Category Archives: Alberta

Red Deer MLA targeted by fake Facebook account
RED DEER – Red Deer South MLA Barb Miller is moving on after being the subject of a fake Facebook account. The fake page featured several posts made to look like they came from Miller, one comin...
Nov 14, 2016

Man arrested in connection with Medicine Hat homicide
MEDICINE HAT – Major Crimes is investigating the second homicide in just over a week, and the city's third homicide this year. The suspect was originally reported missing Saturday, Nov. 12, but ...
Nov 14, 2016

Supermoon - no fantastic phenomenon but the moon still fascinates
MONTREAL – Canadians may want to turn their eyes to the night skies on Monday if they want to see the moon pass closer to the Earth than it has in almost 70 years. According to NASA, the so-call...
Nov 13, 2016

Jason Kenney says bullies jabbed him in the chest, shouted expletives
CALGARY – Days after a female candidate cited intolerable abuse as her reason for pulling out of the race for the leadership of the Alberta Conservatives, a male candidate says he has also had v...
Nov 12, 2016

Community concerns spark investigation into Blood Tribe Agricultural Project
BLOOD RESERVE – Community concerns that led to a review and forensic audit of the Blood Tribe Agricultural Project (BTAP), have revealed a significant list of concerns connected to the operation...
Nov 09, 2016

Bovine tuberculosis investigation now extends to Saskatchewan
OTTAWA – The food safety investigation into a case of bovine tuberculosis that was found in an Alberta cow now extends into Saskatchewan. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says two farms in Sa...
Nov 09, 2016

Alberta proposes changes to vital statistics on names and gender designations
EDMONTON – Alberta is proposing legislation that would allow people who don’t identify as either male or female to put a third gender marker such as an X on government documents. “Wi...
Nov 08, 2016

Two women candidates quit Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership race
EDMONTON – The only two female candidates in the Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership contest quit the race Tuesday. One of them, Sandra Jansen, said she had been harassed and intimidated...
Nov 08, 2016

Alberta introduces two new business tax credits to grow, diversify economy
EDMONTON – Alberta is proposing two new business tax credits to try to diversify the economy and create jobs. One would offer a 30 per cent tax credit to investors who put money into small busin...
Nov 08, 2016

Alberta to update immunization records to better respond to outbreaks
EDMONTON – Alberta is moving to bring in new rules to get a better handle on which children are immunized so that the province can better respond to outbreaks. The government has introduced a bi...
Nov 07, 2016