Category Archives: Alberta

VANCOUVER – Health Canada has amended regulations allowing doctors to prescribe heroin to people who are severely addicted to opioids. The government says the country is facing an opioid overdos...

EDMONTON – Alberta’s infrastructure minister says he wants to help towns and cities as much as possible, but there are limits with the provincial economy still deep in the red. Brian Mason...

TABER – You may want to make a point of stocking up on Taber corn, as the season is almost done for at least one grower. David Jensen, owner of Jensen’s Taber Corn, explained that their st...

EDMONTON – The province has rolled out more information on its Alberta Jobs plan on Wednesday. There will be more financial support for municipalities and organizations to work together on econo...

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Samsung has released Canadian details for the 10-country recall of 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, following reports that some of their batteries have exploded or caug...

TORONTO – A new poll suggests that about half of working Canadians would be hard-pressed to meet their financial obligations if their paycheque was delayed for a week. The survey released Wednes...

EDMONTON – Alberta’s privacy commissioner will review “chronic delays” in the Justice Department’s response to freedom-of-information requests. Commissioner Jill Clayton ...

OTTAWA – The head of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says the combined cost of all the expectations for a national housing strategy would likely be too much for the federal budget to...

TABER – As the town of Bruderheim – located near Edmonton – adopts a new curfew for community youth, a similar bylaw in Taber is being praised by the town’s mayor. The Town of ...

OTTAWA – C-R-T-C hearings open this week into the new, trimmed-down 25-dollar cable packages being offered to consumers. The broadcast regulator and the four biggest television service providers...