Category Archives: Alberta
Kenney promises push for change to federal home buying rules
CALGARY – Alberta’s Opposition leader says he will push for changes to federal rules to make it easier for people buy a home. Jason Kenney, in a speech to realtors, says so-called stress t...
Jan 30, 2019
'Not out of the woods:' Alberta easing oil production cuts as price improves
EDMONTON - Alberta is easing mandatory production cuts as the price of oil increases, but industry players remain concerned about the underlying problem that drove the curtailment in the first place: ...
Jan 30, 2019
Missing Maskwacis teen found deceased
There has been a sad end to the search for a missing teen from central Alberta. Maskwacis RCMP report that Nicholas Roasting was located deceased on Tuesday. The 17-year-old was last seen in the area ...
Jan 30, 2019
'Absolutely necessary' Alberta buys more land for flood mitigation project
CALGARY – The Notley government has now acquired one fifth of the land it needs for a controversial reservoir west of Calgary that would help protect the city from another massive flood. Transpo...
Jan 30, 2019
Province looking into mandatory school bus seatbelts
CALGARY – Alberta’s transport minister Brian Mason says the province is looking into making seatbelts mandatory on school buses. Mason made the remark a day after a school bus rolled on it...
Jan 30, 2019
Judge orders U.K. man who was unruly on flight to pay WestJet for fuel costs
CALGARY - A United Kingdom man who was removed from a WestJet flight after becoming disruptive has been ordered to reimburse the airline for the fuel used to bring him back to Calgary. On Jan. 4, Davi...
Jan 29, 2019
Welcome orientation sees police cadets from five different agencies begin training program
LETHBRIDGE- A packed audience at the Lethbridge Police Station on Monday morning (Jan. 28) saw 34 cadets - from five different agencies - take the first step towards making their dream of a career in ...
Jan 29, 2019
UCP candidate Glasgo still facing backlash after church carbon tax correction
MEDICINE HAT- A candidate for the United Conservative Party in the Brooks – Medicine Hat riding has backtracked on the comment she made over the weekend about the carbon tax. Michaela Glasgo twe...
Jan 29, 2019
Girl in serious condition after school bus crash south of Calgary
HIGH RIVER- A girl who was injured when a school bus rolled onto its side on Monday was airlifted to hospital in Calgary. RCMP say the bus with eight students on board rolled in the High River area ju...
Jan 29, 2019
Premier Notley encouraged by energy industry interest in building new Alberta refinery
CALGARY- Premier Rachel Notley says her government has met with about a dozen companies about potentially building a new oil refinery. Last month the province invited the industry to pitch a brand new...
Jan 29, 2019