Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta's 11th Premier, Don Getty, Succumbs to Heart Failure at 82
EDMONTON: Former premier Don Getty has passed away at the age of 82. Getty was in an Edmonton long-term care centre after his health began to deteriorate earlier this week, and succumbed to heart fail...
Feb 26, 2016
Charges Upgraded for Brooks Man Accused in the Death of his Girlfriend
Feb 26, 2016
Two Young Women Whose Lives Were Cut Short Leave The Ultimate Gift Of Life
MEDICINE HAT – Separate tragedies in Southern Alberta this week have taken the lives of two young women. The families of Tanya Campbell - Losier and Megan Kondor are struggling to come to terms ...
Feb 25, 2016
Canadian Cinematic Pioneer and Cardston Native Dies at 89
MONTREAL: A pioneer of Canadian cinema, and native Albertan, who earned two Oscar nominations and inspired the likes of Stanley Kubrick has died at the age of 89. The National Film Board (NFB) of Cana...
Feb 25, 2016
Blood Tribe Receives Funding For New School Facilities
OTTAWA – The Blood Tribe is one of the recipients of new funding from the federal government for new schools. Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett announced the funding support for nine i...
Feb 24, 2016
Alberta's Budget Deficit Expected to Hit $6.3 billion
EDMONTON – Alberta’s budget deficit is expected to rise to $6.3 billion this year as the effects of collapsing oil prices burrow deeper into the province’s contracting economy. Finan...
Feb 24, 2016
Alberta N-D-P Pull Plug on Edmonton fundraiser as Ethics commissioner Launches Investigation
EDMONTON: Alberta’s NDP party cancelled an Edmonton fundraising event just hours before it was set to begin after an investigation was launched by the ethics commissioner. Cheryl Oates, who spea...
Feb 24, 2016
Feds Allocate $250M To Help Struggling Alberta Deal With Oil-Price Slump
OTTAWA: The federal government has confirmed plans to provide $251.4 million to Alberta under a program designed to help provinces hit by sudden revenue downturns. Alberta has been sideswiped by colla...
Feb 23, 2016
New Area Code For Alberta Coming In April
Alberta will soon be getting another telephone area code. The Western Telecommunications Alliance says starting April 9, the area code 825 will become available when people apply for new service acros...
Feb 22, 2016
Taber Man Charged With 7 Counts of Break and Entering
TABER: Taber Police have charged a 19 year old local man with a string of break and enters. Police responded to a pair of break and enters on the night of January 28th with both buildings owned by the...
Feb 22, 2016