Alberta

Man dies after quad rollover in Clearwater County

A quad rollover has claimed the life of a man in Alberta.RCMP say it happened early yesterday morning on a residential driveway in Clearwater County.Police say it appears the 44-year-old man was trave...

Apr 22, 2019

Bodies recovered after Banff avalanche

The bodies have been recovered of three renowned mountain climbers who were believed to have been caught in a large avalanche in Banff National Park last week.American Jess Roskelley and Austrians Dav...

Apr 22, 2019

Efforts ongoing to rescue two cats from sinkhole in Edmonton

EDMONTON - Firefighters built them a ladder and a homeowner has tried luring them out with Easter ham and sardines, but so far two cats remain deep in a sinkhole in Edmonton.Rebecca Hung says she spot...

Apr 22, 2019 (Twitter/ @RAWHOLISTICyeg)

Company formally known as Nexen Energy fined after deadly workplace explosion in 2016

The company formerly known as Nexen Energy has been fined $450,000 after pleading guilty to charges in the deaths of two oilsands workers in northern Alberta.The two men died from an explosion at the ...

Apr 20, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Notley and Kenney meet for first time since Election

EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley and incoming premier Jason Kenney are beginning the transfer of power following the Alberta election.The two leaders have met at Government House in Edmonton for a bri...

Apr 18, 2019 Photo: Facebook / Jason Kenney

Mountaineers presumed dead in Banff National Park

Parks Canada says three professional mountaineers are presumed dead after an avalanche on Howse Peak in Banff National Park.The climbers -- one American and two Europeans -- were reported overdue yest...

Apr 18, 2019

No Female Premiers left in Canada after Notley voted out

The defeat of NDP Leader Rachel Notley in Alberta's election means there will soon be no women premiers in Canada.Women made up nearly half of provincial and territorial leaders in 2013, but those ran...

Apr 18, 2019 (Photo Credit Lethbridge News Now)

Nearly 70 per cent of eligible Albertans voted in provincial election

EDMONTON - The unofficial turnout shows nearly 70% of Albertans voted in the provincial election - the highest in decades.Elections Alberta says about 2,615,000 people in Alberta were registered to vo...

Apr 17, 2019

Industrial fire forces residents out of 80 homes

RED DEER, Alta. - Residents from 80 homes in the central Alberta city of Red Deer have been asked to leave as a precaution due to a large industrial fire.Others in the Oriole Park and Oriole Park West...

Apr 17, 2019 Photo/ Connor Whitehouse

Confirmed case of tuberculosis at Calgary daycare

Letters have been sent to 150 people in the Calgary area advising them that they or their child may have been exposed to a confirmed case of tuberculosis at a daycare.Alberta Health Services says the ...

Apr 17, 2019