The Alberta Utilities Commission says the small cash payout proposed by AltaLink would ultimately cost consumers millions more than it returned. AltaLink, Alberta's largest electricity transmitter, had asked the commission to allow it to offer a 120-million-dollar refund that would have averaged about 5-dollars a month for residential customers. But the commission pointed out the refund would have been financed by a loan, not cash. And it says and the interest and other charges on that money meant the true cost of the refund was about 250 million dollars --money the company would have recouped

Calgary police say they have issued Canada-wide warrants for a man they believe is responsible for the death of a mother of young children after a shooting led to a crash. Angela McKenzie, who was 40, was killed last week when a truck that was pursuing a sedan collided with her van and another car at an intersection in the city's southeast. Police say they have reviewed video surveillance cameras from the scene, talked to witnesses and processed the evidence collected. They have issued seven Canada-wide warrants for 29-year-old Talal Amer. McKenzie's church pastor said last week that the woman

A defence lawyer told a trial in Edmonton that a man and his son followed two Metis hunters in their trucks because they believed they were thieves and later shot them in self-defence during a confrontation. A jury trial started Monday for Roger Bilodeau and his son Anthony Bilodeau, who are charged with two counts of second-degree murder. Defence lawyer Shawn Gertsel said the Bilodeaus began chasing Jacob Sansom and his uncle Maurice Cardinal on a rural road near Glendon, northeast of Edmonton, in March 2020 because they wanted to talk to the hunters who they thought were criminals. Gertsel s

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he doesn't need an overwhelming vote of support in his leadership review to stay on as United Conservative party leader. Kenney says the leadership vote is unique because the pool of voters has been diluted by thousands of angry, fly-by-night party members bent on destabilizing his government. Members have mailed in ballots voting on whether they believe Kenney has done a good enough job to stay on as leader. Normally leaders stay on if they have two-thirds or three-quarters support, or even more. Kenney has said he'll stay even if he gets one vote more than 5

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is in Washington in an effort to convince Capitol Hill lawmakers that his province is their best bet for North American energy security. Kenney is meeting with journalists Monday in advance of his testimony Tuesday before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage and Environment Minister Jason Nixon are part of Kenney’s delegation. Kenney returns home Wednesday, when he will learn the results of a United Conservative Party vote on whether he should continue as leader and premier. Just last week, he rejected “uneq

Five people have been arrested in the death of a man whose remains were located in a rural area of southern Alberta last year. RCMP say in a news release that the five were arrested on Friday in the homicide of 35-year-old Lane Tailfeathers. Police say the charges they'll face, as well as their identities, will be released once the charges are laid. Tailfeathers was reported missing by his family on June 20, 2021, after police say he hadn't returned to his home in Fort Macleod, Alta. A month later, Alberta Fish and Wildlife responded to a report of possible human remains, which were later dete

A jury trial is to begin today for a man and his son who are accused of killing two Metis hunters. Roger Bilodeau and his son Anthony Bilodeau are charged with second-degree murder. Family and friends of Jake Sansom and his uncle Maurice Cardinal have said the two were out moose hunting when they were found dead on a rural road near Glendon, northeast of Edmonton, in March 2020. They had been shot. RCMP have said a verbal confrontation escalated into a fight between people in different vehicles. The trial is taking place at Court of Queen's Bench in Edmonton.

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government has made strides in adding capacity to hospitals still straining to cope during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kenney says 19 of 50 new intensive care beds promised in the spring budget are available and staffed by new specialists, including nurses and respiratory therapists. He says Alberta will no longer have the lowest number of intensive care beds per capita once the rest of the promised beds open. Kenney says that will leave Alberta about average in Canada. Health Minister Jason Copping says even with the new beds, hospitals remain under severe str

The trial for a Calgary man accused of travelling to Syria to commit terrorism offences will occur exactly one year after it was originally scheduled. Jamal Borhot was charged in 2020 with three counts of participating in terrorist group activity after a seven year investigation by the RCMP. Police allege he committed terrorist activities benefiting the terrorist group known as the Islamic State in 2013 and 2014. A trial was originally scheduled for this October but his lawyer removed himself from the case. The new four-week trial begins Oct. 3, 2023. Borhot's new lawyer said he needs time to