Alberta drivers will be expected to stop and slow down when stopped by roadside workers, or face a $243 fine and points against their license.From the beginning of September, the Traffic Safety Act will be expanded to include protecting roadside workers from injuries and collisions while on the job.Drivers in the lane closest to the roadside worker will have to do 60 km/h when the lights flash.Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen said the government wants to protect police, paramedics, maintenance workers and tow truck drivers so they can get home safely at the

About 300 tourists were stuck in the gondola overnight due to technical issues at the Banff Gondola on Monday.According to the RCMP, several people trapped in the gondola called them and informed them about their situation.It is believed that the gondola got stuck due to a power outage.Fortis Alberta is also considering power outage as the reason behind the incident, but this has not been confirmed yet.According to the police, Parks Canada officials and independent contractors are trying to bring the trapped people down from the mountain.There are currently no reports of any injuries.

A southern Alberta man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for the horrific attack on his own daughter.The 50-year-old from Lethbridge was also charged with physical abuse, although the Crown dropped those charges in June due to a lack of medical evidence.Provincial Court Justice Christine Ailsby said the girl's injuries were so severe that doctors did not expect her to survive.The girl's mother has also pleaded guilty to not providing her daughter with basic needs.The 8-month-old girl has now been sent to a foster home from a Calgary hospital.

Alberta's United Conservative government is announcing a pause on all approvals of large renewable energy projects.In a statement this morning, the government says it will stop approving all wind and solar power projects greater than one megawatt, effective immediately.Nathan Neudorf, minister of affordability and utilities, says the move is in response to rural concerns about development on agricultural land, the effect on scenery, reclamation security and system reliability.Pau McLaughlin of Rural Municipalities Alberta is welcoming the move, saying his group wants to see an approval process

A spokesman for the Transportation Safety Board says investigators are conducting interviews and collecting information about the aircraft that crashed west of Calgary on Friday, killing all six people on board.Liam MacDonald says the investigation will also look into the weather at the time of the crash.RCMP say the plane with a pilot and five passengers aboard took off from Springbank Airport, just west of the city, on Friday night and was headed to Salmon Arm, B.C.All six bodies were recovered Saturday from what police said was difficult terrain.

Experts say Alberta's model for combating drug poisoning in the province is not working as opioid-related deaths reached an all-time high this April.The latest provincial data, which was released on Monday, shows 179 people died from drug poisoning in April, making it the month with the highest-ever opioid deaths recorded in Alberta. Elaine Hyshka, who is the Canada Research Chair in health systems innovation, says the latest numbers suggest that the province might be on track for the worst year yet.Hyshka says the increased number of overdoses shows the illegal supply of drugs in Alberta is h

Alberta's Opposition NDP is accusing Premier Danielle Smith of concealing the latest data on opioid-related deaths until after last month's provincial election.The latest provincial data released Monday shows 179 people died from drug poisoning in April, the highest number in a single month.NDP legislature member David Shepherd says Smith stood on a podium and claimed her United Conservative government's model was working.He says the UCP hid the truth for the sake of their ideological policies, as he demanded transparency and a focus on harm reduction.Smith's office did not immediately respond

Police in Calgary say they have arrested a youth in relation to a terrorism investigation. Details about the accused's identity are protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. RCMP say the youth was arrested last week and appeared in court under a section of the Criminal Code that allows for a peace bond if there's fear the person may commit a terrorism offence. If granted, the peace bond is in effect for up to one year or, if there's a previous terrorism conviction, up to five years. Police say the youth has been released from custody and is subject to several conditions pending a future

Veterans of the war in Afghanistan were influential in choosing the final design for a monument that will memorialize Canada's contributions in the conflict. Artist Adrian Stimson, a member of Siksika First Nation in Alberta, says the design unveiled today is inspired by the medicine wheel, an important symbol in many Indigenous cultures. The materials are reminiscent of the bases in Afghanistan that Stimson visited while taking part in the Canadian Forces Artists Program. The monument is set to be built in the Lebreton Flats area across the street from the Canadian War Museum. Officials say a