Alberta

Second-degree murder charge for man accused of fatally beating cellmate

A man accused of fatally beating his cellmate at the Calgary Remand Centre has been convicted of second-degree murder.Marlon Ledesma had been charged with first-degree murder in the September 2016 dea...

Apr 26, 2019

Fort McMurray investigations lead to drug and child endangerment charges, turn up thousands of dollars in drugs

Drug and child endangerment charges have been laid and thousands of dollars worth of drugs have been seized after a pair of investigations in Fort McMurray, Alberta.The Alberta Law Enforcement Respons...

Apr 26, 2019

RCMP officer charged after pointed gun during off-duty dispute

Charges that include assault with a weapon have been laid against an Alberta RCMP officer who allegedly pointed a gun at a woman during an off-duty dispute.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team s...

Apr 26, 2019

Election commissioner issues fine in connection with 2017 UCP campaign

Alberta's election commissioner has fined another person in connection with Jeff Callaway's 2017 campaign for the leadership of the United Conservative Party.Jeffrey Park has been fined $10,500 for do...

Apr 26, 2019

Disappearance of woman, child treated as potential homicides: Calgary police

CALGARY - Police in Calgary say they're treating the disappearance last week of a woman and toddler as potential homicides.They say they have found no evidence that 25-year-old Jasmine Lovett or her 2...

Apr 26, 2019

Inquiry into Alberta RCMP officer’s killing looks at bail hearing process

ST. ALBERT, Alta. - An Alberta Justice official has told a fatality inquiry into the death of a Mountie that the province is right not to force prosecutors to tell bail hearings about a suspect's crim...

Apr 26, 2019

Trans Mountain pipeline decisions unlikely to be made before federal election

CALGARY - Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi says he can't guarantee the federal government will have a decision on the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion prior to the next federal elect...

Apr 25, 2019

Psychiatric assessment deems woman criminally responsible in animal abuse case

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A court-ordered psychiatric assessment has determined a southern Alberta woman facing animal abuse charges can be held criminally responsible for her actions.April Dawn Irving, who...

Apr 25, 2019

Motorcycle passenger dies in Edmonton highway crash

Edmonton police say a 28-year-old woman who was a passenger on a motorcycle has died after a crash on a highway in the city's west end.Police say the woman died of her injuries Tuesday morning.They sa...

Apr 24, 2019

New MLA's get first look at Alberta Legislature

EDMONTON - Alberta's 47 new provincial politicians gathered at the legislature today to learn the ropes of their new jobs.Legislature Speaker Bob Wanner, talking to them in the debate chamber, dispens...

Apr 24, 2019