Category Archives: Alberta

RED DEER - A wind advisory system that has reduced rollovers by 90 per cent in the Lundbreck area has been honoured with a Minister's Award for Transportation Innovation. The winner of the Award of Ex...

LETHBRIDGE - A preliminary report has been completed into the crash of a small plane in the United States that killed four men from Warner. The wreckage of the Piper airplane was found Feb. 23 near Mo...

EDMONTON – Alberta is committing up to $1 billion to grow its petrochemical industry. Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd says the money will be used for loan guarantees, grants and royalty credit...

EDMONTON – Alberta’s education minister has begun a review of salaries paid to school superintendents. David Eggen says there is a wide gap among contracts and he is concerned some superin...

TORONTO – Canadians’ collective household debt has climbed to $1.8 trillion as an international financial group sounds an early warning that Canada’s domestic banking system is at ri...

LETHBRIDGE – 14 Inspiration Awards were recently presented to individuals and groups who demonstrated excellence in areas such as promoting public education about healthy relationships, working ...

STANDOFF – There’s a new resource for those living on the Blood Tribe Reserve, to help cope with the recent spike in drug overdoses. With help from the provincial government, an ATCO Trail...

EDMONTON – The provincial government has announced additional funding to help combat rural crime. During a news conference Friday morning, Justice Minister and Solicitor General Kathleen Ganley ...

REGINA – A woman is taking the permanent helm of the RCMP for the first time ever, a move Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says will promote gender equality at an organization plagued by complaints...

BOW ISLAND - As concerns over increasing rural crime spread, some residents, towns and counties are looking to take preventative action. The County of Forty Mile helped host a meeting Thursday afterno...