge had an unwelcome visssssitor this week -- a rattlesnake managed to fall through a grate and into an office.The school called in professional snake catcher Ryan Heavy Head,...

May 09, 2019

David White chosen as interim Freedom Conservative Party leader

EDMONTON - Alberta's fledgling Freedom Conservative party has picked a replacement for leader Derek Fildebrandt who is leaving politics.David White, a paramedic and small business owner, has been chos...

May 08, 2019

Man charged in fatal stabbing, found guilty of first-degree murder 5 years later

A man charged in a fatal swarming and stabbing outside a Calgary nightclub more than five years ago and who later fled the country to avoid justice has been found guilty of first-degree murder.A judge...

May 08, 2019

NDP claim new panel will be used as scapegoat to justify cuts

EDMONTON - The Alberta New Democrats are accusing the premier of creating a panel of experts to review the province's finances to pass the buck for future government cuts.Jason Kenney announced today ...

May 07, 2019 Premier Jason Kenney and Finance Minister Travis Toews with members of Alberta’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta’s Finances. (Photo: Government of Alberta)

Medicine Hat council will not attend FCM conference in Quebec

Medicine Hat, AB- It was a light agenda coming into Monday's city council meeting.But a last minute addition included a major motion brought up by councillor Brian Varga.In a unanimous decision, counc...

May 07, 2019 Courtesy: Colton Mckee

First degree murder charge laid in Lloydminster murder

A man from Edmonton has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 32-year-old man in Lloydminster.RCMP say a call about multiple gunshots in a residential neighbourhood on April 27th led...

May 07, 2019