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$9,000 fine for coal mine leak into Alberta river a 'slap on the wrist,' critics say
The Alberta Energy Regulator is facing criticism after it fined a mining company $9,000 for releasing coal-contaminated waste into a major tributary to the Peace River.
Engine failure caused fatal crash of helicopter involved in wildfire fight in northern Alberta
Pilot on helicopter equipped with a suspended water bucket had been dispatched to douse the flames of a wildfire burning northeast of the Peace River Airport.
Man convicted of 1987 Edmonton murder granted new trial
The federal justice minister has ordered a new trial for an Edmonton man convicted in the killing of a 34-year-old woman who disappeared from the city in 1987.
RCMP cleared in death of central Alberta man shot at home during mental health crisis
An RCMP officer who fatally shot a Red Deer, Alta., man who was experiencing a mental health crisis in the basement of his home has been cleared of wrongdoing in the death.
Alberta premier pledges to 'clean' up any wrongdoing amid ongoing health services probe
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has seen no evidence of wrongdoing at Alberta Health Services amid allegations of conflicts of interest within the provincial health authority.
Edmonton police sergeant demoted for crude, sexualized remarks against gay subordinates
Following a disciplinary proceeding, the Edmonton Police Service has detailed the sanctions against Ken Smith. Now demoted to constable, Smith was found to have engaged in insubordination and discreditable conduct.
CNRL was fined $278K after hundreds of birds died in a tailings pond. Now it has launched an appeal
A major operator in Alberta's oilsands is appealing a $278,000 regulatory fine it was issued after hundreds of birds died in one of its toxic tailings ponds.
Family of boy, 13, stabbed at Edmonton LRT station seeks answers in his death
Rhonda Spence said her grandson Eric Omeasoo was fatally injured in the assault late Wednesday night at MacEwan LRT station. Spence, who was Omeasoo's legal guardian, said the family is waiting for information from the Edmonton Police Service about the circumstances of his death.
Pipeline construction company fined $350,000 in death of Alberta worker
An Alberta pipeline construction company has been fined $350,000 in the death of a man who was fatally injured at a work site in west-central Alberta nearly three years ago.
Flood threatens to derail sale of condemned Edmonton condo building
Owners of condos in Castledowns Pointe, which was condemned months after a fire in 2023, are now contending with a flood that threatens to derail efforts to sell the structurally-flawed building.