Category Archives: Alberta
Over 300 provincial enforcement officers to patrol public land, parks and protected areas this summer
BONNYVILLE – Over the May long weekend, and throughout the rest of the season, provincial government staff will once again be working to ensure all Albertans understand and follow the rules and ...
May 14, 2018
Alberta cabinet minister Lori Sigurdson on leave during treatment for leukemia
EDMONTON — Alberta cabinet minister Lori Sigurdson is going on medical leave after being diagnosed with a type of leukemia. Sigurdson, in a social media posting, says she was diagnosed last week...
May 14, 2018
Alberta Fish and Wildlife officers kill grizzly bear cub near Grande Cache
GRANDE CACHE - Concerns are being raised about Alberta’s new policy on rehabilitating orphaned bears after a grizzly cub was killed by wildlife officers this week. The province lifted a ban on p...
May 12, 2018
"It's part of what a police officer should be doing"
LETHBRIDGE – It’s not every day, you get to have an RCMP Officer help you sell lemonade. But that’s what happened last Saturday, when Picture Butte RCMP Cst. Devon Firth pulled up to...
May 08, 2018
Giant panda family makes Calgary Zoo debut
CALGARY — Two giant panda cubs were in a playful mood Monday as the Calgary Zoo introduced them and their parents to the general public. Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue - meaning Canadian Hope and Can...
May 08, 2018
Province announces $5 million for mental health programs in schools
EDMONTON –– The Alberta government has announced a new grant for mental health programs in schools. The $5-million grant was announced on Monday, and will allow schools to be able to offer...
May 08, 2018
UCP resolution on GSAs scrutinized by Kenney, Education Minister
RED DEER – The United Conservative Party's stance on gay-straight alliances (GSAs) was the subject of heated debate Sunday. Speaking to reporters outside the Sheraton Hotel in Red Deer, where th...
May 07, 2018
Rona Ambrose announces panel to aid Alberta conservative women candidates
RED DEER – Former federal Conservative cabinet minister Rona Ambrose says she and others are taking action to get more women to run for Alberta’s United Conservative party. Ambrose, who al...
May 05, 2018
Red Deer rallies to support Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
RED DEER — Roughly 150 people took to Red Deer's south hill on Saturday to rally community support for the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project. Organized by Red Deer-based Ra...
May 05, 2018
Jason Kenney eyes carbon tax axe resolution at UCP convention in Red Deer
RED DEER –– Alberta United Conservative leader Jason Kenney says he won’t speak to the policy resolutions to be debated at his party’s founding policy convention this weekend, ...
May 05, 2018