Provincial News
Feds prepare back-to-work legislation for CPR
CALGARY — A strike by 4,800 Canadian Pacific Railway workers means the services of thousands of other employees won’t be needed, a spokesman for the railway said Wednesday as the federal labour minister threatened to force an end to the day-old stoppage.
“Unfortunately, with this unnecessary strike by the Teamsters, more than 2,000 other unionized CP employees will not be required and are being laid off,” said CP’s Ed Greenberg. READ
Eight wildfires deliberately set
BOYLE— Alberta RCMP are investigating after someone deliberately set eight wildfires last week along a stretch of Highway 63 south of Fort McMurray. READ
Mounties shoot man on Alberta reserve
EDMONTON — Mounties say they shot a 35-year-old man today at a home on a First Nation northwest of Edmonton. READ
Gene Zwozdesky picked by peers to be new Speaker of Alberta legislature
Former cabinet minister Gene Zwozdesky (zwahz-DESS’-kee) is the new Speaker of the Alberta legislature. The 63-year-old Progressive Conservative backbencher won a majority of votes in a secret-ballot vote of all MLAs. READ
Duke, Duchess write to people of Slave Lake
SLAVE LAKE — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have reached out to residents of Slave Lake, noting their strength one year after wildfires destroyed one-third of their town. READ
Crown appeals manslaughter conviction for mother who killed sons
The Alberta Crown is appealing the manslaughter conviction of an Australian woman who drowned her two young sons in the family bathtub. READ
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. 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
