Category Archives: Alberta
Flu numbers so far include one death in Calgary zone
ALBERTA - Three patients in the Alberta Health Services south zone have been hospitalized with lab-confirmed cases of influenza, according to numbers released Nov. 22. That's out of a province-wide to...
Nov 23, 2018
Search warrants in Claresholm result in four arrests
CLARESHOLM — The RCMP effort to target prolific offenders and reduce rural crime has continues to payoff. Officers were joined by the Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Team (CRT) on Wednesday, as...
Nov 22, 2018
Ceci says federal update includes no help for crude producers
CALGARY – Alberta’s finance minister says the latest federal economic statement shows Ottawa is living on a different planet from his province. Joe Ceci says there was nothing to help Albe...
Nov 22, 2018
Alberta to change property, adult child support rules for common-law couples
EDMONTON —The Alberta government has tabled Bill 28 to make property and adult child support rules the same for married and unmarried couples. The province is falling in line with other jurisdic...
Nov 21, 2018
'Excited' B.C. leadfoot gets hefty fine after speedy trip in Alberta
BOYLE, Alta. – A British Columbia woman who was caught driving 215 kilometres an hour on a northern Alberta highway has been given the maximum fine for speeding that any provincial court in the ...
Nov 21, 2018
Province passes bill making changes to post-secondary education
EDMONTON — The provincial government has passed amendments to the Post-secondary Learning Act proposed this fall. An Act to Improve the Affordability and Accessibility of Post-secondary Educatio...
Nov 21, 2018
AGLC freezes new cannabis retail licences, due to supply shortage
EDMONTON - Alberta Gaming, Liquor, and Cannabis (AGLC) is suspending new retail cannabis licences, due to an ongoing supply shortage. The provincial government agency said in a statement Wednesday, No...
Nov 21, 2018
Government prepared to order end to postal strike in coming days: minister
OTTAWA — The federal government is prepared to order an end to rotating strikes by Canada Post employees if a collective agreement isn’t soon reached, Labour Minister Patty Hajdu said Tues...
Nov 20, 2018
Premier outlines provincial financial boost for energy upgrading
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is expanding a royalty credit program to support petrochemical upgrading. Premier Rachel Notley says the province is adding $600 million to promote upgrading pr...
Nov 20, 2018
Vigilance the watchword for pot users, investors, executives at Canada-US border
WASHINGTON - American officials can’t yet say for sure if there’s been any change in the number of people being turned away at the Canada-U.S. border for using marijuana or working or inve...
Nov 20, 2018