Category Archives: Alberta

Environment Canada Expecting Ups and Downs in the Coming Months
LETHBRIDGE – After a relatively short and mild winter last year – during which you almost could have lost your snow shovel and been fine – we can expect a return of the cold and snow...
Sep 12, 2016

Whirling Disease Confirmed in Upper Bow River By CFIA
Sep 12, 2016

RCMP Major Crimes Still Seeking Information in the Homicide of Victoria Crows Shoe
PINCHER CREEK – A year after the murder of an Aboriginal woman, RCMP are again putting story in front of the public, in hopes that new tips and leads will be forthcoming, in order to move the in...
Sep 12, 2016

CAODC says employment way down in energy business
GRANDE PRAIRIE – The Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC) says compared to 2014 levels, the industry has seen a drop in employment of 69%. “We’ve seen foreclo...
Sep 12, 2016

Alberta College Seeks Feedback From Doctors on Draft Opioid Prescribing Rules
EDMONTON - Alberta’s medical regulator wants more stringent rules on how physicians prescribe opioid painkillers and other drugs to improve the safety of patients. The College of Physicians and ...
Sep 11, 2016

Judge in "Knees Together" Case Admits "Non-Existent" Knowledge of Criminal Law
CALGARY - A Federal Court judge facing possible removal from the bench for inappropriate remarks he made to a sex assault complainant admits his knowledge of Canadian criminal law at the time was R...
Sep 10, 2016

Getting the Message out - No Amount of Alcohol is Safe when you are Pregnant
LETHBRIDGE – The South Alberta FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) Service Network partners visited selected local businesses that serve or sell alcohol on September 9th to mark International...
Sep 09, 2016

Alberta Seniors mark Home Care Report Card with High Marks
EDMONTON – Alberta seniors are giving home care in the province top grades. A survey by the Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA)says the majority of those who responded rated personal care s...
Sep 09, 2016

Kids Help Phone Survey Provides Startling Numbers on Teen Suicide
TORONTO – A new study suggests that one in five Canadian teens has seriously considered attempting suicide in the previous year. The survey by Kids Help Phone found that 22 per cent of more than...
Sep 08, 2016

Portrait of former Premier Alison Redford hung without Fanfare in Alberta Legislature
EDMONTON – The official portrait of the Honourable Alison Redford has been quietly added to the collection of former premiers’ paintings on the third floor of the Alberta Legislature. The ...
Sep 08, 2016