Author Archives: David Opinko

LETHBRIDGE, AB - People in southern Alberta will be able to witness a "breathtaking celestial display" next week. On Monday, April 8, the moon will obscure the sun, creating a solar eclipse. Although ...

HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says upcoming federal budget will include a $6-billion infrastructure fund to support homebuilding, as well as a $400-million top-up to the housing accelerator ...

Alberta saw a substantial increase to its population last year as people from other parts of the country and from elsewhere in the world flocked to the prairies. Statistics Canada has released its fin...

SPARWOOD, B.C. - Officials are asking people to stay out of the backcountry in the Rocky Mountains this weekend. On Thursday, March 13, 2024, Avalanche Canada said the avalanche danger rating at all e...

Avalanche Canada is extending a Special Public Avalanche Warning for Banff, Kootenay, and Yoho National Parks and Kananaskis Country. Originally issued Feb. 29, the warning will apply through March 10...

OTTAWA - Electricity Canada is sounding the alarm over a proposed tax change it warns could see some private utilities saddled with millions in additional income taxes. Michael Powell, its vice-presid...

BROOKS, AB - A missing 44-year-old Brooks man has been found deceased, the RCMP said on Thursday, February 24, 2024. Officers say the man was last heard from on February 18. His death was not deemed s...

Albertans will find out this fall what share of the Canada Pension Plan's assets they would be entitled to if the province left the national program, Alberta finance minister Nate Horner said on Thurs...

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is putting nearly $200 million in new money toward supporting low-income renters and shelters. Ottawa is pouring an additional $...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith kicked off her tour of Ottawa by opening a new provincial office and accepting an invitation to appear before a federal committee to discuss her government's clean energ...