Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta RCMP encourages public to report aggressive or dangerous driving
The Alberta RCMP is reminding people that road-rage incidents can have life-altering consequences. Since the beginning of 2023, the Alberta RCMP says it has received over 500 reports of dangerous driv...
Dec 12, 2023
Childcare fees in Alberta to fall to $15/day on average in 2024
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta is set to make childcare a little bit more affordable in the new year.Ashli Barrett, Press Secretary for the Ministry of Children and Family Services, has co...
Dec 12, 2023
Alberta tenants receiving 1.6% interest on security deposits
The Alberta Government will be requiring landlords to pay interest on security deposits held for residential or mobile home tenants, starting on January 1, 2024.The security deposit interest rate, whi...
Dec 11, 2023
Three dead after shed fire outside home improvement store in Calgary
CALGARY - Fire officials say three people are dead after a fire in a shed outside a home improvement store in Calgary. Crews responded to the fire just before 4 a.m. at a Lowe's in the city's northwes...
Dec 11, 2023
Alberta fuel tax to partially return in 2024
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Drivers could see themselves paying slightly more at the pump as of the new year.The Government of Alberta has confirmed to Pattison Media that it is set to "return to its permanent f...
Dec 11, 2023
AHS encourages Albertans to know health care options through colder seasons
Fall and winter are traditionally busy times of year for healthcare services, with the potential for high demand in emergency departments and hospitals across Alberta.Alberta Health Services (AHS) is ...
Dec 9, 2023
New recall for fresh cut cantaloupe due to salmonella concerns
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a new cantaloupe-related recall due to salmonella concerns.The new recall, which is for fresh cut cantaloupe distributed nationally, comes just tw...
Dec 9, 2023
Fields of anxiety: Overcoming stigma to address mental health struggles of farmers
Christi Friesen remembers her husband saying he knew that the cloud of depression over her was finally lifting when he saw her smile at the end of the gruelling 2016 harvest season. That October had b...
Dec 9, 2023
Future consultations on Alberta leaving CPP on hold
EDMONTON - An Alberta government panel gathering feedback on whether the province should quit the Canada Pension Plan is putting future public consultations on hold. Engagement panel chair Jim Dinning...
Dec 8, 2023
Discharge request for Matthew de Grood denied
EDMONTON - An Alberta mental health review board has rejected a discharge request from a man who killed five people at a Calgary house party almost a decade ago. Matthew de Grood was found not crimina...
Dec 8, 2023