Category Archives: Alberta

ALBERTA – Meghan Dear wants more Canadians to demand more from their grocers when it comes to identifying local food products and manufacturing methods. That’s why this entrepreneur launch...

STAND OFF – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was met with cheers from a large crowd as he made a visit to the Blood Reserve on Friday. He’s been in the province since Thursday (Oct. 13) promo...

FORT MACLEOD – Mother Nature’s hissy fit impacted roofs and semis Friday afternoon. Fort Macleod RCMP asked truckers who didn’t have to be on the road to please delay their travel, p...

Former premier Jim Prentice has died in a plane crash, the office of the federal opposition leader confirmed to Lethbridge News Now Friday morning. Prentice was one of four people killed when a small ...

Advance polls open for the first time Friday in the federal byelection in Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner. Four days have been set aside through Monday, Oct. 17 for early voting. Polling places are open ...

MEDICINE HAT – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was greeted by a couple of thousand enthusiastic supporters Thursday evening at a byelection campaign event in Medicine Hat, a southeastern Alberta c...

ALBERTA – A local feedlot operator has been inducted into the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame. Cornelius (Cor) Van Raay was recognized for helping to mould modern day feedlots through his opera...

CALGARY – Whirling disease in fish has been found for the first time outside of Banff National Park in Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it was detected on Oct. 6 in Lott Creek i...

EDMONTON – The Alberta government has struck a panel to advise it on the best way to upgrade its energy industry. Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd says the seven-member panel will do research, ...

TABER – Residents in the Town and Municipal District of Taber have spoken out against a solar power generation project proposed for an area approximately five kilometres north of the community. ...