Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta seeks to intervene in B.C.'s appeal to Supreme Court on energy projects
EDMONTON - Alberta wants to have its say when British Columbia goes to the Supreme Court for a ruling on who is in charge of interprovincial projects like pipelines.The Alberta government says it has ...
Jul 12, 2019 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney - The Canadian Press
UPDATE: Officials recover body of man killed in hiking accident in Crowsnest Pass
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - UPDATE: On Friday, July 12, Crowsnest Pass RCMP stated that Kananaskis Search and Rescue recovered the hiker's body. The trail that was closed down in the area has since been reop...
Jul 11, 2019 RCMP logo. (Lethbridge News Now)
Wrangling waste: Calgary Stampede setting the example
CALGARY -- More than 20,000 people chowed down on pancakes last weekend during a family breakfast on the Calgary Stampede grounds. That's an awful lot of disposable forks, knives and plates - not to m...
Jul 11, 2019 Stampede breakfast - The Canadian Press
Province seeks feedback on greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan
CALGARY - The Alberta government is seeking feedback on its plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions from big industrial players.The province's environment, energy and agriculture ministers are meeting wi...
Jul 10, 2019 Refinery site -- The Canadian Press
Legal pot price as much as 80 per cent more than illicit
OTTAWA -- The average cost of a gram of cannabis from the illicit market continues to drop as legal prices rise - with authorized retailers charging as much as 80 per cent more, according to an analys...
Jul 10, 2019 Pot Plant -- The Canadian Press
Fort Macleod RCMP investigating ATV theft
Fort Macleod -- RCMP are asking for information relating to the early Tuesday (July 9) morning theft of a 2014 John Deere Gator 825i 4x4 'Side by Side' All Terrain Vehicle. The standard yellow and gre...
Jul 10, 2019 John Deer ATV - released by RCMP
Canada's largest municipal rooftop solar system now operational in Airdrie
AIRDRIE, AB - 3,800 solar panels have been installed on top of Airdrie's Genesis Place Recreation Centre.It is expected to meet up to 30% of the facility's energy needs and will reduce their annual op...
Jul 10, 2019 Solar panels on top of Airdrie's Genesis Place Recreation Centre. (Supplied by City of Airdrie)
Three planes destroyed in hangar fire at Lacombe Regional Airport
LACOMBE -- Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire Sunday night that destroyed a hangar at the Lacombe Regional Airport.Jon Fromm with Lacombe Flying Club said on Facebook that no one was i...
Jul 08, 2019 A hangar fire at the Lacombe Regional Airport Sunday night destroyed three planes and caused roughly $1 million in damages but no one was hurt. (Ryan Leclerc)
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watch ended
LETHBRIDGE, AB - UPDATE: Environment Canada has lifted the below-mentioned severe thunderstorm notice. Environment Canada has issued severe thunderstorm watches for most southern regions in Alberta. S...
Jul 08, 2019 Weather Warning from Environment Canada
Premiers to meet at Calgary Stampede in advance of Council of the Federation
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will host the premiers of Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories at the Calgary Stampede.A news release from the province says the pr...
Jul 07, 2019 Alberta Premier Kenney and Ontario Premier Ford - The Canadian Press