Category Archives: Alberta

Alberta introduces legislation to ban donating blood, plasma for profit
EDMONTON - Alberta is taking action to prevent donors from selling their blood and plasma for a profit. The changes are included in the Voluntary Blood Donations Act, introduced in the legislature by ...
Mar 13, 2017

Fort Macleod RCMP ask for help solving theft from rural business
FORT MACLEOD – RCMP are asking the public for information that might lead to the recovery of stolen property. In the early morning hours of Thursday, March 2, unknown suspects broke into Bosch E...
Mar 13, 2017

Coaldale moves to three bin curbside waste collection
COALDALE – The Town of Coaldale is rounding out its waste collection system, adding a third bin for compost collection this spring. Five years ago, the Town started up its curbside recycling pro...
Mar 13, 2017

Province plans to upgrade parks to create "accessible experiences"
LETHBRIDGE – Five provincial parks will be “refurbished” this summer, to allow for seniors and those who may have disabilities to have better access to them. Environment Minister Sha...
Mar 12, 2017

Hundreds of OHV users take over Blairmore's Main Street to rally for continued access to Castle Parks
BLAIRMORE – They came from Edmonton, Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Crowsnest Pass and even B.C. Hundreds of people riding or driving their ATVs, snowmobiles, trucks, jeeps and anything els...
Mar 12, 2017

Taber Police investigating theft of trailer and four snowmobiles
TABER - Taber Police are asking for your assistance, as they investigate the theft of a utility trailer, and the four Ski-doos inside it. They say that sometime in the early morning hours of March 9, ...
Mar 10, 2017

Ottawa-Alberta Health Accord: more money for mental health and home care
OTTAWA – After months of negotiations and threats of walkouts, Ottawa has reached health agreements with Quebec, Ontario and Alberta. Over the next decade, the federal government will pass Ottaw...
Mar 10, 2017

Appeal Court reserves decision in Stephan case
CALGARY – A decision has been reserved by Alberta’s Court of Appeal regarding the conviction and sentencing of David and Collet Stephan, for failing to provide the necessaries of life for ...
Mar 09, 2017

Man, 28, charged with breaking woman's arms in road rage incident in Edmonton
EDMONTON - A 28-year-old man has been charged after a woman’s arms were broken in what police say was a road rage attack. Police say a 34-year-old woman honked her horn as she was passing a car ...
Mar 09, 2017

Alberta to hire 35 Crown prosecutors to address shortage and workload
EDMONTON – The Alberta government says it will hire 35 additional Crown prosecutors and 30 more support staff to help deal with court backlogs. The province says that’s on top of 15 Crown ...
Mar 09, 2017