Category Archives: Alberta
Retiring Pengrowth CEO plans role as advocate for misunderstood oilpatch
CALGARY - The retiring CEO of Pengrowth Energy Corp. says Canadian oil and gas leaders have been too “shy” to speak out in support of their industry and he plans to help fill that vacuum a...
Feb 21, 2018
Second inmate dies at Drumheller Institution in span of three days
An inmate at Drumheller Insitution is dead, officials say. Brandon Lee Mirva, 25, passed away on Tuesday while in custody. Mirva was serving a sentence of two years for possession of a scheduled subst...
Feb 21, 2018
Technology gives a face to mother of baby found dead in Calgary on Christmas Eve
CALGARY - Police have released a high-tech image they say is a likeness of the mother of a baby girl found dead in a dumpster on Christmas Eve. They have also released a composite sketch of the baby. ...
Feb 21, 2018
Online campsite reservations growing in popularity: Alberta Parks
lberta Parks started allowing people to reserve their campsites online in 2009 and the process continues to grow in popularity year-over-year. Kimberly VanNieuvenhuyse, Communications Advisor with Alb...
Feb 21, 2018
Alberta registered nurses ratify deal that includes wage freeze, job security
The United Nurses of Alberta says its members have ratified a new contract with the province that includes a two-year wage freeze and job security. Union president Heather Smith said the contract reco...
Feb 16, 2018
Alberta Party membership continues to grow ahead of leadership vote
EDMONTON – The Alberta Party says its membership numbers have grown substantially since it announced a leadership race last March. Back then there were 1,024 card-carrying members. Party preside...
Feb 16, 2018
RCMP and Alberta Rural Crime Watch Association sign official partnership
EDMONTON- The RCMP and and the Alberta Provincial Rural Crime Watch Association have signed a memorandum of understanding which outlines the roles each organization will play in keeping rural communit...
Feb 16, 2018
Doobie-dos and dont's: Alberta outlines specifics on cannabis sales
EDMONTON - Alberta expects to issue 250 licences for cannabis stores this year, and says anyone who wants to run a weed shop will first undergo an exhaustive check ranging from tax records to mob ties...
Feb 16, 2018
End of the road for Tour of Alberta
After five years, organizers of the Tour of Alberta pro cycling event are hitting the brakes. Citing too much financial uncertainty, the Alberta Peleton Association says it had no choice but to make a...
Feb 15, 2018
Olds man arrested on 63 charges spanning four jurisdictions
A man from Olds is behind bars after the RCMP's Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Team arrested a suspect on Tuesday wanted on 63 charges spanning four jurisdictions. Morgan Stephen Winter, 44, was app...
Feb 15, 2018