Category Archives: Alberta

Sage Creek fire now 65 per cent contained
PINCHER CREEK - The Sage Creek fire is now 65 per cent contained, as of Sunday, Aug. 19. According to the latest update from the M.D. of Pincher Creek and the Government of British Columbia, the remot...
Aug 20, 2018

UDPATE: RCMP now involved in search for Samson Mandefro
LETHBRIDGE - UPDATE: Pincher Creek RCMP are now assisting Lethbridge Police in the search for a man who went missing more than two weeks ago. 23-year-old Samson Mandefro was last seen in Waterton Lake...
Aug 18, 2018

Province reaches tentative deal with Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
EDMONTON – Alberta’s largest public sector union has reached a tentative deal with the provincial government on a new contract. Details of the three-year agreement for 23,000 Alberta Union...
Aug 17, 2018

Calgary Fire Department logs record opioid overdose calls in July
CALGARY - The Calgary Fire Department says there were a record number of opioid overdose calls in July. It says the 144 calls marked a 20 per cent increase over the same month last year and a 450 per ...
Aug 16, 2018

Crowsnest Pass man charged with impaired care and control of a boat
PINCHER CREEK - A 36-year-old man has been charged with impaired care and control of a vessel, as well as liquor offences, after taking his boat out on the Oldman Reservoir with a 7-year-old child on ...
Aug 15, 2018

Alberta Métis vote to support Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
LAC LA BICHE – An organization that represents Mtis in Alberta says it supports the expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline through B.C. The Mtis Nation of Alberta says members voted in fav...
Aug 15, 2018

Jim Pattison Broadcast Group buys Fabmar, will expand in BC, AB and SK
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Limited Partnership (Pattison) and Fabmar Investments Ltd. (Fabmar) today jointly announced Pattison's acquisition of Fabmar Communications Ltd....
Aug 14, 2018

Wildfire contained near the Crowsnest Pass
CROWSNEST PASS - A wildfire burning east of the Crowsnest Pass is being held by emergency response crews and is no longer considered a threat, according to an update from Alberta Emergency Alert. It i...
Aug 14, 2018

Claresholm councillor who filed human rights complaint resigns
CLARESHOLM - A town councillor in Claresholm who said she was beaten in a home invasion has resigned her position. Mayor Doug MacPherson said Donna Courage's resignation is "unfortunate and regretful....
Aug 14, 2018

New information released about upcoming One Horse Town event in Taber
TABER - The Town of Taber is preparing to host some of the biggest names in country music this fall. On Sept. 15, Taber will play host to the national Coors Banquet One Horse Town event featuring Dall...
Aug 14, 2018