Alberta News

HEINSBURG, Alta. — Police say a man is recovering from serious injuries after a small plane crashed in eastern Alberta on Sunday evening. RCMP say the plane crashed near Heinsburg, Alta., which is 232 kilometres east of Edmonton.

FORT MCMURRAY — Occupational Health and Safety says a Syncrude employee operating an excavator was killed Sunday at an oilsands mine in northern Alberta.

EDMONTON — The RCMP say a person is dead after a three wheel cycle collided with a pickup truck Sunday evening just west of Edmonton. Police issued a release that says the incident occurred around 7:30 p.m.

EDMONTON — Alberta Opposition Leader Rachel Notley says if elected in 2023, her NDP will work to make the province a powerhouse in renewable energy. Notley says that includes moving Alberta’s electricity grid to net-zero emissions by the year 2035.

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton say one person is dead after an officer fired their weapon during an alleged confrontation in the city on Saturday night.

EDMONTON — Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's cabinet are openly criticizing him for actions surrounding COVID-19.

EDMONTON — An Alberta Emergency Alert that warned people in an area west of Edmonton about two possibly "armed and dangerous" suspects has been lifted.

EDMONTON — A judge has dismissed an Ontario truck driver's application for a mistrial after he was found guilty of killing a woman in his Edmonton hotel room. A sentencing hearing was to be held this week for Bradley Barton.

EDMONTON — A doctors group has sent a letter to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney urging him to cancel major summer events, including the Calgary Stampede, or postpone them until this fall.

CALGARY — Two Albertans have been handed a court injunction against their planned weekend rodeo protesting the province's health restrictions.