Category Archives: Alberta

Alberta Ponzi scheme hit with over four-million in penalties.
CALGARY- The operators of an Alberta Ponzi scheme that cost investors 122-million dollars have been hit with more than four-million dollars in penalties. The Alberta Securities Commission says Arnold ...
Feb 26, 2019

Alberta veterinarians vote to ban 'inhumane' procedures
MEDICINE HAT- Alberta veterinarians have voted to ban unnecessary medical procedures across the province. The decision was announced Sunday, when members of the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association ...
Feb 26, 2019

Alberta immigration system not tangled in delays: Minister
EDMONTON – Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray says Opposition Leader Jason Kenney is wrong in suggesting that the province’s immigrant nominee program is tangled in delays. Gray says p...
Feb 25, 2019

'Not Canadian enough:' Edmonton woman's girls denied citizenship under 2009 law
EDMONTON - A woman in Alberta says she feels like she’s not Canadian enough after her daughters were denied citizenship. Victoria Maruyama was born in Hong Kong and, because her father was Canad...
Feb 25, 2019

Weather Network's Spring 2019 forecast
OAKVILLE- Early March will look and feel like mid-winter in many areas across Canada. However, according to The Weather Network’s Spring Forecast, for March, April and May, most Canadians will n...
Feb 25, 2019

'Turning humans into robots:' Injured Broncos player planning spinal surgery in Thailand
CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is planning to head to Thailand in his quest to get better. Ryan Straschnitzki of Airdrie, Alta. plans to undergo an experimental ...
Feb 25, 2019

Officials say person with measles flew from Vancouver to Edmonton to NWT
VANCOUVER - Two new cases of measles were reported in British Columbia on Sunday, with one of them prompting officials in Alberta and the Northwest Territories to warn the person may have exposed othe...
Feb 24, 2019

Public alert issued after lab-confirmed case of measles in Alberta
Alberta Health Services has issued a public alert following a confirmed case of measles in the province. The health authority says an individual with lab-confirmed measles visited Leduc and stopped at...
Feb 24, 2019

Court rejects B.C.'s request to declare Alberta oil export law unconstitutional
CALGARY - A judge has dismissed the British Columbia government’s request to declare unconstitutional an Alberta law that could restrict the flow of refined oil products to B.C. The attorney gen...
Feb 23, 2019

Judge reserves decision on Alberta Party leader's election fate
EDMONTON – Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel must wait until next week to learn whether he can run in the upcoming provincial election. The former Edmonton mayor and Progressive Conservative c...
Feb 22, 2019