Provincial News
New politician pay deal focus of week-long legislature sitting
EDMONTON — Alberta’s legislature resumes Wednesday for a brief sitting that will see the government OK a new pay deal for politicians, but reject a recommendation to drastically hike Premier Alison Redford’s salary.
Government house leader Dave Hancock says Redford has already made it clear she won’t accept a recommendation to hike her annual pay from $200,000 to $335,000 within two years. READ
Edmonton-based Mountie reprimanded for disgraceful conduct
EDMONTON — RCMP leaders are defending a decision not to fire a senior Mountie for disgraceful conduct that includes have sex with subordinates, exposing himself to a co-worker and drinking on the job. READ
Man dies after canoe swamped by high waves on lake in Northern Alberta
A 50-year-old man has died after the canoe he was in capsized in northern Alberta. Mounties say the got a call on the weekend about three men in a canoe in distress on Nipisi Lake, about 70 kilometres north of Slave Lake. READ
Three companies face charges under Environmental Protection Act
Three central Alberta companies are facing environmental charges for allegedly providing false or misleading information regarding contaminated soil from a former gas station site in the town of Daysland. READ
Premier orders up solutions for notorious oilsands highway
Alberta Premier Alison Redford has given one of her politician six weeks to come up with solutions to fast-track the twinning of the notorious highway to the oilsands. READ
New trial begins for pair accused of killing Calgary businessman
A retrial for two men charged with a killing-for-hire that left a Calgary businessman dead in his downtown office was delayed Tuesday to give one of the accused time to pray. READ
Risk from wildfires outstripping ability to respond: Slave Lake report
EDMONTON — A report into last spring’s Slave Lake disaster says Alberta’s forest fires danger has grown to the point where it’s beginning to outstrip the province’s ability to respond to it. READ
Alberta lifts fire ban in forested areas; Rocky town lifts ban too
Alberta has lifted its fire ban in forested areas just in time for the Victoria Day long weekend. READ
Review worker’s death: NDP
Alberta’s NDP says it’s time to bring in the child and youth advocate to shed light on the death of a woman who was killed on the job at an assisted-living home for teens. READ
Redford off to China for energy forum
Alberta Premier Alison Redford is planning at least two international trips this summer to push Alberta’s profile on the world stage. READ
Woman convicted of manslaughter in death of mother
A jury has found a 20-year-old Calgary woman guilty of killing her mother. READ
Municipality lifts state of emergency in fire area
A state of emergency has been lifted in east-central Alberta where a fire had forced 12 families from their homes. READ
Civil rights violations, unlawful detention rampant at summit
TORONTO — Police violated civil rights, detained people illegally and used excessive force during the G20 summit two years ago, a new report concludes. READ
Couple’s accused killer has case put over; Peter Royal to represent him
A man charged in the deaths of an Alberta couple has had his court date put over. Travis Vader appeared in court today in Edson on charges of first-degree murder. He has retained Edmonton lawyer Peter Royal to represent him. READ
Premier Redford and 60 fellow Tories sworn in as MLAs at Alberta legislature
Alberta Premier Alison Redford and 60 fellow Progressive Conservatives have been sworn in at the Alberta legislature. Twenty-two of the MLAs will be taking a seat in the assembly for the first time. Lt.-Gov. Don Ethell presided over the ceremony. READ
RCMP ask people to leave homes due to wildfire near Forsythe Lake
EDMONTON — RCMP are asking people in a dozen homes in east central Alberta to leave the area due to an out-of-control wildfire. Bonnyville Mounties are supervising the voluntary evacuation in the Forsythe Lake area. The blaze is one of two out-of-control wildfires burning in the province. READ
Left wings of two small planes touched before fatal crash: investigators
A transport official says a mid-air collision that killed five people in Saskatchewan occurred when the left wings of the two small planes came into contact. Wreckage from the Piper PA-28 and Lake Buccaneer amphibious plane includes marks that show the wings of the single-engine aircraft touched before the planes plummeted almost straight down, Peter Hildebrand of the Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. READ
County loses fight to put power line underground
A county east of Edmonton has lost a fight to force part of a high-voltage power line underground. The Alberta Utilities Commission has rejected Strathcona County’s request that the panel reconsider its approval of the Heartland Transmission Line. The $610-million line is to run near the city of Sherwood Park and the county wanted at least some of the cables buried. READ
Home for teens had no warning before worker killed
CAMROSE — The Alberta agency that operates an assisted living home for teens where a staff member was killed says it had no warning of the violence. READ
Man who murdered girlfriend’s family abandons appeal
CALGARY — A man found guilty of the gruesome murders of his young girlfriend’s family in southern Alberta six years ago quietly abandoned plans to appeal his conviction on Tuesday. READ
