Category Archives: Alberta

EDMONTON: Brynne Wood tries on her sparkly, champagne-coloured princess gown and smells a hint of smoke. The dress was left hanging in an alterations shop in downtown Fort McMurray when a huge wildfir...

BANFF - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says whirling disease has been discovered in fish from Johnson Lake in Banff National Park. The CFIA says it’s the first time it has confirmed the dis...

OTTAWA: Premier Rachel Notley is urging patience as her government grapples with a budget deficit projected to hit almost $11 billion this year While the situation is bad, it would have been far worse...

EDMONTON: A severe storm that swept through Southern Alberta and Saskatchewan during the third week of July has resulted in nearly $65 million in insured damage. The information is from the Insurance ...

COALDALE – A water main break has forced an emergency water shut-off for part of Coaldale. It’s on 14 Street between 20 and 21 Avenue. Hand delivered notices will be going out to homeowner...

VANCOUVER – The medical profession is waking up to the reality that opioids have been over-prescribed in Canada and is actively searching for solutions, says a national association that represen...

ALBERTA – More Americans are visiting their northern neighbours without declaring their guns. Canada Border Services Agency (CSBA), Prairie Region has reported a spike in the number of U.S. trav...

WATERTON – Pincher Creek RCMP are investigating a major jewelry and diamond theft in Waterton Lakes National Park. Between Saturday (Aug. 20) and Sunday (Aug. 21), $100,000 in items were taken f...

EDMONTON: The devastating Fort McMurray wildfire is expected to torch Alberta’s bottom line by about $500 million this year. Finance Minister Joe Ceci says he has had to revise the projected def...

VANCOUVER: Most people are familiar with the old adage – “nothing is as certain as death and taxes”! Now, a study finds that not only are taxes certain but, thy cost average Canadian...