Category Archives: Alberta
City of Calgary, Flames re-start talks for new arena
CALGARY, AB - The City of Calgary and the Flames are talking about a new arena again.The city confirmed on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, that Calgary Sport and Entertainment Corporation has re-entered ...
Oct 19, 2022
Inflation rate 6.9 per cent in September as grocery bills climb
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate dropped slightly in September to 6.9 per cent but the cost of groceries continues to climb.In its latest consumer price index report, the fede...
Oct 19, 2022
AHS lowers recommended age for breast cancer screening by five years
Alberta has become the first province to update guidelines that lower the recommended age for women to begin clinical breast cancer screening every two years.According to the province, the updated gui...
Oct 18, 2022
Alberta woman charged with second-degree murder in connection to infant’s death
A woman who ran a day home in northern Alberta has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a seven-month-old baby.R-C-M-P say Kyra Renee Backs, who is 29, is accused of killing Oaklan C...
Oct 18, 2022
NDP calling on Smith to apologize for 'tone deaf' and 'cruel' comments on Ukraine war
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith needs to apologize for her remarks on the Russia-Ukraine war.Opposition critic Sarah Hoffman was referring to comments made by Smith ear...
Oct 17, 2022
RCMP clock driver at 270 km/h on Trans-Canada Highway near Calgary
A Kelowna man is facing a criminal charge of dangerous driving, after an RCMP officer recorded a Porsche travelling at 270 kilometres per hour on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary.Mounties say ...
Oct 17, 2022
Tech companies want Alberta premier to take action in fight over ‘software engineer’ title
CALGARY - Canadian tech companies are calling on the new premier of Alberta to intervene after a regulatory group took legal action to stop some of them from using job titles like "software engineer."...
Oct 14, 2022
Provinces oppose federal use of police resources
The Alberta government says provinces have joined together at the 2022 Meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Justice and Public Safety to discuss the federal governm...
Oct 14, 2022
Carbon price rebates to be in Albertans' accounts on Friday
Residents of the three Prairie provinces and Ontario will receive their quarterly federal carbon price rebate payments tomorrow.The rebates are coming as a new Leger poll suggests residents of the fou...
Oct 13, 2022
Alberta, Saskatchewan say they were blindsided by decision to invoke Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - Provincial officials in Alberta and Saskatchewan got a Valentine's Day surprise from the prime minister this year when he called to say he was considering invoking the Emergencies Act, a publ...
Oct 13, 2022