Category Archives: Alberta

Concerns raised over provincial government plans for victims of crime fund
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Police Based Victim Service Association (APBVSA) is raising some issues on changes being proposed by the provincial government.President Alf Rudd says Bill 16 - Victims of...
Jun 2, 2020

First-degree murder conviction upheld in 2013 Calgary swarming death
CALGARY- Alberta's top court has upheld a first-degree murder conviction for a Calgary man found guilty in the swarming death of a young man outside a Calgary nightclub.Nathan Gervais was originally s...
Jun 2, 2020

Woman sentenced to 8 1/2 years in Edmonton toddler’s death
EDMONTON- The judge says a woman convicted of manslaughter in the death of a 19-month-old boy three years ago says she spent hours finding a place to dump the boy, dead or alive.Tasha-Lee Mack sobbed ...
Jun 2, 2020

Alberta launches Food, Farming and Forestry emissions reduction challenge
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta government will invest $40 million in Emissions Reduction Alberta's Food, Farming, and Forestry Challenge aimed at fast-tracking innovation in support of long-term competiti...
Jun 1, 2020

Alberta introduces bill to create own parole board
EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a bill to create its own parole board.Premier Jason Kenney says it's time Alberta took more control over the process, and says the goal will be to staff the board wit...
Jun 1, 2020

Alberta officials share COVID-19 update for June 1
Alberta's chief medical officer of health and other officials will give an update on the COVID-19 situation in the province. Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at a media conference scheduled to begin at 3:...
Jun 1, 2020

Alberta outfitters hammered by border closure
The ongoing closure of Canada's border with the United States is continuing to have a major impact on outfitters in Alberta.Steve Overguard, who owns Sundre-based Alberta Adventures along with his wif...
Jun 1, 2020

Fort McMurray floods caused over $228-million in insured damages
FORT MCMURRAY, AB - The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) reports that just over a quarter of a billion dollars in insurable damages this spring.An ice jam formed on the Athabasca River on April 26 nea...
Jun 1, 2020

The Weather Network's Summer 2020 forecast
OAKVILLE, ON,- After a sluggish spring, summer has burst onto the scene across much of Canada. Is the hot summer weather here to stay? To answer that question, The Weather Network has released its sum...
Jun 1, 2020

'It's unsettling:' Ranchers and feedlots worried about future impact of COVID-19
CREMONA, Alta. - A cacophony of bellowing cattle makes it hard to hear the other hoof drop, but rancher Bruce Bird knows that it's coming. Bird runs a cow-calf operation and had to shout to be heard&n...
Jun 1, 2020