Category: News

  • Alberta RCMP Shares Back-to-School #TrafficSafety Tips Ahead of Labour Day Long Weekend

    Alberta RCMP Shares Back-to-School #TrafficSafety Tips Ahead of Labour Day Long Weekend

    Edmonton –  September is almost here and Back-to-School season is in full gear. Police expect Alberta highways to experience increased traffic with people returning from their holidays, Labour Day long weekend,as well as public transit and school buses operating their regular routes. The Alberta RCMP reminds all road users, students, parents and drivers alike, that #TrafficSafety is a shared responsibility…

  • Trans Mountain Pipeline: Premier Notley

    Trans Mountain Pipeline: Premier Notley

    Premier Rachel Notley delivered the following remarks today in a live address about the Federal Court of Appeal’s ruling on the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project: “My fellow Albertans, we face a serious situation. I’m here before you to tell you how we are defending you, your resources, your jobs and the future of our…

  • United Conservatives Respond to Trans Mountain Court Ruling

    United Conservatives Respond to Trans Mountain Court Ruling

    CALGARY, AB (August 30, 2018): United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney has issued the following statement in response to this morning’s Trans Mountain court ruling: “Today is a sad day for Canada and our ability to move major projects in the national interest forward. “Albertans have every right to be angry and frustrated by the apparent inability…

  • Andrew Scheer Issues Statement on Trans Mountain Pipeline

    Andrew Scheer Issues Statement on Trans Mountain Pipeline

    OTTAWA, ON – The Hon. Andrew Scheer, Leader of Canada’s Conservatives and the Official Opposition, today issued the following statement: “Justin Trudeau is spending $4.5 billion in taxpayer money to buy a pipeline he can’t even build. This is quickly becoming the most expensive scandal in the history of Canadian politics. “This is Justin Trudeau’s…

  • Moving Forward with Trade: NDP and Liberal Missteps Still Salvageable for Canada

    Moving Forward with Trade: NDP and Liberal Missteps Still Salvageable for Canada

    EDMONTON, AB: Alberta’s United Conservatives are calling on the NDP government to encourage their friends and allies, the Trudeau Liberals, to start taking international trade negotiations seriously. The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CP-TTP) were negotiated years ago by the former federal conservative government…

  • Statement from MP Erin O’Toole on NAFTA

    Statement from MP Erin O’Toole on NAFTA

    Ottawa, ON – The Honourable Erin O’Toole, Conservative Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement:  “Today’s news of a trade agreement between the United States and Mexico confirms that the Trudeau government has failed to advance Canada’s trade interests. “For years, Conservatives have asked for a more serious approach from the Trudeau…

  • ASIRT Investigates Injury to Youth in CPS Care

    ASIRT Investigates Injury to Youth in CPS Care

    On August 22, 2018, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident where a 12-year-old boy was injured while in the care of members of the Calgary Police Service (CPS). On August 21, 2018, at approximately 6:15 p.m., CPS received a 911 call requesting assistance in relation…

  • Alberta RCMP Serious Crimes Branch lay charges in relation to shooting on Highway 1A – Final Update

    Alberta RCMP Serious Crimes Branch lay charges in relation to shooting on Highway 1A – Final Update

    Morley, Alberta – Alberta RCMP Serious Crimes Branch have laid 14 charges against a youth in relation to the shooting that occurred August 2, 2018 on Highway 1A. On August 24, 2018, after an extensive investigation by the RCMP K- Division Serious Crimes Branch, Cochrane RCMP Detachment and several other support units, a suspect was located…

  • Teva Canada Expands Recall of Valsartan Drugs to Include Additional Lots, as a Precaution

    Teva Canada Expands Recall of Valsartan Drugs to Include Additional Lots, as a Precaution

    Update – August 21, 2018 This advisory has been updated to clarify the list of products that are NOT being recalled by adding a new column to the table (Lot #), and adding Teva Canada and Pro Doc Ltée products that are NOT being recalled. Original Advisory – August 18, 2018 OTTAWA – Health Canada…

  • Alberta Green Party Leadership Race Starts with a Question

    Alberta Green Party Leadership Race Starts with a Question

    Our Leadership Candidates Speak:  Read their answers to question 1 The following is the first question posed to the three candidates for leadership of the Green Party of Alberta in the lead up to the September 22nd vote by members to decide the leadership. “At this point the 2019 election is shaping up to be…

  • City of Edmonton Faces Environmental Charges

    City of Edmonton Faces Environmental Charges

    The Alberta government has laid seven charges against the City of Edmonton for pesticide-related offences. Incident details The City of Edmonton has been charged with six counts under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act and one count under the province’s Pesticide Sales, Handling, Use and Application Regulation. The charges relate to a set of events that occurred…

  • Man Wanted on Multiple Domestic Warrants

    Man Wanted on Multiple Domestic Warrants

    The Calgary Police Service is asking for the public’s help to find a man who is wanted on warrants in connection with several serious domestic incidents. Philip Prince AFOLABI, 27, of Calgary, is wanted on 43 outstanding warrants, including warrants for sexual assault, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, overcoming resistance by choking,…

  • Minister Ceci Statement on Public Sector Bargaining

    Minister Ceci Statement on Public Sector Bargaining

    Joe Ceci, Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board, released the following statement about the tentative agreement reached with the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), covering members who work in the public service: “I want to thank negotiators for the Government and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees for their hard work in…

  • Missing In Action: Alberta NDP Silent While Other Provinces Stand up for Energy Jobs

    Missing In Action: Alberta NDP Silent While Other Provinces Stand up for Energy Jobs

    Calgary, AB – Alberta’s United Conservatives are calling on the NDP government to join other provinces in standing up against the Trudeau Liberal government’s Bill C-69, troubling legislation that will hurt oil and gas jobs and the families that depend on them. At the recent 2018 Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference, Ministers from other provinces –…

  • Cochrane RCMP – Update on Investigation into Shooting on Highway 1A – Tip Line Established

    Cochrane RCMP – Update on Investigation into Shooting on Highway 1A – Tip Line Established

    Morley, Alberta – The RCMP Serious Crimes Branch is appealing to the public for information in the investigation into a shooting that occurred August 2, 2018. At approximately 11:40 am, a black Dodge Durango was travelling eastbound on Highway 1A through the Stoney Nakoda First Nation. The investigation thus far has revealed that the vehicle, driven…