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Elk Point RCMP seize over 200 grams of suspected illegal drugs

Elk Point RCMP seized over 200 grams of suspected illegal drugs during a patrol on the Frog Lake First Nations, Dec. 12.

Dec 16, 2024 6:30 PM Read more >

Paul Brandt receives royal recognition for his fight against human trafficking

Paul Brandt received a King Charles III Coronation Medal for his work to combat human trafficking

Dec 16, 2024 1:45 PM Read more >

Tales from the legislature trim a great big Christmas tree

A forestry employee has been trudging into the woods every Christmas season for 27 years to harvest the perfect tree for a festive foreground to the legislature building.

Dec 16, 2024 11:45 AM Read more >

RCMP continue search for suspect in severe assault on young woman

RCMP are still searching for the victim’s vehicle, a 2010 Green Mini-Cooper with Alberta license plate CPL-5715.

Dec 16, 2024 11:10 AM Read more >

Alberta seniors walk across Canada

“It's pretty amazing because you only do it in small steps,”

Dec 16, 2024 10:15 AM Read more >

Pierre Poilievre is The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year for second year in a row

Editors across the country placed Poilievre at the top of the list in 2024.

Dec 16, 2024 8:58 AM Read more >

Northern Alberta woman pleads guilty to stealing nearly half a million from employer

Sharri Johnson made 150 fraudulent payments to personal account, credit card, over two years

Dec 16, 2024 8:15 AM Read more >

Chrystia Freeland resigns as Minister of Finance

Freeland said she resigned after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau informed her on Friday that he no longer wanted her to be his top economic minister

Dec 16, 2024 7:51 AM Read more >

Every dollar spent on prison needle-exchange programs saves the correctional system $2 in healthcare costs, new study finds

Researchers say return on investment and proven health benefits of the service ‘strongly support’ the program’s expansion

Dec 16, 2024 7:30 AM Read more >

Alberta Premier Smith willing to use the notwithstanding clause on trans health bill

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says using the notwithstanding clause to shield her government's transgender health restrictions is on the table as a "last resort.

Dec 16, 2024 7:20 AM Read more >