Alberta News

Alberta News

NRC teams with companies to use oilsands greenhouse gas to make biofuels

Friday, 10 May 2013 13:46 Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press

CALGARY - The federal government, an oil giant and a biofuels company are teaming up to build a $19-million plant in northern Alberta that will use carbon dioxide emissions from the oilsands to help turn algae into products such as fuel, fertilizer and livestock feed.

Alberta youths who shot sleeping five year old get maximum youth sentence

Friday, 10 May 2013 12:25 John Cotter, The Canadian Press

WETASKIWIN, Alta. - Three young people involved in the shooting death of a five-year-old boy on an Alberta reserve have received the maximum youth sentence for manslaughter.

Crown drops murder case against youth after Edmonton judge nixes sting evidence

Friday, 10 May 2013 12:15 Bob Weber, The Canadian Press

EDMONTON - A court erupted with angry screams and shouts from spectators on Friday as the Crown dropped murder charges against a youth who confessed during a police sting to killing two people.

Canadian Press NewsAlert: youth's murder case dropped after judge tosses sting

Friday, 10 May 2013 11:51 The Canadian Press

EDMONTON - The Crown has dropped double-murder charges against an Edmonton youth who confessed during a police sting. The prosecution has conceded it doesn't have a case now that the judge has ruled the undercover evidence inadmissible.

Edmonton judge tosses Mr. Big sting evidence in youth's murder trial

Friday, 10 May 2013 11:08 The Canadian Press

EDMONTON - A judge has ruled that evidence gathered in a police sting is not admissible in the double-murder trial of a youth.

Edmonton judge tosses Mr. Big evidence in youth's murder trial

Friday, 10 May 2013 10:36 The Canadian Press

EDMONTON - A judge has ruled that evidence gathered in a police sting is not admissible in the double-murder trial of a youth in Edmonton.

NRC teams with private companies to convert oilsands greenhouse gas to biofuels

Friday, 10 May 2013 10:34 The Canadian Press

CALGARY - The federal government and two private companies are planning to build a $19-million plant that will use algae to convert greenhouse gas emissions from an oilsands site into useful products such as biofuels.

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Judge tosses Mr. Big evidence in youth's murder trial

Friday, 10 May 2013 10:23 The Canadian Press

EDMONTON - A judge has ruled that evidence gathered in a so-called "Mr. Big" sting is not admissible in the double-murder trial of a youth in Edmonton.