Category Archives: Alberta

LETHBRIDGE — *** EDITORIAL It would be difficult to find anyone in Alberta who is not aware of the fact that a provincial election is in the offing. While voters and candidates alike wait for th...

VULCAN - Vulcan Prairieview Elementary School student Joshua Vercekaites has already learned that entrepreneurs must be ready to adapt to thrive. Last year his homemade cookies were a big hit at the P...

CALGARY — A judge has dismissed the British Columbia government’s request to declare unconstitutional an Alberta law that could restrict the flow of refined oil products to B.C. The attorn...

EDMONTON — The list of Alberta Party candidates banned for failing to file paperwork that detailed expenses and expenditures during the nomination process has grown. Alberta’s deputy chief...

EDMONTON - Alberta Education Minister David Eggen says the province will ban the use of seclusion or time-out rooms for students in schools. Problems with seclusion rooms surfaced last September when ...

EDMONTON — The head of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has voiced his displeasure at the idea of Alberta’s $3.7-billion deal with Canada’s two biggest rail companies to ship more crude...

OTTAWA - While most disabled veterans will see a small boost in financial support when the Trudeau government implements a new pension system in April, a new analysis shows some of the most severely i...

EDMONTON - The provincial government is taking steps to end photo radar being used as a revenue-generating tool in cities around the province. An independent third-party review of photo radar operatio...

TABER — One death and several people with serious injuries resulted from the Wednesday (Feb 20) morning two-vehicle collision. It happened around 9:25 a.m., on Highway 36 north of Highway 61. A ...

GRNDE PRAIRIE — Nauticol Energy says construction of the first phase of a new, methanol plant near Grande Prairie will start in 2020. Premier Rachel Notley was in Grande Prairie for the announce...