Category Archives: Alberta

Any steak specials? RCMP dashcam catches cougar in front of Banff grocery store
BANFF, Alta. - An RCMP officer on a traffic stop in Banff caught more than he expected on his car’s dash camera. The video, which shows the constable talking to a motorist, captured a cougar das...
Jan 22, 2018

Theatre production brings learning opportunities to Vulcan Prairieview elementary
VULCAN – The timetable was all preparation and rehearsal, but two final performances weren't all that students at Vulcan Prairieview Elementary School took away from a week with the Trickster Th...
Jan 21, 2018

Cancer compensation benefits expanded for Alberta firefighters
CALGARY – Alberta firefighters facing heightened cancer risks on the job, will soon have expanded benefits There are currently more than 14,000 full-time, part-time, casual and volunteer firefig...
Jan 19, 2018

Alberta naloxone kits may not contain life-saving anti-opioid overdose drug
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is urging people who have naloxone kits to check them to ensure that they actually contain the drug that is used to prevent deadly opioid overdoses. Alberta Hea...
Jan 19, 2018

Farmers to address Supreme Court in fight against abandoned wells
TABER – A group with the support of thousands of farmers will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada to oppose a legal ruling that allows energy companies to walk away from unprofitable wells...
Jan 18, 2018

Blackfalds Firefighters Association seeking support in helping member fight terminal cancer
BLACKFALDS, ALTA – The Blackfalds Firefighters Association is asking for your help in assisting the family of one of their members fighting an aggressive terminal cancer. Dave Sutherland has bee...
Jan 18, 2018

OHS and Employments Standards investigating AHS report of foreign workers living/sleeping in local Burger King basement
LETHBRIDGE - The province's Labour Ministry is now investigating the Health Inspection report from AHS that included descriptions of foreign workers living/sleeping/staying in the basement of a local ...
Jan 18, 2018

Alberta investigating ice-cream-eating bear at Dairy Queen drive-thru
INNISFAIL, Alta. - The province is investigating a video that shows a Kodiak bear from a central Alberta zoo being taken through a fast-food drive-thru and being hand-fed ice cream by the restaurant...
Jan 18, 2018

Alberta girl, 3, allegedly assaulted, used for child porn by father
OLDS, ALTA – A central Alberta man is facing charges for allegedly sexually assaulting his three-year-old daughter and using her to make child pornography. The Internet Child Exploitation unit o...
Jan 18, 2018

Red Deer ropes in Canadian Finals Rodeo for next decade
RED DEER - Not only is the Canadian Finals Rodeo coming to Red Deer, it's staying for the next decade. One of the worst-kept secrets was made official Tuesday, Jan. 16 with the announcement that the C...
Jan 17, 2018