Category Archives: Alberta

Southern Alberta Welcomes Completion of Waterton's First Major Infrastructure Upgrades
Waterton – Waterton Lakes National Park celebrated the completion of two major projects on Saturday (Sep. 30). Red Rock Canyon Parkway was resurfaced and more parking was added at the end near t...
Oct 02, 2016

Province Invests in Library Access for Indigenous People Across Alberta
LETHBRIDGE – Over $670,000 is going to six regional library systems and three of the large urban libraries across Alberta, to help cover non-resident fees for individuals living in Indigenous co...
Sep 30, 2016

One Dead After Semi Rollover Near Park Lake
PICTURE BUTTE – A 64-year old is dead after a semi rollover Thursday night. Around 8:10-pm, Picture Butte and Coaldale RCMP responded to the scene along Highway 25. They say the loaded truck was...
Sep 30, 2016

One dead in head-on crash near High River
UPDATE 8:30 a.m.: 511 Alberta reports Highway 2 has fully reopened. —– One person has died in a collision in the High River area. RCMP say a northbound SUV and a car headed south collided ...
Sep 30, 2016

Single family home gutted by fire in Barnwell
BARNWELL – A young family was left homeless after a fire Thursday afternoon gutted their home in the village of Barnwell, just west of Taber. The Taber fire department responded to the call just...
Sep 29, 2016

MD of Taber to hear from solar proponents, landowners
The backers of three proposed solar farms in the MD of Taber will appear at an upcoming council meeting to address concerns about one of the projects. C&B Alberta Solar (CBA), a joint venture of C...
Sep 29, 2016

Suspect Arrested in Connection with Recent Armed Robberies
ALBERTA – One man is in custody in connection with a pair of robberies in Nobleford and Shaughnessy this month. The most recent was in Nobleford on Monday (Sept. 26) when a man entered a conveni...
Sep 28, 2016

Notley dismisses concerns minimum wage hike, carbon tax will hurt Alberta economy
CALGARY – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she rejects the notion that a minimum-wage hike and carbon tax will hurt the provincial economy. Opposition parties have lambasted the NDP government...
Sep 27, 2016

Calgary Lawyer Joins Leadership Race for PC Alberta Party
ALBERTA – A Calgary lawyer has joined the race to become the next leader of the Progressive Conservative Alberta party. Byron Nelson made the announcement Tuesday morning (Sept. 27). “The ...
Sep 27, 2016

Unionized building trades sign lower pay contract to maintain employment
EDMONTON – Hard economic times have prompted an organization that bargains for Alberta’s unionized building trades to sign a deal that includes lower pay for some workers in the hope of ke...
Sep 27, 2016