New Heritage Minute scores a touchdown

Alberta's government is proud to sponsor a new Heritage Minute honouring CFL Hall of Famer and Alberta's 16th lieutenant-governor Norman Kwong.

Growing Alberta's tourism and hospitality sector

Alberta's government is launching a new immigration stream March 1 to help the province's tourism and hospitality industry address labour gaps and challenges. 

Calgary — RCMP Employee Charged in National Security Investigation

On Feb. 10th, 2024, the RCMP Federal Policing Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) arrested an Alberta RCMP frontline police officer who accessed non-Top Secret RCMP records systems in order to assist a foreign actor.

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Promoting Alberta's great outdoors in Salt Lake City

Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen will travel to Utah Feb. 15-19 to participate in the auction of five Minister's Special Licences.

Coronation — Coronation police advise of heavy police presence – Update #2

On Jan. 31, 2023, at 4 p.m., Coronation RCMP received a complaint of a shot being fired at vehicle while passengers were inside; no injuries were reported. The suspect was reported to have returned to his residence. Coronation RCMP, assisted by Consort RCMP and Provost RCMP, attended the residence and arrested the suspect without incident. Following the arrest, a search warrant was obtained and executed on the residence. As a result of the search warrant, the following items were seized:

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Rocky View County — Cochrane RCMP charge female with attempted murder

On Jan. 31, 2024, Cochrane RCMP received a call of a disturbance at a local residence. The complainant reported that the victim had been seriously injured and was being transported to a Calgary hospital. The suspect was still in the residence. Officers attended, and the suspect surrendered to police without incident.

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McLennan — McLennan RCMP lay charges in sexual offences file

In June 2023, McLennan RCMP, assisted by Alberta's Integrated Child Exploitation Unit, both Central and Western Alberta District (WAD) General Investigation Sections (GIS) and WAD Crime Reduction Unit, responded to a report of sexual offences against a youth. The offences took place while the youth was attending a school in the High Prairie School Division. On Feb. 7, 2024, a 31-year-old individual, a resident of Peace River, Alta., was charged with:

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