Provincial News
‘How a Fox would design a henhouse’: Alberta rural leaders on oil well cleanup plan
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2022
EDMONTON – The head of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta says an oil and gas industry proposal to grant the industry royalty credits to clean up abandoned wells is like having the fox design the henhouse. Paul McLauchlin also says the proposed RStar program would have such profound implications for future revenues that it deserves ... Read More »
1 responseDriver found guilty of manslaughter in hit-and-run death of Calgary police officer
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2022
CALGARY – A judge has found a young man involved in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer guilty of manslaughter. Sgt. Andrew Harnett died in hospital on Dec. 31, 2020, after being dragged by a fleeing SUV and falling into the path of an oncoming car. The driver of the SUV, who cannot ... Read More »
1 responseTeen found guilty of manslaughter in hit-and-run death of Calgary police officer
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2022
CALGARY – A judge has found a teen involved in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer guilty of manslaughter. Sgt. Andrew Harnett died in hospital on Dec. 31, 2020, after being dragged by a fleeing SUV and falling into the path of an oncoming car. The driver, who cannot be identified because he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta sovereignty act, protection for the unvaccinated part of Shandro’s mandate
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2022
EDMONTON – Alberta’s justice minister has received a long to-do list from Premier Danielle Smith in his mandate letter. The letter says Tyler Shandro is to develop and enact the proposed sovereignty act to challenge “unconstitutional federal encroachments on areas of provincial jurisdiction.” It says Shandro is also to take legislative or regulatory steps to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teen charged with murder in hit-and-run death of Calgary officer to hear verdict
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2022
CALGARY – A teen charged with first-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer is scheduled to learn his fate today. Sgt. Andrew Harnett died in hospital on Dec. 31, 2020, after being dragged by a fleeing SUV and falling into the path of an oncoming car. The accused, who cannot be ... Read More »
1 responseInquiry into use of Emergencies Act expecting testimony on Alberta border blockades
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2022
The public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act will continue hearing about protests that took place at an Alberta border crossing earlier this year in support of the “Freedom Convoy.” Jim Willett, mayor of Coutts, Alta., is expected to testify today about the effect protests had on the border town he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sister alleges ‘gross negligence’ behind fatal police shooting of Edmonton bystander
By Angela Amato, The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2022
EDMONTON – A woman says her brother was sitting by his TV in his basement suite last February when he was killed by a stray police bullet, calling it the result of “gross negligence” from officers responding to a robbery. Susan Bandola says her 59-year-old brother, James Hanna, had recently moved into the apartment in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wins legislature seat
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has won the most votes in the Brooks-Medicine Hat byelection with 73 of 76 polls reporting, securing her a seat in the provincial legislature. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan man charged in 1981 sexual assault case, Edmonton police say
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
Edmonton police say they have charged a man in a sexual assault case from 1981 involving a 15-year-old girl. Police say the girl was walking home across a school field in northeast Edmonton when she was grabbed, dragged and sexually assaulted. They say the case went unsolved for decades and was assigned to the Historical ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Voters go to polls in byelection with Alberta Premier Smith seeking legislature seat
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
MEDICINE HAT, ALBERTA, CANADA – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to find out today if she has a seat in the legislature. Smith is one of five candidates running in a byelection in the southern constituency of Brooks-Medicine Hat. The other candidates are Gwendoline Dirk of the NDP, Barry Morishita of the Alberta Party, ... Read More »
1 response‘He’s not breathing’: Trial begins for Calgary man accused in infant’s death
By Colette Derworiz, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
CALGARY – A Calgary father has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his infant son, as court heard the man’s 911 call in which he said he was trying to calm the baby down. The trial for Anthony Karl Kurucz, 32, started Monday in the Court of King’s Bench in Calgary. ... Read More »
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