Category Archives: Alberta

Red Deer hockey player calls Alaska earthquake an 'eye-opening experience'
RED DEER — A college hockey player from Red Deer says he was left shaken, but not stirred after experiencing his first earthquake. Trey deGraaf is in his second year playing NCAA hockey with the...
Dec 01, 2018

RCMP in Alberta preparing for Impaired Driving Enforcement Day
EDMONTON - National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day is a Canada-wide RCMP initiative taking place this Saturday, Dec. 1, during National Safe Driving Week, which runs from Dec. 1 to 7. National Impai...
Dec 01, 2018

Medicine Hat man pushes for equality in regarding motorcycle helmets
MEDICINE HAT — When it comes to riding a motorcycle or even a bicycle, helmets have been proven to save lives. In April, Alberta became the third province to allow members of the Sikh religion t...
Dec 01, 2018

Alberta takes steps to ban mandatory high heels in the workplace
EDMONTON — Alberta is taking steps to ban employers from requiring people to wear high heels at work. Labour Minister Christina Gray says the province is changing the occupational health and saf...
Nov 30, 2018

Paramount Resources CEO backs calls for production cuts to support oil prices
CALGARY — The chairman and CEO of Paramount Resources Ltd. says Alberta should move immediately to impose a 10 per cent curtailment on all production in the province to drain a glut of oil and g...
Nov 30, 2018

Lawyers ask for new trial for Travis Vader in deaths of missing Alberta couple
EDMONTON - Lawyers for a man convicted of killing two missing Alberta seniors have asked the Alberta Court of Appeal to throw out his manslaughter conviction or order a new trial. Travis Vader was sen...
Nov 30, 2018

Alberta revises deficit to $7.5 billion, grapples with oil price differential
EDMONTON — Alberta’s finance minister says the widening gap in the price Canadian oil is fetching won’t affect this year’s budget, but if left unchecked it will mean hard times...
Nov 30, 2018

RCMP and Maple Syrup - iconic Canadiana link to arrest of trio of Southern Albertans
NANTON — A routine patrol that resulted in a car chase and discovery of stolen property has lead RCMP to charge three people. Around 9:00 on Thursday (Nov 28) morning, Nanton and High River RCMP...
Nov 29, 2018

Calgary Judge gives Stephans five days to complete applications for court-ordered legal aid
LETHBRIDGE – David and Collet Stephan have failed to submit two applications for court-ordered legal aid. Appearing via telephone from their new home near Grande Prairie, David Stephan told the ...
Nov 29, 2018

New office to improve supports for injured workers
EDMONTON — the new, independent Fair Practices Office will provide a single point of access to help injured workers navigate the workers' compensation system. As a result of the workers' compens...
Nov 29, 2018