Category: News

  • Ambitious Legislative Agenda for Next Session

    Ambitious Legislative Agenda for Next Session

    The second Session of the 30th Legislature will convene on Feb. 25. Alberta’s MLAs will return to the Legislature for a Speech from the Throne which will outline the government’s legislative agenda for the year ahead. It promises to be another busy and engaging sitting. Government will continue to focus on creating jobs, expanding the province’s…

  • Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit Investigating Suspicious Death

    Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit Investigating Suspicious Death

    Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit investigating suspicious death – Update Redcliff, Alta. – An autopsy was conducted on Jan. 15, 2020, at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Calgary and the manner of death was determined to be a homicide. The victim is a 27-year-old male from Brooks, Alta., and his name will…

  • Budget 2020 Consultations Begin

    Budget 2020 Consultations Begin

    Albertans are invited to share their opinions and suggestions for the upcoming budget. Members of the public will have opportunities to make their voices heard and provide input informing Budget 2020. An online survey with questions on Albertans’ spending and saving priorities, as well as ideas for job creation and growing Alberta’s economy, is open until Feb.…

  • RCMP Pincher Creek – Stolen Trailer and Tools

    RCMP Pincher Creek – Stolen Trailer and Tools

    Pincher Creek Alberta – On January 15 2020 RCMP received a complaint of a white 7×14 ft enclosed trailer being stolen overnight at a wind farm construction site north of Pincher Creek Alberta. In the trailer was a large amount of tools and crane rigging equipment used to install wind mill towers. The value of…

  • Tribute to Passengers of Canadian Scientific & Academic Communities on Flight 752

    Tribute to Passengers of Canadian Scientific & Academic Communities on Flight 752

    Canadian Science Policy Centre The tragic plane crash on January 8th of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, resulted in the loss of all 176 passengers on board. Among these were more than 100 passengers with roots in Canada, who were travelling to return to their work and lives in Canada from Iran. The Canadian scientific…

  • Canmore RCMP Investigation Results in Child Pornography Charges

    Canmore RCMP Investigation Results in Child Pornography Charges

    Canmore, Alta. – Following a lengthy investigation conducted by Canmore RCMP and ALERT’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) team, a search warrant was executed on a residence in Canmore, Alta. on Jan. 9, 2020. David Aschim (49) of Canmore, Alta. is charged with: ·         Make child pornography available to others ·         Possession of child pornography ·         Accessing child pornography…

  • Two Upcoming Fair Deal Panel Town Halls

    Two Upcoming Fair Deal Panel Town Halls

    Alberta’s Fair Deal Panel will hold its next two town hall meetings in Airdrie and Medicine Hat on Jan. 16 and Jan. 17. The Fair Deal Panel is consulting Albertans on how best to define and secure a fair deal for the province. The panel members are exploring ideas that give the province a bigger…

  • Move Over and Stop for Emergency Responders

    Move Over and Stop for Emergency Responders

    Spruce Grove, Alta. – Parkland RCMP would like to remind the public of the importance of pulling over and stopping for flashing emergency lights and sirens.  The Alberta Traffic Safety Act states:  when an emergency vehicle (ambulance, fire, police or peace officers) is approaching you from any direction and is sounding a siren, you must yield the…

  • Hells Angels Prospect Charged with Threatening Police

    Hells Angels Prospect Charged with Threatening Police

    A Calgary Hells Angels prospect has been charged with threatening members of the Calgary Police Service. The officers were involved in the arrest of the man in early December, at which time he allegedly made threatening comments to two members. The man was initially arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, at a home in the 5600 block…

  • Alberta RCMP Kick-starts New Year with Intersection Safety Tips

    Alberta RCMP Kick-starts New Year with Intersection Safety Tips

    Edmonton – As we enter into 2020, Alberta RCMP reminds drivers to maintain safe driving habits on all types of roads, including intersections, in both urban and rural areas. Alberta RCMP urges road users to practice the following intersection safety tips: Drivers ·         Slow down as you approach an intersection, stop and check all traffic before proceeding. ·         Obey traffic signs and signals. Make…

  • Extreme Cold Warning Issued for the Foothills

    Extreme Cold Warning Issued for the Foothills

    Alerts for: Okotoks – High River – Claresholm Warnings 3:37 PM MST Monday 13 January 2020Extreme Cold Warning in effect for: Foothills Co. near Cayley Foothills Co. near High River and Aldersyde Foothills Co. near Longview and Eden Valley Res. Foothills Co. near Okotoks and De Winton Foothills Co. near Priddis and Brown-Lowery Prov. Park…

  • Arbitration Awards: Minister Toews

    Arbitration Awards: Minister Toews

    President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Travis Toews issued the following statement about two arbitration decisions of no wage increases involving the Alberta Teachers Association and the United Nurses of Alberta. “These independent public sector wage arbitration outcomes reflect the current economic realities in the province. The decisions align with the crucial need…

  • Piikani Nation RCMP Locate Stolen Hay Bales and Arrest One Male After Search Warrant Executed

    Piikani Nation RCMP Locate Stolen Hay Bales and Arrest One Male After Search Warrant Executed

    Brocket, Alta. – On Jan. 6 2020, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Piikani Nation RCMP located stolen hay bales at a residence near the community of Brocket, Alta. The hay bales were originally stolen out of Pincher Creek, Alta. Police applied for a warrant to enter the residence and upon execution, located one male who was arrested without incident. Police continued their…

  • KKR to Acquire Significant Stake in Canada’s Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project

    KKR to Acquire Significant Stake in Canada’s Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project

    CALGARY, Alberta & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire, alongside Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), a 65 percent equity interest in the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project (Coastal GasLink or the Project) from TC Energy Corporation. Coastal GasLink involves the estimated CAD $6.6 billion…

  • RCMP Major Crimes Investigating Shooting in Conrich, Alta.

    RCMP Major Crimes Investigating Shooting in Conrich, Alta.

    Conrich, Alta. – On Jan. 8, 2020, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Strathmore RCMP received a 911 call of a shooting that occurred at a residence in the Meadow Ridge area in Conrich, Alta.  A 27-year-old female from Conrich, Alta. was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries as a result of the shooting. The injured female…