Category Archives: Alberta
Stettler woman among Alberta 4-H 2019 Hall Of Fame inductees
Two outstanding Albertans including one from central Alberta, are being recognized for their longtime service to 4-H and their communities.Sally Barkwell from Peace River and Leora Carothers from Stet...
Dec 24, 2019 Minister Dreeshen with the 2019 4-H Hall of Fame inductees. (Agriculture and Forestry)
Investing in biodiversity monitoring
Research into the biodiversity of Alberta's ecosystems has received a boost from the Province.On Dec. 19, the Government announced it will be providing a $3.7-million grant to the Alberta Biodiversity...
Dec 24, 2019 (Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute)
Avalanche Canada issues warning for mountains across southern B.C. and Alberta
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A special public avalanche warning has been issued for southern Alberta and B.C. going into the holiday season.The warning is intended for recreational users of backcountry and fron...
Dec 24, 2019
Father involved in Hinton Amber Alert charged
Cody Shane Armstrong, the 41-year-old father accused in relation to an Amber Alert last week, has been formally charged by RCMP.It was in the early morning hours of Friday, Dec. 20 when RCMP issued th...
Dec 23, 2019
Province giving more money to MADD and SADD ahead of Christmas
The Government of Alberta is boosting funding for work being done my Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD).MADD will receive $25,000 to cover the cost of expan...
Dec 22, 2019
Sixty-nine Canadians giving up holidays to help with Australian wildfires
TORONTO - Sixty-nine Canadians are giving up their holidays at home to join the battle for the first time against the deadly wildfires devastating vast tracts of several Australian states. The C...
Dec 22, 2019
Road conditions suspected factor in double fatal highway crash
REDWATER, Alta. - Two people have been killed in crash on a highway in Redwater, just northeast of Edmonton.RCMP say two vehicles collided on Highway 28 late Saturday afternoon and that the driver and...
Dec 22, 2019
'Wexit' should heed pitfalls faced by other separatist movements: experts
CALGARY - Recent secessionist movements in the world offer few encouraging examples to western Canadians who are miffed at the federal government and think they'd be better off living in a s...
Dec 22, 2019
'Intimidating:' Alberta's energy war room singles out climate campaigner
Steven Lee has spoken in hundreds of classrooms around the country about challenges for today's young people posed by everything from genetic engineering to artificial intelligence to climate cha...
Dec 21, 2019
Amber Alert cancelled for 14-month-old abducted near Hinton
BRULE, Alta. - There's a successful conclusion to an Amber Alert in Alberta. RCMP say a toddler has been found unharmed and his father is in custody, after an alert was issued early yesterday for a 14...
Dec 20, 2019