Category Archives: Alberta
Health-Care support workers in Alberta have new three-year contract
CALGARY – An arbitrator has awarded health-care support staff in Alberta a new three-year contract that includes pay increases and more benefits. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says i...
Jul 20, 2016
Number of Crimes Reported to Police Jumps for First Time in 12 Years
OTTTAWA: Statistics Canada says the number of crimes reported to police went up last year for the first time in 12 years. The crime severity index, which measures the volume of reports and how serious...
Jul 20, 2016
Increased Safety Inspections During Summer Construction Season
ALBERTA – Residential construction workers can expect more safety inspections during the busy summer construction season. Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) officers will be increasing inspect...
Jul 20, 2016
Man Accused in Deaths of Calgary Mother, Daughter Appears in Court
CALGARY - The lawyer for a man accused of killing a woman and her five-year-old daughter says he’s worried that the case will be tried in the media and not in a courtroom. Edward Downey appeared...
Jul 20, 2016
Alberta child advocate urges change, cultural rethink on indigenous kids in care
EDMONTON – Alberta’s child advocate says seven out of every 10 youngsters in the province’s welfare system are aboriginal and big changes are needed to bring those numbers down. R...
Jul 19, 2016
Premier Rachel Notley to Discuss Alberta Oil at Council of Federation in Whitehorse
ALBERTA – Premier Rachel Notley will attend the Council of the Federation on July 21-22 in Whitehorse. Various topics will be on the agenda, including: internal trade, climate change and disaste...
Jul 19, 2016
Four People Charged after RCMP Make Large Drug Seizure in Pincher Creek
PINCHER CREEK: RCMP seized a large quantity of controlled substances after a vehicle stop for a serious traffic violation. The vehicle stop happened around 4:00-pm Saturday (July 17th). The driver of ...
Jul 19, 2016
Increase in Human Encounters with Bats in Southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE – There has been an increase in the number of interactions between people and bats reported in the South Zone. In 2016 until the end of June, there have been six referrals to Alberta ...
Jul 19, 2016
Feds Expect New Child Benefit To Target Poverty over Short-term and Long-term
OTTAWA: The federal minister overseeing the government’s new child benefit program says the monthly payments starting this week will cut Canada’s child poverty rate to its lowest level in ...
Jul 19, 2016
Auditor General's Report Focuses on Delivery of Services to Indigenous Children in Alberta
EDMONTON – Merwan Saher, Alberta’s Auditor General, released a report Tuesday morning (July 19) identifying inadequacies within the Department of Human Services in its delivery of child an...
Jul 19, 2016