Alberta News

Arrest warrant out after suspect in attack on Muslim women no show in Edmonton court

EDMONTON — A judge has issued an arrest warrant for a man who failed to appear in court Wednesday on charges related to an attack on two Muslim women in an Edmonton parking lot.

Aug 18, 2021 11:42 AM Read more >

Maritime farmers ship hay to drought-stricken Prairies as ranchers run out of feed

CALGARY — Farmers in the Maritimes are pitching in to help their drought-stricken Prairie counterparts facing a "devastating" situation.

Aug 18, 2021 10:58 AM Read more >

Atco says CFO Dennis DeChamplain died unexpectedly of coronary failure

CALGARY — Atco Ltd. says Dennis DeChamplain, chief financial officer of both Atco and Canadian Utilities Ltd., died unexpectedly from coronary failure on Monday.

Aug 18, 2021 6:20 AM Read more >

Three Alberta universities update COVID strategy

CALGARY — Unvaccinated students and staff at three Alberta universities will have to get regular COVID-19 rapid tests to attend campus this fall.

Aug 17, 2021 3:58 PM Read more >

Stampeders place Mitchell on six-game injured list

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders' season has gone from bad to worse. Head coach Dave Dickenson said Tuesday the club is placing veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell on the six-game injured list with a broken fibula.

Aug 17, 2021 3:44 PM Read more >

A woman faces second-degree-murder charges in Leduc assault leaving one man dead

LEDUC, Alta. — A Lac La Biche woman will be back in court later this week after a weekend assault in Leduc left a man dead. RCMP, Fire and EMS were called to the scene on Sparrow Drive near Airport Road at around 3 p.m.

Aug 17, 2021 1:35 AM Read more >

Alberta's post-secondary schools saying no to mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations

CALGARY — Many Alberta post-secondary schools are not requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for students and staff even as others across the country are making different choices.

Aug 16, 2021 5:46 PM Read more >

Police watchdog says alleged hostage-taking suspect was alone when officers shot him

EDMONTON — Alberta's police watchdog says a suspect in an alleged hostage taking was alone when he was fatally shot by officers during a weekend standoff at an oilfield battery site.

Aug 16, 2021 5:21 PM Read more >

Crown appeals prison term for trucker convicted in killing of woman in Edmonton hotel

EDMONTON — Crown prosecutors are appealing a 12 1/2-year sentence given to an Ontario truck driver found guilty in the killing of a woman in his Edmonton hotel room.

Aug 16, 2021 3:19 PM Read more >

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