Category Archives: Alberta

EDMONTON: Alberta’s small beer brewers will get up to $20 million a year in grants, helping to offset a looming hike in the markup on all beer sold in the province. Finance Minister Joe Ceci say...

EDMONTON: The Alberta government has announced it will start sending money to Fort McMurray to help the municipality cover some of its costs from the devastating wildfire in May. The province says it ...

CALGARY: Fierce wildfires that swept through northern Alberta’s oilsands region in May have delivered a $735-million net loss for Suncor Energy. The Calgary-based company said late Wednesday the...

OTTAWA: Canada sits on an enviable top-10 perch when it comes to quality of life around the world, but a new analysis points to significant disparity among its provinces and territories. Albertans, fo...

BLAIRMORE: RCMP need the public’s help in locating a 41-year old Calgary Man. Steve Lawrence Danbrook was last seen on Friday, July 22nd, when he left Calgary. It is presumed he was headed to ca...

STANDOFF, BLOOD RESERVE: The Blood Tribe Police Service (BTPS) has charged a 19-year old Edmonton man after a drug bust on the Reserve on Monday (July 25th). Officers seized $2490.00 in cash and a var...

EDMONTON – Alberta’s labour minister says more than $20 million has been committed for training under the Canada-Alberta job grant. Christina Gray says more than 5,700 applications have be...

STAND OFF – The Blood Tribe Police are asking for the public’s assistance in a series of break and enters. Over the July 23 and 24 weekend, both the Saipoyi Elementary School and a storage...

FORT MACLEOD – A Municipal Inspection Report has been released for the Town of Fort Macleod, and it paints a less than glowing picture of the community’s leadership. The report – whi...

EDMONTON – The Alberta NDP government is going to court to challenge a regulation that it says could saddle consumers with billions of dollars in losses from coal-fired power agreements. The reg...