Category Archives: Alberta
Concerns raised over marijuana in the workplace
MEDICINE HAT – A company funded by oil and gas industry groups is raising a red flag when it comes to the federal government’s plans to legalize marijuana. Enform is the safety association...
Apr 20, 2017
Parks Canada plans prescribed fire in Waterton
WATERTON – On Thursday, April 20, 2017, if conditions allow, Parks Canada fire management staff plan to light 2,200 hectares in the Eskerine Complex Prescribed Fire Area in Waterton Lakes Nation...
Apr 19, 2017
Alberta employers encouraged to hire locally in professions hurt by bad economy
EDMONTON – Alberta companies are being encouraged to hire locally for jobs in professions hit hard by the economic downturn. Under the federal-provincial program companies cannot apply to hire t...
Apr 19, 2017
Texas Ranger details seized marriage records in Cranbrook polygamy trial
CRANBROOK, B.C. – A Texas Ranger took the witness stand on Wednesday in the trial of two Bountiful, B.C. (just outside Creston) men charged with polygamy. Nick Hanna detailed marriage records th...
Apr 19, 2017
Edmonton Catholic school trustees urge mandatory vaccinations for students
EDMONTON – Trustees with Edmonton’s Catholic school system have passed a motion that urges the provincial government to make vaccinations mandatory for children in Alberta public schools. ...
Apr 19, 2017
GST on carbon taxes in Alberta, B.C. worth millions in federal revenue
OTTAWA - The federal government stands to raise as much as $280 million in revenue off provincial carbon taxes in Alberta and B.C. in the next two years despite claims carbon taxes would be revenue ne...
Apr 18, 2017
RCMP seek Fort Macleod copper wire thieves
FORT MACLEOD – More than $15,000 worth of copper wire from heavy duty machinery has been taken from a Fort Macleod business, and RCMP are asking local scap metal dealers or even those on social ...
Apr 18, 2017
New energy efficiency rebate targets windows, insulation, water heaters
EDMONTON – The provincial government says certain windows, insulation, and hot water heater installations in homes will be eligible for rebates in the latest component of its energy efficiency p...
Apr 18, 2017
Seven horses rescued by County of Grande Prairie firefighters
COUNTY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE — Firefighters saved seven horses that fell through the ice Easter Sunday. It happened on a pond near Highway 43 and Range Road 114. The county says a total of ten horse...
Apr 18, 2017
OHV riders must wear a helmet or face a stiff fine beginning May 15th
LETHBRIDGE – In less than one month, OHV riders will have to wear helmets, or face a $155 fine if caught without one on public land. That includes anyone operating ATVs, snowmobiles, dirt bikes,...
Apr 17, 2017