Alberta

Canadian soldier killed in Netherlands in Second World War identified

OTTAWA - The Defence Department says it's identified remains of a Canadian soldier buried in a cemetery in the Netherlands near the end of the Second World War. Trooper Henry George Johnston's identit...

Nov 02, 2020

Parks Canada plans first captive breeding program for Jasper National Park caribou

EDMONTON - Caribou herds in Canada's Rocky Mountains are now so precarious that Parks Canada is preparing a plan to round up females from nearly vanished herds and pen them in a captive breeding progr...

Nov 02, 2020

Soldier dies after live fire exercise at CFB Wainwright

A Canadian soldier has died during a training exercise at a military base in Alberta. The Department of National Defence offered more details Sunday following next of kin notification, saying that 29-...

102.7 THE PEAK Oct 31, 2020

AHS releases season’s first flu stats

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has posted the first weekly data update for the 2020-21 influenza season.The report includes data for each of AHS' five Zones, as well as provincial totals, from Septembe...

Oct 29, 2020

Alberta panel recommends no-fault auto insurance to address rising, costly premiums

A government panel is recommending a fundamental overhaul of automobile insurance in Alberta to move away from costly, protracted court fights to a collaborative no-fault model.Chris Daniel, who heads...

Oct 29, 2020

Alberta changes COVID-19 symptom list for school-aged children

Alberta Health has updated its list of COVID-19 symptoms for children.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, said the changes take effect starting Monday and include the daily c...

Oct 29, 2020

Alberta looks to update child care programs, accessibility

Changes to the provincial Early Learning and Child Care Act being proposed by the government will improve transparency for parents, encourage digital record-keeping and allow for overnight child care....

Oct 29, 2020

Inquiry into Alberta oil and gas critics extended to Jan. 31

EDMONTON - A public inquiry into who is funding environmental opposition to Alberta's oil and gas industry has been granted an extension until the end of January.Alberta's United Conservative governme...

Oct 28, 2020

Husky pipeline spills 900,000 litres of produced water in northwestern Alberta

RAINBOW LAKE, Alta. - Husky Energy says 900,000 litres of produced water spilled from one of its pipelines in northwestern Alberta.Produced water is a byproduct of oil and gas extraction and sometimes...

Oct 28, 2020

Don Mazankowski, former Alberta MP and cabinet minister, dies at 85

OTTAWA - Don Mazankowski, a former Alberta MP and cabinet minister, has died at the age of 85. Speaker Anthony Rota announced the news in the House of Commons today and MPs held a moment of silence in...

Oct 28, 2020