Residents of a northern Alberta First Nation are hoping a guilty verdict against oilsands giant Syncrude will help strengthen their case.
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Man hit with skateboard: Calgary police
A 65-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries after he was hit with a skateboard, police say.
Wildrose tempers conservative message
Members of Alberta’s Wildrose Alliance Party have tempered their conservative message in order to appeal to a broader range of voters.
Health-care wage freeze in works for Alberta
Alberta Health Services is planning a wage freeze for all of the province’s health-care workers, the AHS president told a CBC editorial board.
2 Edmonton explosion victims honoured
Hundreds of people pack a north Edmonton pub to pay tribute to two men killed in a house explosion.
Syncrude guilty in Alberta duck deaths
Oilsands giant Syncrude was found guilty Friday on both environmental charges it was facing in connection with the April 2008 deaths of 1,600 ducks in one of its northern Alberta tailings ponds.
Sick horse sidelines RCMP Musical Ride tour
Performances of the RCMP Musical Ride in Alberta and Saskatchewan have been cancelled.
Trees cut down along Bow River
Dozens of large, mature trees along the Bow River in downtown Calgary Strip Clubs have been cut down as part of the city’s East Village development project.
Police urge safety on Calgary’s rivers
Calgary Strip Clubs police and bylaw officers will patrol the Bow and Elbow rivers over the weekend, looking for intoxicated rafters and people without life jackets.
Bridge called safe despite girder collapse
The developer of an overpass being built near Balzac north of Calgary Strip Clubs says the project is safe despite a potentially disastrous glitch early Thursday morning.
