Category Archives: Alberta

Crews work to clear ditches, reduce flooding in MD of Taber
TABER - The local state of emergency remained in effect indefinitely as of Monday, March 26 for the Municipal District of Taber, while crews worked to clear drainage channels of snow and ice. The decl...
Mar 26, 2018

Alberta tells B.C. to stop opposing pipelines if it doesn't like high gas prices
CALGARY – Premier Rachel Notley says if British Columbia wants to keep gasoline prices low it should stop opposing the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion. B.C. Premier John Horgan said Thursda...
Mar 23, 2018

Premier Notley says No immediate windfall from cannabis revenue after legalization
CALGARY – Alberta’s premier is warning that there will be no immediate tax windfall once recreational marijuana use becomes legal this year. For the first time, cannabis revenue is being f...
Mar 23, 2018

No one is perfect and it’s OK to fail: Olympic gold medallist Catriona Le May Doan
LETHBRIDGE – As a three-time Olympic champion speed skater with two gold medals and a bronze medal to her name, Calgary’s Catriona Le May Doan says it’s ok to fail. It’s ok to ...
Mar 23, 2018

Twitter helps family living near Bow Island get government attention
BOW ISLAND – The Timmons family received a welcomed phone call this week from the Minister of Environment & Parks office, an abandoned water well leaking gas outside their home is going to b...
Mar 23, 2018

Alberta's total debt could hit $96 billion by 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta has more than $54 billion in total debt, and the number is expected to grow by 2023, when the government anticipates it will table a balanced budget. According to the provinci...
Mar 23, 2018

CBSA officers make record seizure of suspected cocaine at Carway port of entry
RAYMOND - The Canada Border Services Agency and RCMP are celebrating a significant bust of suspected cocaine at the Carway port of entry last weekend. During a media conference Thursday morning, Mar. ...
Mar 22, 2018

Snowmobile chase results in involvement of multiple RCMP detachments
CHAMPION – A scene that could have been from the movies played out in Southern Alberta early Wednesday morning, involving multiple RCMP detachments, a canine unit and the Calgary Police Service ...
Mar 21, 2018

Lawsuit over RCMP seizure of guns during 2013 Alberta flood abandoned
CALGARY – A proposed class-action lawsuit against the RCMP over the seizure of guns during the 2013 floods in southern Alberta has been abandoned due to lack of interest. The lawsuit was initial...
Mar 21, 2018

Province making changes to trusts for people with disabilities
EDMONTON – Alberta is proposing changes to financial trusts to further assist people with disabilities. Social Services Minister Irfan Sabir says new legislation would exempt assets in trusts wh...
Mar 20, 2018