Category Archives: Alberta
Foothills MP to focus on bringing down provincial barriers in 2017
LETHBRIDGE – As we end 2016, Foothills MP John Barlow is calling it a successful year, and one he thinks the Conservatives can build upon. In a year end interview with Lethbridge News Now, Barlo...
Jan 02, 2017
"The cart has been put before the horse"; Little Bow MLA concerned by legislations coming in 2017
LITTLE BOW – “The biggest piece of news in Alberta in 2016 is the carbon tax.” That’s according to Little Bow MLA David Schneider. Schneider says the past year was chock full o...
Dec 31, 2016
Taber police investigating alleged assault; Saskatchewan man in hospital with serious injuries
TABER – A Saskatchewan man remains in hospital with serious head injuries after a suspected assault in Taber Wednesday (Dec. 28) night. The Taber Police Service responded to an alleged serious a...
Dec 29, 2016
Calgary police say officers have seized a record number of fentanyl pills
CALGARY – Calgary police say they have seized a large amount of the dangerous and powerful opioid fentanyl. Police say last Friday officers found 35,321 fentanyl pills during a drug bust at a ho...
Dec 29, 2016
Fire damages landmark hotel in Banff; no reports of any injuries
BANFF – A landmark in the mountain resort community of Banff is on fire. Guests and staff scrambled to safety early Thursday morning from the Mount Royal Hotel as crews from four fire department...
Dec 29, 2016
Year of big wins on the Prairies
Western Canada Lottery Corp. has released the lottery winner breakdown for 2016 on the Prairies. There were 38 winners in Alberta who took home a total of more than $130 million. Manitoba had 11 winne...
Dec 29, 2016
Farm-to-Fork Tourism Shows Increased Public Interest
ALBERTA – Public interest in farm-to-fork tourism has seen a spike this year. Open Farm Days 2016 broke records as visitors flocked to the farms and ranches across the province to experience the...
Dec 28, 2016
CAA poll shows texting at red lights just as big a problem as talking on cell
OTTAWA – Some 33 per cent of Canadians who participated in a recent poll conducted by the Canadian Automobile Association admit they have texted while stopped at a red light in the last month. T...
Dec 28, 2016
Calgary police chief wants action on opioid crisis
CALGARY – Calgary’s police chief says the Alberta government has to take more aggressive action on fentanyl if it wants to help addicts and families who are being destroyed. “It is a...
Dec 27, 2016
Pat Stier plans to monitor government changes for sake of all Albertans in New Year
LIVINGSTONE/MACLEOD – It was a highly controversial session through 2016 for the Livingstone-Macleod MLA. Pat Stier, a Wildrose Party member, says he was kept on his toes, joining in on difficul...
Dec 27, 2016