Category Archives: Alberta
Province to use $10 Million for farm energy efficiencies and reduce carbon tax impact
EDMONTON – Alberta’s agriculture minister has announced the province will take advantage of the Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund to help the farm sector reduce greenhouse gas e...
Oct 24, 2016
Conference Board says trend toward low-cal drinks not enough to curb intake
OTTAWA – A top economic research organization says Canada’s beverage industry will have to do more than rely on recent trends to reach its target for reducing the calories people consume t...
Oct 24, 2016
Federal Conservatives looking to hold on to seat in Alberta byelection
MEDICINE HAT - Voters go to the polls in a sprawling riding in southern Alberta today that hasn’t elected a Liberal MP since 1968. The byelection in the Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner riding calle...
Oct 24, 2016
Canada Celebrates National Foster Family Week
ALBERTA – This weekend (Oct. 22-23) wrapped up National Foster Family Week in Canada. Alberta recognizes this week as Foster and Kinship Caregiver Week, to acknowledge the breadth of care to sup...
Oct 23, 2016
Intergenerational Horse Championship Brought to Fort Macleod
WATERTON – Rocking Heart Ranch is present its 2nd annual Weanling Challenge on Oct. 22 in Fort Macleod. Youth 15 years-of-age and up will show off their horsemanship skills and the work they hav...
Oct 22, 2016
Screening remains the forefront of breast cancer awareness
ALBERTA – Although October is quickly drawing to a close, the Canadian Cancer Society is still pushing the importance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Community Engagement Coordinator for the A...
Oct 21, 2016
Canada's top doctor calls family violence statistics 'staggering'
TORONTO – Canada’s top doctor has released a report on family violence across the country and he says the statistics are staggering. Chief medical health officer Dr. Gregory Taylor says fa...
Oct 21, 2016
Interim Conservative leader helps campaign in Medicine Hat
"Medicine Hat is not the priority for Justin Trudeau," said interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose. It's what she wants Albertans to think about before heading to the polls on Monday. Ambrose flew i...
Oct 21, 2016
More than 200kg of cocaine seized at US border, five arrested
COUTTS – The RCMP Federal Policing's Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) in Raymond have arrested five men after three separate seizures of cocaine at the Coutts Port of Entry. On Septembe...
Oct 20, 2016
Economy big topic at all-candidates forum
MEDICINE HAT — The Medicine Hat College theatre was over half full Wednesday, Oct. 20 as residents came to see the candidates for the Medicine Hat - Cardston - Warner by-election, speak at a deb...
Oct 20, 2016