Category Archives: Alberta
Online petition and protest against actions of LPS officer gather steam
LETHBRIDGE – Just days after an online petition was initiated, calling for a Lethbridge Police officer to be fired over his actions Jan. 5, more than 33,000 people (at the time this article was ...
Jan 10, 2019
Waterton Lakes National Park staff monitoring avalanche dangers ahead of warm weekend
WATERTON - Parks Canada urged backcountry users to stay out of avalanche terrain on Friday, Jan. 4, after a winter storm that led to an extreme danger rating in Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper nation...
Jan 10, 2019
Environment Minister claims nine cases of harassment in relation to Bighorn public information sessions
LETHBRIDGE – Environment Minister Shannon Phillips says more than half a dozen complaints of either intimidation, bullying or harassment have been made directly to her office, in relation to the...
Jan 09, 2019
UPDATE: Lethbridge Police ask for patience while ASIRT investigation into deer incident continues
LETHBRIDGE – UPDATE: The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has also issued a statement indicating that Lethbridge Police are now investigating death threats against the unnamed offi...
Jan 09, 2019
Truck driver in Humboldt Broncos crash declines plea deal, pleads guilty to 29 charges
MELFORT, SASK. — The driver of a transport truck involved in a deadly crash with the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team’s bus pleaded guilty Tuesday to all charges against him. “I p...
Jan 08, 2019
Expert says gas prices expected to rise heading into spring
LETHBRIDGE – A gas expert expects pump prices to hold steady for the first month of 2019, even though those prices differ across the province. However, Gasbuddy.com‘s Dan McTeague says pri...
Jan 08, 2019
"I felt deflated" - Crownest Pass Quad Squad Director on the cancellation of Bighorn meetings
LETHBRIDGE – If Crowsnest Pass Quad Squad Director and Vice President of the Alberta Off-Highway Vehicle Association Peter Reed could speak directly to Provincial Environment Minister Shannon Ph...
Jan 07, 2019
Tim Meech to carry Alberta Party banner in Livingstone-Macleod in provincial election
FORT MACLEOD - Another name has been confirmed to carry a party banner into the 2019 provincial election in Livingstone-Macleod, as Tim Meech will be the nominated candidate for the Alberta Party. He ...
Jan 07, 2019
Gene Zwozdesky, former Speaker of Alberta legislature, mourned by colleagues
EDMONTON — Current and former members of the Alberta legislature are mourning the death of a former Speaker, Gene Zwozdesky, from cancer. Zwozdesky, who was once a teacher, moved to politics in ...
Jan 07, 2019
Minister cites 'bullying' in cancelling public meetings on Alberta parks plan
EDMONTON –– Alberta’s environment minister has cancelled public information sessions about proposed new parks in a region known as Bighorn Country, citing “bullying” and ...
Jan 05, 2019