Category Archives: Alberta

Alberta approves rules, clears path for physician-assisted dying
CALGARY - Alberta has approved final regulations that clear the way for physician-assisted death. Associate health minister Brandy Payne says it’s important to give Albertans reassurance that th...
Jun 10, 2016

Two Men Charged in Major Investor Fraud Case in the Crowsnest Pass
ALBERTA – Two Calgary men have been charged in a significant fraud and theft, dating back to 2006 and 2007 in the Crowsnest Pass. It’s alleged that 68-year old William Lloyd Bradley and 49...
Jun 10, 2016

Alberta Carbon Tax Prompts Fierce Oil and Gas Competitiveness Debate
CALGARY - The impact of Alberta’s new carbon levy on the oil and gas industry was hotly debated in Calgary on Wednesday, a day after it was passed by the NDP government. Alberta Energy Minister ...
Jun 09, 2016

Southern Alberta Group Supports Mandatory Helmets for ATV Riders
LETHBRIDGE – A southern Alberta organization is supporting proposed provincial legislation that’s expected in the fall, regarding ATV helmets and safety. Alberta Transportation Minister Br...
Jun 08, 2016

Govenment Extends Deadline for Cutting Hay Along Highways
ALBERTA – The Alberta government is extending the deadline for cutting hay along highways. Farmers now have an additional two months to cut and remove hay from provincial highway right-of-ways f...
Jun 08, 2016

On The Road To Greener Alberta? First Plank Of Climate-Change Plan Passes
EDMONTON: Premier Rachel Notley’s New Democrats have used their majority to pass the first part of Alberta’s landmark climate-change plan in the legislature. Notley says she is extremely p...
Jun 07, 2016

911 Calls Spike for Raymond RCMP
RAYMOND: Raymond RCMP have been forced to issue a reminder that the 911 service is for emergencies only, after seeing a 473-per cent jump in calls from 2014 to 2015. Sergeant Kelly McCoy explained tha...
Jun 07, 2016

Workers' Compensation Board Launch Public Online Panel Discussion
Jun 06, 2016

Alberta Tories to Choose Permanent Leader Before April 30, 2017
CALGARY – Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives will pick a new leader next spring. Party president Katherine O’Neill says in a post on the party’s Facebook page that the board o...
Jun 06, 2016

Failing to Stop Causes Fatal Collision Outside of Champion
CHAMPION – A 22-year old man has died as a result of a collision between his motorcycle and a pickup truck. Around 9-pm on Saturday, June 4, Vulcan RCMP responded to the intersection of Highway ...
Jun 05, 2016