Category Archives: Alberta
Privacy Commissioner says Avenue Living privacy breach poses a risk
MEDICINE HAT — A company that operates apartment buildings in several Alberta communities, including Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Red Deer has had a privacy breach. Avenue Living issued a notifi...
May 28, 2018
'We are sorry:' Alberta premier formally apologizes to '60s Scoop survivors
EDMONTON — Premier Rachel Notley has formally apologized on behalf of Alberta to the survivors of the so-called ’60s Scoop for the province’s part in seizing Indigenous children from...
May 28, 2018
Senate committee backs amendment giving provinces power to ban home-grown pot
OTTAWA - A Senate committee has voted to amend the federal government’s cannabis legalization bill to allow provinces and territories to ban home-grown marijuana. But it has refused to accept an...
May 28, 2018
Alberta RCMP charge two people in complex multimillion-dollar fraud case
CALGARY — RCMP have arrested and charged two people in a multimillion-dollar fraud case involving hundreds of investors in Alberta. Investigators say two people in Calgary that operated a compan...
May 25, 2018
Workers nearly unanimous in rejecting latest contract offer at CP Rail
CALGARY – The Teamsters Canada Rail conference says it’s members were nearly unanimous in rejecting the latest contract offer from CP Rail. 98.1 per cent of those who voted said no. The fe...
May 25, 2018
Morneau to give speech in Calgary ahead of Kinder Morgan deadline
CALGARY - Finance Minister Bill Morneau is headed west next week with plans to give a speech to a Calgary business audience a day ahead of a deadline set by Kinder Morgan for its controversial Trans M...
May 25, 2018
Notifications sent out after Alberta health screening questionnaires misplaced
CALGARY – Canadian Blood Services says records from southern Alberta containing health screening questionnaires involving more than 2,600 people have gone missing. The non-profit charitable orga...
May 24, 2018
B.C. files constitutional challenge of Alberta's fuel restriction law
VICTORIA –– The British Columbia government filed a constitutional lawsuit Tuesday countering an Alberta government bill that would limit fuel being sent to the province. It comes weeks af...
May 22, 2018
Injury Prevention Centre urges safe and sober ATV riding
EDMONTON – As we head out to enjoy the May long weekend, those planning to ride their all-terrain vehicles are reminded to do so safely and sober. An average of 14 people die each year in Albert...
May 18, 2018
New Castle Parks Management Plan released: OHV access to be completely phased out
LETHBRIDGE – Environment Minister Shannon Phillips has released the final Castle Parks Management Plan, along with plans for more park infrastructure and camping opportunities. https://talkaep.a...
May 18, 2018