Category Archives: Post to Social

Public invited to take part in virtual Parks Canada consultation
GATINEAU, QC - Canadians are invited to share their views on the country's Parks system.Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and the Minister responsible for Parks Canada, ha...
Oct 05, 2020

BURNCO sells landscape centres across Western Canada
CALGARY, AB - BURNCO has sold its 12 landscape centres in western Canada.The Calgary-based company, which operates as BURNCO Rock Products Ltd., completed its sale of its wholly owned subsidiary BURNC...
Oct 05, 2020

U of A researcher shares Nobel prize for hepatitis C virus discovery
STOCKHOLM - British scientist Michael Houghton, who works at the University of Alberta, and Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Mon...
Oct 05, 2020

Lethbridge’s Versteeg competing for a cause on Battle of the Blades
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge's own Kris Versteeg is headed back to the ice.The two-time Stanley Cup champion who played multiple seasons in the NHL is set to compete on this season of CBC's Battle of t...
Oct 04, 2020

Stand off with police leads to charges for Lundbreck man
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - A man has been charged following a stand off with RCMP. At around 5:20 p.m. on October 2, the Crowsnest Pass RCMP were called out to an assault at a residence in Lundbreck. It was...
Oct 03, 2020

Blood Tribe Police seeking missing man
STANDOFF, AB -(10/04/2020 UPDATE) Blood Tribe Police have provided a brief update on the missing person's case of Jason Many Fingers. The 46-year-old was last seen on September 20 fueling up his white...
Oct 03, 2020

'A lot of positives:' Western farmers wrap up harvest early, look to improved prices
EDMONTON - A long, lingering fall across much of the Prairies is putting crops in the bin early this year, allowing farmers to take advantage of improving prices. "We'll be having Thanksgiving supper ...
Oct 03, 2020

Lethbridge hosting Sisters in Spirit Vigil October 4
LETHBRIDGE, AB- Lethbridge is one of the many cities across Canada that will host a vigil for the Sisters in Spirit.October 4th is a day to honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, g...
Oct 03, 2020

Province launches regulated online gambling site
EDMONTON, AB.-- Alberta has launched a new regulated, online gambling website that the government says will contribute to programs and services Albertans rely on.PlayAlberta.ca is available to Alberta...
Oct 02, 2020

Premier Kenney wants feds to pause environmental plans as Suncor to cut almost 2000 jobs
CALGARY, AB. - Oil and gas giant Suncor Energy Ltd. says it will eliminate as many as 1,930 jobs over the next 18 months as a result of cost-cutting to deal with low oil prices and market volatility.S...
Oct 02, 2020