Category Archives: Alberta
Wildrose offers full ledger on electricity rate cap - all costs not on bill
EDMONTON – The province’s move to cap electricity rates to stop price hikes doesn’t offer the full story as all the numbers won’t be on the electrical bill. The proposed legisl...
May 24, 2017
Alberta government introduces bill to cap electricity rates to stop price spikes
EDMONTON – Electricity rates in Alberta would be capped under legislation the provincial government introduced Tuesday, a move it says will protect customers from major price spikes. The governm...
May 24, 2017
Woman killed in long weekend accident was moving to Lethbridge, say RCMP
PICTURE BUTTE – She was moving to Lethbridge to start a new chapter in her life. RCMP aren’t releasing the woman’s name, but Sgt.Tom Howell confirms the woman killed in an horrific a...
May 23, 2017
Province announces pilot grant programs for digital animation, post-production work
EDMONTON – The provincial government has announced a pair of pilot projects to help Albertans looking to work in digital animation and post-production sectors. Culture and Tourism Minister Ricar...
May 23, 2017
Province donates $100,000 to support Aboriginal tourism
EDMONTON - Aboriginal tourism across Alberta is getting a boost from the provincial government. The province is providing a $100,000 grant to the Aboriginal Tourism Association of Canada (ATAC) to est...
May 23, 2017
One woman dead after collision on Highway 23
PICTURE BUTTE – One woman is dead after an accident on Highway 23 near Township Road 104, between Nobleford and Monarch. The accident occured around 1 pm yesterday (May 21) afternoon. Picture Bu...
May 22, 2017
Submit-a-tick program once again underway in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE – It’s not something pleasant to think about; finding a blood-sucking tick attached to your body, your pet or even your livestock. But if that does happen this year, you’r...
May 21, 2017
Alberta's new United Conservative Party - in a nutshell, moderate, and reasonably centrist: Faron Ellis
LETHBRIDGE – The Wildrose-Conservative announcement on Thursday (May 18) of a signed agreement to unite the two parties gets a positive nod from a local Political Scientist, who’s been bom...
May 20, 2017
Alberta social workers to help families of missing, murdered indigenous females
EDMONTON - Alberta has established a team of four social workers to help families of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. The three women and one man are to assist relatives in getting inf...
May 19, 2017
World watching Canada as it moves ahead on cannabis legalization; McLellan
OTTAWA – The lead of the federally appointed task force on the legalization of cannabis says the world is watching as Canada looks to legalize the drug’s recreational use by next summer. A...
May 19, 2017