Category Archives: Alberta
Largest seizure of suspected cocaine in Alberta made at Coutts
CALGARY – The Director for Canada Border Services (CBSA) says locating contraband in the thousands of vehicles that cross the border at Coutts everyday is like looking for a needle in a haystack...
Dec 08, 2017
Holiday spending also means an increase in Canadians debt
MEDICINE HAT – The holiday season can be full of joy but for many Canadians, it can also be a time for incurring more debt. December 23rd is recorded as the busiest shopping day of the year in C...
Dec 08, 2017
Great plate fight: Saskatchewan, Alberta tussle over job site licence plates
EDMONTON – Alberta promised a court fight and mocked Saskatchewan’s lagging economy following a move by its neighbour to the east to ban Alberta licence plates on future job sites. “...
Dec 06, 2017
New regulations set to cost Alberta large emitter upwards of $1.2 billion a year
CALGARY – Large carbon emitters in Alberta are expected to pay upwards of $1.2 billion a year in levies by 2020 under updated regulations announced today. The government, however, says its plan ...
Dec 06, 2017
Alberta sets aside $1.4 billion for industry to reduce carbon emissions
CALGARY – Alberta is setting aside close to $1.4 billion from climate levies to help industry reduce carbon emissions. The government says the funding, spread over seven years, will make it easi...
Dec 05, 2017
Poor communication/ relationships between levels of government, inaccurate information major concerns in Kenow Fire Debrief
MD PINCHER CREEK – A 43 page debrief of how the Municipal District of Pincher Creek dealt with September’s Kenow Fire has been released, nearly a month after the report was completed by Ke...
Dec 05, 2017
Bill before Legislature would redraw some southern electoral divisions
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has introduced a bill to implement the final recommendations of the Electoral Boundaries Commission, which would affect parts of southern Alberta for the next electio...
Dec 05, 2017
Red Deer trial finds "Creep Catcher" guilty of harassment
RED DEER — A member of the Red Deer Creep Catchers group has been found guilty in relation to an incident that took place last year in Lacombe. Carl Young, also known as Karl Murphy, was found g...
Dec 05, 2017
Alberta introduces rules to keep third parties from abusing fundraising rules
EDMONTON – Alberta is introducing new rules to try to keep third parties from end-running or abusing political fundraising rules. Labour Minister Christina Gray says Bill 32 is in keeping with t...
Dec 05, 2017
Expert to assess potential for increased avalanche risk at Waterton Lakes National Park
WATERTON LAKES NP – Parks Canada is in the process of having Waterton Lakes National Park re-mapped for avalanche hazards as winter approaches. Dennis Madsen, Resource Conservation Officer, says...
Dec 04, 2017