Category Archives: Alberta
Fire Ban Issued for All of Alberta
ALBERTA – The province has issued a fire ban for all of Alberta as fire crews continue to battle the wildfire that’s ravaging Fort McMurray. All fire permits have been suspended and no new...
May 05, 2016
State of Provincial Emergency Declared as Wildfire Devastates Fort McMurray
ALBERTA – The Alberta government has declared a provincial state of emergency, as a wildfire continues to rip through Fort McMurray. The municipalities of Wood Buffalo and the Athabasca Chipewya...
May 04, 2016
Apology Issued by Town of Taber for Insensitive Fire Tweet by Employee
TABER – The Town of Taber decided to suspend Tom Moffat until further notice, at a special council meeting on Friday. It issued an apology Wednesday morning, after the former Alberta NDP candida...
May 04, 2016
Earls Restaurants Will Serve Canadian Beef Again
VANCOUVER - The Earls restaurant chain says it will start serving Canadian beef again following a recent uproar over its decision to switch to hormone-free meat from the United States. The Vancouver-b...
May 04, 2016
Record High Temperatures Across Alberta on Tuesday
ALBERTA – Environment Canada reports that the hot weather seen across the province on Tuesday broke over a dozen temperature records. In southern Alberta,Vauxhall had the highest temperature in ...
May 04, 2016
Fort McMurray Devastated by Raging Wildfire, Officials say it Could get Worse
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A wildfire that is raging in the northern Alberta oilsands city of Fort McMurray has now destroyed 80 per cent of the homes in one neighbourhood and extensively damaged property...
May 04, 2016
'It Was Fast:' Wildfire Forces More People From Homes In Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – – Downtown Fort McMurray is under an evacuation notice as a wildfire whipped by winds is engulfing homes on the outskirts of the northern Alberta community. The Rura...
May 03, 2016
Specialized Infant Formula Neocate Now Subsidized by Government
ALBERTA – Parents of infants who cannot consume regular baby formula because of complex food allergies or medical conditions can breathe a sigh of relief financially. The Alberta government anno...
May 02, 2016
Running, limping, falling: One year since Notley crushed Alberta's Tories
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley and her NDP government blow out the candle this week on the one-year anniversary of an historic election win followed by a year of change Alberta has not seen in a gen...
May 02, 2016
Foothills MP Asks Constituents for Additional Feedback on Assisted Dying
OTTAWA: Doctor Assisted Dying is one of the most important and difficult issues I have had to address during my time as a Member of Parliament. I have looked to the residents of Foothills for input an...
May 01, 2016