Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta liquor and cannabis stores now allowed to open on Christmas Day
The Government of Alberta and Alberta Gaming, Liquor Cannabis (AGLC) will now allow liquor and cannabis businesses to be open on Dec. 25. The province says this is another example of their commitment ...
Dec 16, 2019
Jason Kenney heads to London
EDMONTON- Premier Jason Kenney heads to the UK today for a trip his office says will highlight the province's ``responsible energy sector'' and to counter what Kenney says is a campaign against invest...
Dec 16, 2019
Alberta, Ottawa head to province's Appeal Court over carbon tax dispute
EDMONTON - About a year ago, Alberta's United Conservative Party leader stood in front of 1,500 raucous supporters and called the federal carbon tax an act of "economic masochism" that he would f...
Dec 16, 2019
House fire in Glendale neighbourhood of Calgary results in one death
CALGARY - The Calgary Fire Department says a person has died in hospital after being pulled from a burning home in the city's Glendale neighbourhood.A release from the department says fire crews were ...
Dec 14, 2019
AHS reminds residents of food safety during the holiday season
You're at a party this holiday season; maybe you're the one hosting, maybe it's an office party or a gathering at someone else's home. There are all kinds of meats, seafood, cheese, nogs and toddies t...
Dec 14, 2019
Grizzly bears move north in High Arctic as climate change expands range
Some unlikely neighbours are moving in around the northernmost communities of the Northwest Territories, across the icy tundra of Canada's High Arctic. Inuvialuit hunters and trappers say grizzly bear...
Dec 14, 2019
Southern Alberta rancher named McDonald’s first Canadian “Flagship Farmer”
LONGVIEW- Stephen Hughes of Longview's Chinook Ranch is getting major recognition from the world's largest food service chain.The Flagship Farmer Program is "a global initiative that amplifies the sto...
Dec 13, 2019 Stephen Hughes, the first Flagship Farmer for McDonald's Canada. (Supplied by McDonald's Canada)
Crown seeks life sentence for Edmonton truck attacker
EDMONTON- The Crown has recommended a life sentence for a man who rammed an Edmonton police officer with a car before stabbing him multiple times.A jury has also determined Abdulahi Hasan Sharif ran d...
Dec 13, 2019
Three flu deaths in Alberta
Three people died in Alberta from lab-conformed influenza over the past week.The deaths, the first of the current flu season, occurred in the Calgary, Edmonton and North zones, according to the latest...
Dec 12, 2019
Alberta government changing drug coverage for 26,000 patients, expects to save up to $380M
The Alberta government is changing its drug coverage for more than 26,000 patients, including those with diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease.Health Minister Tyler Shandro say...
Dec 12, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)