Category Archives: Alberta

Judge blasts Red Deer couple while sentencing them for human trafficking
RED DEER – “You have no one to blame but yourselves, shame on you both." Judge David Plosz gave quite the scolding to a couple sentenced in Red Deer Provincial Court Thursday, May 11 for h...
May 12, 2017

Grow-op discovered after child accidentally dials 911
ATHABASCA, Alta. – A 911 hang-up call has led to the discovery of a marijuana grow operation at a northern Alberta home, a drug possession charge against a woman at that location and an arrest w...
May 11, 2017

Mormon Church pulls older teens out of Boy Scouts
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – The Mormon church is pulling older teenagers from the Boy Scouts as the religion takes a step toward developing its own global scouting-like program. The Utah-based church...
May 11, 2017

Alberta to review photo radar amid concerns it is a cash cow
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is reviewing photo radar across the province to make sure it’s targeting safety and not being used as a cash cow. Transportation Minister Brian Mason says...
May 11, 2017

Mock collision sends strong message to students in Coaldale
COALDALE - As the Victoria Day long weekend approaches, emergency crews in Coaldale had an important message for students at Kate Andrews High School. They staged a scene outside the school, in which ...
May 10, 2017

Andrew Prokop to remain interim Mayor of Taber
TABER – With just over five months left before the next municipal election, Taber’s interim Mayor Andrew Prokop will remain in that position. Council had earlier considered the idea of a b...
May 10, 2017

Red Deer entrepreneur talks Ag tech with Bill Gates
SEATTLE – What's it like to talk agriculture with the richest man in the world? A local entrepreneur found out last week when he gave a presentation in Seattle to Microsoft founder and philanthr...
May 10, 2017

Boy rescued from river in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT – A 13-year-old boy is safe, after being swept away by the South Saskatchewan River the evening of Tuesday, May 10. According to a police news release, the Medicine Hat Police Servi...
May 10, 2017

Alberta Health confirms surgery patient got infection from machine
EDMONTON – Alberta Health Services says one patient contracted a bacterial infection associated with a machine that is used during open-heart surgery. Last December, AHS notified about 11,500 fo...
May 09, 2017

Former Manitoba premier to swing axe for Alberta's softwood lumber industry
OTTAWA – A former Manitoba premier and one-time Canadian ambassador to the United States has been tabbed to play hardball for Alberta’s softwood lumber industry in Washington. Gary Doer is...
May 08, 2017