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CALGARY: The number of Albertans receiving employment insurance has doubled in a year, Statistics Canada said Thursday in the latest sign of the province’s economic struggles driven by falling o...

The federal government is investing up to $255,000 to help the goat industry prepare for mandatory national identification and traceability requirements. This investment is being made under the Growin...

OTTAWA — Southern Alberta has been given a leadership role on the Parliamentary committee that oversees the energy sector. Foothills MP John Barlow has been named the vice-chair of the Standing ...

LETHBRIDGE: Health officials say 16 people in the greater Calgary area have gotten sick from E. coli in recent weeks as investigators work to nail down the source of the bacteria. Alberta Health Servi...

TABER – A 30-year-old Calgary man has been charged after a drug bust in Taber. Officers stopped a vehicle on Tuesday at Highway 3 and Highway 36, where they found 8 grams of cocaine, over a $1,0...

ALBERTA – The Wildrose party is pushing for a new approach for funding midwife services in the province. Currently, midwives are paid $4,600 for a course of care, which is described as the full ...

LETHBRIDGE – Drones are giving farmers a never before seen look at their property. The use of this technology is not mainstream yet, but more and more farmers are getting on board, especially th...

LETHBRIDGE: The Coaldale Granite Club has opened its doors for the 2016 Tim Hortons Alberta Senior Curling Championships. 16 men’s and women’s teams from across the province are battling f...