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No trial for three teens in Lethbridge high school football sex assault case

No trial for three teens in Lethbridge high school football sex assault case

Members of a Lethbridge, Alberta high school football team accused of sexually assaulting a teammate last fall won't face trial.
New numbers show Alberta lowest in Canada on per capita spending on inmates

New numbers show Alberta lowest in Canada on per capita spending on inmates

New data shows Alberta spends the lowest amount of money per inmate in Canada – a number the province says is value for money but critics label short-sighted and worrisome.
Experts share precautions to take after two cougar attacks on pets south of Calgary

Experts share precautions to take after two cougar attacks on pets south of Calgary

"There are nearly four cougars per 100 square kilometres in some parts of southwestern Alberta," according to Alberta Parks estimates from 2020.
Man charged in alleged road rage assault on senior will go to trial in April

Man charged in alleged road rage assault on senior will go to trial in April

Man charged in assault of 80-year-old man at Beiseker gas station pleads not guilty to all four charges and set a trial next spring
Alberta woman finds relief in Medical Assistance In Dying program

Alberta woman finds relief in Medical Assistance In Dying program

On October 10 Albertan Charlene Needham will be surrounded by loved ones when a doctor helps end her life after years of suffering with Crohn’s Disease and ankylosing spondylitis.
RCMP seize drugs and weapons during High Volume Stop project in Vermilion area

RCMP seize drugs and weapons during High Volume Stop project in Vermilion area

The Alberta RCMP Roving Traffic Unit recently conducted a joint "High Volume Stop" project in the Vermilion area, which resulted in several traffic violations and fines.
Alberta won’t rule out using public money to clean up unreclaimed oil and gas sites

Alberta won’t rule out using public money to clean up unreclaimed oil and gas sites

Two-thirds of the province’s nearly half a million oil and gas wells are not producing, and the province would face a financial and environmental catastrophe unless the problem is addressed, according to recent analysis
BREAKING: Four youth charged with attempted murder after woman found bloodied and beaten

BREAKING: Four youth charged with attempted murder after woman found bloodied and beaten

A woman was found beaten, stabbed and left for dead near Long Island Lake earlier this month.
Opportunity renews state of local emergency because of crime

Opportunity renews state of local emergency because of crime

“It’s (crime is) really getting out of hand again”
Province abandons controversial Bow River dam, will expand and relocate Ghost reservoir

Province abandons controversial Bow River dam, will expand and relocate Ghost reservoir

Opponents of the controversial Glenbow East dam proposal relieved to hear province has shelved the idea that would flood two parks
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