Category Archives: Alberta
Living Donor Match Found for Taber Councillor in Need of Liver Transplant
TABER – Town of Taber Councillor Jack Brewin has found a match for a liver transplant. In a post on Facebook, the group Find a Liver for Jack announced that a man named Andy has tested positive ...
Apr 28, 2016
Hook-Ups Arranged on Social Media a Big Factor in Alberta STI Spike
EDMONTON – The Alberta government says anonymous hook-ups arranged on social media are the major reason for a dramatic spike in sexually transmitted infections in the province. Cases of gonorrhe...
Apr 26, 2016
Coaldale Fire Chief No Longer a Town Employee
COALDALE – As of March 29, Coaldale Fire Chief Jean-Guy Mayer is no longer an employee of the town. Mayer was brought on to the fire department in early November 2015. Former Fire Chief Andy Van...
Apr 26, 2016
Moody's Downgrades Alberta Credit Rating and Province Shells out for New Kananaskis Emergency Centre
EDMONTON: Finance Minister Joe Ceci says he’s disappointed Moody’s Investor Service has downgraded Alberta’s long-term debt rating to double-A1 from triple-A. Moody’s has also ...
Apr 26, 2016
Tenth Anniversary of Richardson Family Murders in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT: As of Saturday, April 23rd, it has been 10 years to the day that three members of the Richardson family were murdered in their Medicine Hat home. It was a gruesome case that shocked resi...
Apr 25, 2016
Alberta landowners face loss of properties to prevent flood
SPRING BANK: Mary Robinson is taking it personally. Her family has been living on Moose Hill Ranch on the edge of the Elbow River since 1888 - when Alberta was still the Northwest Territories and only...
Apr 25, 2016
Serious Vehicle Rollover Claims One Person from the Cardston Area
WATERTON – Alcohol and speed are believed to be factors in a fatal collison near Cameron Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park. Pincher Creek RCMP and emergency services responded to the scene ar...
Apr 24, 2016
The Arrival of Spring Brings the Arrival of Bears out of Hibernation
BLAIRMORE: If you go out to the woods today, be sure of a big surprise. The bears are coming out of hibernation, and are not preparing for a teddy bear picnic. The early warm weather has had a bit of ...
Apr 23, 2016
Charges Laid After Large Drug and Weapons Bust
LETHBRIDGE – Five people are facing charges after a significant drug and dangerous weapons bust in Fort Macleod. During the early morning of April 22, Fort Macleod executed a search warrant at a...
Apr 23, 2016
Big Spending Could Create Over 100,000 Green Jobs in Alberta; Greenpeace
CALGARY – A new Greenpeace report says Alberta could create over 100,000 jobs through an ambitious slate of renewable energy, mass transit and energy efficiency projects. The report, released Fr...
Apr 22, 2016