Category Archives: Alberta

Increasing job mobility could grow Alberta's economy by $2.8-billion: report
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Changing provinces takes a lot of work, but a new study by the C.D. Howe Institute claims that making migration easier could give Alberta's economy a major boost.They say Alberta shou...
Sep 30, 2020

Stoney Nakoda Nation unveils new name for mountain peak near Canmore
CANMORE, AB - Stoney Nakoda women elders have revealed their new name for a prominent landmark in the Alberta Rockies with a racist and misogynistic nickname.The offensive name for the feature on Moun...
Sep 30, 2020

26 Albertans charged after province-wide child pornography investigation
Twenty-six suspects from across Alberta face a total of 63 charges related to online child sexual exploitation.The ALERT Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) says the arrests were made between June 20 an...
Sep 30, 2020

UCP MLA suggests CERB funds used for Cheezies, cartoons and illegal drugs
Alberta's NDP is calling for a United Conservative MLA to apologize for saying people collecting the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit are using the cash to buy drugs, eat cheesies and watch cartoon...
Sep 30, 2020

Mediation process recessed until January for proposed RV resort at Buffalo Lake
A mediation process to help resolve a dispute surrounding a proposed RV resort along the south shore of Buffalo Lake northwest of Stettler has been recessed until January.On Sept. 25, the County of St...
Sep 29, 2020

Agriculture investment aimed at supporting economic innovation and jobs
The Alberta government has announced further supports for the province's agriculture sector aimed at building value-added capacity and bolstering economic activity.The plan is said to aggressively pur...
Sep 29, 2020

Indigenous voices in Red Deer remain concerned over controversial curriculum panel member
As school divisions across Canada mark Orange Shirt Day on Wednesday, Indigenous voices continue to call for the removal of a controversial appointee to the provincial government's social studies curr...
Sep 29, 2020

Auditor says Alberta's disaster risk assessment plan in poor shape
EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general says the province does a poor job of anticipating and preparing for disasters.In a report released this morning, Doug Wylie says Alberta doesn't have a consistent ...
Sep 29, 2020

Lethbridge residents protest against unsanctioned drug injection site
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "I seriously think that we are on a very destructive path. This has got no great place to go other than more bad. I mean, how many more kids do we have to have needle pricks and have ...
Sep 29, 2020

‘Worst of the worse cases:’ Alberta horse owners on alert for outbreak of fever
CALGARY, AB. -- Sue McIntosh thought her horse, Finnegan, looked a bit off, so she rushed him to a veterinary clinic a couple of weeks ago.The 13-year-old horse was diagnosed with Potomac horse fever,...
Sep 29, 2020