Category Archives: Alberta

Lawn mower thieves may be embarking on extensive yard work
FORT MACLEOD – There may be gardeners in the area who have extensive landscaping plans or have taken advantage of someomne else’s property todeal with a backlog of lawn work. Around 5:00 o...
Jun 03, 2017

Tornado touches down southeast of Edmonton - no reports of injuries or damage
TROCHU - Environment Canada says a tornado touched down southeast of Edmonton Friday afternoon. It came down near Wimborne, a small community about 216 kilometres south of Edmonton around 5:10 p.m. Ma...
Jun 02, 2017

Alberta Environment investigating after fatal cattle liner crash into irrigation canal near Brooks
BROOKS – One man and dozens of cattle are dead following an early Friday morning (June 2) collision near Brooks involving a loaded cattle liner. At 4:00 a.m., a loaded cattle liner rolled into t...
Jun 02, 2017

Alberta directs $20 million over four years for new school playgrounds
CALGARY – The province is allocating $20 million over the next four years for playgrounds for new schools with young children. Premier Rachel Notley made the announcement in Calgary on Friday, s...
Jun 02, 2017

Source: Edmonton Eskimos to host 2018 Grey Cup championship
TORONTO – The 2018 Grey Cup will be played in Edmonton. A league source says the Alberta capital has been awarded the CFL championship game. An official announcement will be made Monday, June 5 ...
Jun 02, 2017

Alberta government begins survey on pot legalization
CALGARY – The provincial government has a tight time frame to work with, as it prepares for the federal legalization of recreational marijuana by July 2018. It’s opened a two-month window ...
Jun 02, 2017

Calgary lawyer Doug Schweitzer will run to lead united right in Alberta
EDMONTON – Alberta’s two right-centre parties have yet to complete a merger, but a third candidate has already announced he wants to be leader. Calgary lawyer Doug Schweitzer says he will ...
Jun 01, 2017

Farm accident seriously injures man near Pincher Creek
PINCHER CREEK – A man believed to be in his 50s was airlifted to Calgary following a farming accident. Pincher Creek Emergency Services was called shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 31 to a fie...
Jun 01, 2017

Alberta government commits $100 million to rural infrastructure projects
EDMONTON – A total of 50 Alberta communities will receive financial support in the form of grants for infrastructure projects. The money comes from Alberta's Strategic Transportation Infrastruct...
May 31, 2017

Kinder Morgan Canada says Trans Mountain moving forward after extensive review
CALGARY - The president of Kinder Morgan Canada (TSX:KML) has defended the Trans Mountain project as having gone through rigorous assessments in his first comments since the B.C. NDP-Green party allia...
May 31, 2017