Category Archives: Alberta

STANDOFF – It’s the only grocery store on the Blood Reserve and will now save Kainai First Nation people a 45-minute drive into Lethbridge for groceries. The new community-owned grocery st...

CARMANGAY – A frustrated mayor says the village had no choice but to proceed with the demolition of a brand new home. Kym Nichols says not only did the house not comply with the land use bylaws,...

EDMONTON – Alberta’s Opposition leader says he would repeal changes the NDP government is making in the electricity and fossil-fuel sectors if his party wins the next election. Wildrose Le...

TORONTO – The Air Miles loyalty points program says it is cancelling plans to implement an expiry policy and collectors won’t lose their miles at the end of this year. Air Miles collectors...

STANDOFF – Blood Tribe Police are laying bare the problem of opioid and fentanyl abuse on the reserve and painting the picture by numbers. During the month of November alone, Blood Tribe officer...

OTTAWA – Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay says the government will provide up to $16.7 million to help western ranchers caught in the bovine TB quarantine. MacAulay told the House ...

ALBERTA – The province’s environment minister says Ottawa’s approval of two of three pipeline projects means it’s a good day for Albertans. “Tidewater access for our oil,...

TABER – A preliminary inquiry has been set for a 45-year old Taber man, charged in a major fraud case. Scott Blanchard is accused of taking nearly $500,000 from the Oilmen’s Club in Taber,...

EDMONTON – Alberta’s NDP government intends to bring in new spending limits for future political campaigns. Right now, single contributions of $15,000 are permitted for politics, with an i...

EDMONTON – Alberta is introducing legislation that would require people to wear helmets when operating off-highway vehicles on public land. The proposed law would apply to ATVs, snowmobiles, dir...