Category Archives: Alberta
Rebuilding Fort McMurray homes going faster than expected
FORT MCMURRAY - The federal housing agency says rebuilding efforts in Fort McMurray, Alta., are going faster than expected, with reconstruction underway on one-third of the homes destroyed in last yea...
Jul 20, 2017
UPDATE: Human remains found after Medicine Hat explosion
UPDATE: Medicine Hat Police say human remains were found at the scene of the explosion, once it was safe for investigators to enter. An autopsy will be done Thursday, July 20. ———...
Jul 20, 2017
U of A Researchers raise alarm about new, potentially deadly parasite
EDMONTON – A parasitic disease that hasn’t been seen in Canada for 90 years, has been found in this province, and doctors at the University of Alberta are concerned. Only one other case oc...
Jul 19, 2017
CFIA expands yogurt recall to Yoplait and Liberte
OTTAWA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has added the Yoplait Minigo and Liberte brands of yogurt to a recall over concerns that pieces of plastic may be in the product. The national...
Jul 19, 2017
Garth Brooks announces Calgary tour date
CALGARY — It could be the last opportunity to see one of music’s biggest superstars in Alberta or Saskatchewan. Garth Brooks’ World Tour is headed for Calgary, with one show announce...
Jul 19, 2017
June windstorm results in $30 million in insured damage
RED DEER – The wicked windstorm that blew through Red Deer and central Alberta on June 20 caused more than $30 million in insured damage, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada. IBC says th...
Jul 17, 2017
Child killed in rollover near Calgary
CALGARY — A three-year-old girl has died in a truck rollover near Calgary. RCMP say it happened the evening of Saturday, July 15 on Highway 1A, one km west of the Goodstoney Rodeo Grounds. The 3...
Jul 17, 2017
The get-away that didn`t get very far
WETASKIWIN – The ability to evade capture after committing a crime usually rests on the quality of the get-away. Early Thursday morning in Wetaskiwin, things went badly for a couple of suspects ...
Jul 13, 2017
Studying the bull - the bucking variety!
CALGARY – Soaking up the rays or chilling in the shade? A University of Calgary study is looking into whether bucking bulls, arguably the most ill-tempered of rodeo animals at the Calgary Stampe...
Jul 13, 2017
Alberta PCs say membership drive on unity vote nets 45,000-plus members
CALGARY – Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives say more than 45,000 people have signed up to vote on a proposal to merge with the Wildrose party. PC association president Len Thom says that...
Jul 13, 2017