Category Archives: Alberta
'It still haunts me': Military veterans keen to share their history as numbers drop
CALGARY - The time around Remembrance Day is tough for Second World War veterans like Hank Jackson, who turns 103 in January. "It's the only time you really stop and think about all the poor buggers t...
Nov 10, 2023
Province focused on developing year-round tourism across Alberta
The provincial government is looking to promote tourism further across Alberta.Budget 2023 allocated $10 million in funding over two years to develop year-round experiences in regions outside of the m...
Nov 09, 2023
Alberta RCMP educates motorists on child seat safety
This November, Alberta RCMP say they want to ensure you and your little ones are properly buckled up. Mounties say drivers are responsible for ensuring all passengers under 16 years of age are properl...
Nov 09, 2023
Province announces investment for small and Indigenous communities
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is investing $6 million in its new Small Community Opportunity Program, which will support Indigenous and small communities, while helping grow the economic fo...
Nov 09, 2023
Canada-wide warrant issued for sex offender who abducted B.C. boy in 2011
VANCOUVER, BC - A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a high-risk sex offender.Vancouver Police initially issued a notice on November 4, 2023, stating that 58-year-old Randall Hopley failed to ret...
Nov 09, 2023
How will Alberta’s new health care system work?
The Government of Alberta plans to restructure the provincial health care system over the course of the next year.READ MORE: Alberta revamps health care system, creates separate unitsPart of that reva...
Nov 08, 2023
Alberta provincial court introducing streamlined trial process
The provincial government is amending the Alberta Rules of Court regulation and integrating a new streamlined trial process.The province is implementing the new process to alleviate the long wait and ...
Nov 08, 2023
Sundre man arrested in connection to 1976 homicide of young Métis mother
A 73-year-old Sundre man has been charged with non-capital murder in connection to a 47-year-old cold case.Pauline Brazeau, a young Mtis woman and single mother originally from Saskatchewan, was just ...
Nov 08, 2023
AMA president reacts to government’s plans for health system reform
The president of the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) is hopeful Wednesday's announcement from the Alberta government to "disaggregate" provincial health care services will be a positive change in th...
Nov 08, 2023
National Indigenous Veterans Day: Minister Wilson
Minister of Indigenous Relations Rick Wilson issued the following statement on National Indigenous Veterans Day:"Throughout history, Indigenous Peoples have a proud and enduring legacy of defending th...
Nov 08, 2023