Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta rancher heading to California to help horses displaced by wildfire
OLDS, Alta. - A retired Alberta rancher is getting ready for a long trip to help hundreds of horses that have been displaced by wildfires in California. Darrell Glover says when he saw news reports ab...
Nov 21, 2018
Province passes bill making changes to post-secondary education
EDMONTON – The provincial government has passed amendments to the Post-secondary Learning Act proposed this fall. An Act to Improve the Affordability and Accessibility of Post-secondary Educatio...
Nov 21, 2018
Alberta suspends cannabis retail license applications due to supply shortage
EDMONTON – Alberta says it won’t be issuing any new retail cannabis licences until further notice due to a national supply shortage. The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis commission says...
Nov 21, 2018
Alberta plane crash happened during engine failure training: safety board
CALGARY - The Transportation Safety Board says the fatal crash of a small plane west of Calgary last year is likely to have happened during simulated engine failure training while the plane was too lo...
Nov 21, 2018
B.C. woman fined $2,300 for speeding in northern Alberta
A woman from B.C. has been hit with Alberta's maximum fine for speeding after she was caught travelling at more than 200 km/h. The 30-year-old woman was travelling on Highway 63 near the hamlet of Gra...
Nov 21, 2018
4-H Canada to address mental, physical health with new programs
OTTAWA- 4-H Canada has announced a new plan to help address emotional and physical well-being among youth in rural communities across Canada. The organization has created the 4-H Canada Healthy Living...
Nov 21, 2018
Premier outlines provincial financial boost for energy upgrading
EDMONTON — The province is expanding a royalty credit program to support petrochemical upgrading. Premier Notley says the province is adding $600 million to promote upgrading projects that she s...
Nov 21, 2018
Fort McMurray fire showed animal care gaps during natural disasters: researcher
CALGARY - A Calgary researcher says the Fort McMurray wildfire in 2016 showed how pets are often overlooked in disaster planning. Kim Williams with Mount Royal University’s Centre for Community ...
Nov 21, 2018
Government prepared to order end to postal strike in coming days: minister
OTTAWA — The federal government is prepared to order an end to rotating strikes by Canada Post employees if a collective agreement isn’t soon reached, Labour Minister Patty Hajdu said Tues...
Nov 20, 2018
UCP calls on companies to cut oil production to help fix prices
The United Conservative Party is calling on all oil companies to voluntarily cut production in an effort to help with what the party describes as the current price differential crises. Leader Jason Ke...
Nov 20, 2018