Category Archives: Alberta

Depressed Oil Prices Help Push Alberta Deficit to $6.4B last Fiscal Year
EDMONTON: Alberta’s Finance Minister says depressed oil prices and a shrinking economy pushed its deficit up to $6.4 billion last year $324 million higher than expected. Revenues for the fiscal ...
Jun 29, 2016

Waterton Plans Family Friendly Event for Canada Day
WATERTON – Admission to Waterton Lakes National Park will be free on Friday, July 1, to help celebrate Canada Day. The day’s events will begin with a bike parade at 11 am, which will trave...
Jun 29, 2016

Two Lethbridge Men Charged in Large Child Exploitation Operation
CALGARY – Over 50,000 videos and images have been seized by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) in an eight month long child exploitation investigation. The Internet Child Exploita...
Jun 29, 2016

New Poll Finds Canadians "Happy at Home" When it Comes to Travel
TORONTO: A new poll finds that while most Canadians have lived or travelled abroad, the majority see their homeland as a top vacation destination. A survey conducted by Ipsos Reid for Historica Canada...
Jun 29, 2016

Province to Regulate Ride-Hailing Companies
EDMONTON: Alberta has rolled out the details on how it will regulate ride-hailing companies such as Uber Canada and TappCar to ensure they are safe for consumers. The government has developed a type o...
Jun 29, 2016

Ten Suspects Identified in Child Exploitation Offences
ALBERTA – An operation by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) has turned up ten child exploitation suspects across Southern Alberta. Since then, the Internet Child Exploitation (IC...
Jun 28, 2016

Taber Corn Crop on the Horizon
TABER – Taber corn is expected to start hitting stands around southern Alberta in about a month. Grower David Jensen says so far it’s looking like an average crop, and that it should be av...
Jun 28, 2016

Child Deaths in US Prompts Ikea Canada to Recall Wide Range of Chests of Drawers
BURLINGTON, ONT: Ikea has issued a Canadian recall notice for millions of chests of drawers (Malm design and ohers) that can tip over a safety hazard that has been linked to the deaths of six children...
Jun 28, 2016

Raymond RCMP Investigating Hit and Run
RAYMOND – The Raymond RCMP are currently investigating a hit and run that occurred on June 26, 2016 around 10:00 am on Township Road 70 north of Raymond. A 76 year-old male walking eastbound alo...
Jun 27, 2016

Red Crow College Ready to Re-Build at a New Location
BLOOD RESERVE – It was just under a year ago that a fire devastated Red Crow Community College, but officials say they’re ready to move forward, announcing the new building location Monday...
Jun 27, 2016