Category Archives: Alberta
Legislation introduced to offer auto insurance relief for Albertans
EDMONTON, AB - The province wants to make auto insurance more affordable for Albertans.New legislation introduced today, Oct. 29, addresses the stability of automobile insurance, as well as increases ...
Oct 29, 2020
Another “bleak” year on the horizon for oil and gas drilling: PSAC
CALGARY - The Petroleum Services Association of Canada says it expects another "bleak" year for Canadian oil and gas drilling in 2021.It says it expects a total of 2,600 wells will be drilled in Canad...
Oct 29, 2020
Castle Mountain preparing for COVID-19 ski season
PINCHER CREEK, AB- The Castle Mountain Resort will be looking to change things up with ski season around the corner and COVID-19 still surging. Castle announced that it will be opening as planned in l...
Oct 29, 2020
Provincial campsite reservations up 5,400%, most other tourism indicators down
LETHBRIDGE, AB - With little ability for Albertans to recreate outside of their home province or country in 2020, many have been choosing to have fun a little closer to home.The most recent Alberta To...
Oct 29, 2020
New legislation to support safe, accessible, and high-quality child care
EDMONTON, AB- Alberta's government is proposing new legislation and regulation to reduce red tape and improve the accessibility of child care. This new legislation will work toward accessibility for p...
Oct 28, 2020
410 COVID cases confirmed provincially, 20 in South Zone
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta Health Services has released Wednesday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past 24 hours.410 cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 2...
Oct 28, 2020
Cattle industry an ‘important part of our ecosystem’
WARNER, AB - The vice-chair of the Alberta Cattle Feeders' Association is sharing how unique the cattle industry is from raising the calf, all the way to the feedlot.And how the industry is good for t...
Oct 28, 2020
Husky pipeline spills 900,000 litres of produced water in northwestern Alberta
RAINBOW LAKE, AB - Husky Energy says 900,000 litres of produced water spilled from one of its pipelines in northwestern Alberta.Produced water is a byproduct of oil and gas extraction and sometimes co...
Oct 28, 2020
Junior hockey employment lawsuit on thin ice; judges refuse to OK $30-million deal
TORONTO, ON - A $30-million settlement of three class actions over the alleged failure to pay junior hockey players the minimum wage has been thrown into jeopardy after three judges refused to sign of...
Oct 28, 2020
Alberta union leaders launch protest website against UCP government
EDMONTON - Labour-union leaders are urging Albertans to sign up to protest Premier Jason Kenney's government through rallies and demonstrations and, if necessary, provincewide general strikes.Gil McGo...
Oct 28, 2020