Category Archives: Alberta

Alberta Noted in Recall of PEI-Produced Oysters due to Salmonella Concern
OTTAWA: Federal health officials are advising consumers to avoid eating a brand of oysters that are being recalled because they may be contaminated with salmonella. The oysters, packaged as “Lar...
Aug 23, 2016

Doctors want Funding for Seniors Care in new Health Accord
VANCOUVER – Canadian doctors want the federal government to make sure health care professionals have the resources they need to care for the country’s aging population, says the president ...
Aug 22, 2016

Support Leaders Needed for Better Choices, Better Health Workshops
SOUTHERN ALBERTA – Alberta Health Services needs your help to run chronic disease support workshops in the Lethbridge, Medicine Hat and Brooks areas. Better Choices, Better Health is a series of...
Aug 21, 2016

Volunteers Needed to Assist the Crowsnest Pass Health Centre
CROWSNEST PASS – Alberta Health Services is calling for volunteers to help out at the Crowsnest Pass Health Centre. Three different roles need to be filled to support patients, residents and sta...
Aug 20, 2016

Farm Incomes Vary Across Canada But Most Remain Average
OTTAWA: Statistics Canada has released its final total farm income figures for 2014 and six provinces posted average farm income increases. Statscan says farm operators in Newfoundland and Labrador ea...
Aug 19, 2016

Police charge Edmonton-area man with incest following child porn investigation
EDMONTON - Alberta police investigators have charged a man with incest and other sexual offences. The province’s Internet child exploitation unit says it arrested a man Wednesday in a small town...
Aug 19, 2016

Driver Safety Key in Wildlife Fence and Rock-Fall Barrier Project
CROWSNEST PASS – Steps are being taken to improve safety for motorists in the Crowsnest Pass by reducing wildlife collisions near Emerald Lake. The $280,000 project involves building a roughly 1...
Aug 18, 2016

Suspects Wanted in Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump Sign Vandalism
FORT MACLEOD – Police are after the suspect(s) that vandalized the welcome sign at the Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump National Historic Site earlier this month. Between July 29 and August 3, the u...
Aug 18, 2016

Police Issue Canada-Wide Arrest Warrant in Brooks Homicide Case
BROOKS – RCMP have confirmed that human remains located on Thursday, April 28 by a local resident, are those of 45-year-old Mohamed Jama Abdi. He was reported missing by a family member on July ...
Aug 18, 2016

Financial Delinquency Rates Climb in Alberta and Saskatchewan
OTTAWA: Delinquency rates in Alberta and Saskatchewan climbed higher in the second quarter due to the continued fallout from the drop in the price of oil. Equifax Canada says the delinquency rate for ...
Aug 18, 2016