Category Archives: Alberta
Calgary to get first shipment of STARS replacement helicopters
FORT ERIE, Ont - Calgary will be the first STARS Air Ambulance base to receive the new arrivals of the fleet. The first batch of the Airbus H145 helicopter will be delivered to STARS in 2019. It's the...
Oct 26, 2018
New vehicle rules in Alberta
EDMONTON — Alberta will be governed by new industry-wide standards for selling and repairing vehicles as of October 31, 2018. Service Alberta Minister Brian Malkinson says the changes to Automot...
Oct 26, 2018
Trans Mountain like Monty Python's dead parrot under Trudeau government: Scheer
CALGARY - The federal Opposition leader is likening the stalled Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to a famous Monty Python sketch in which two men argue over whether a parrot is actually dead. “...
Oct 25, 2018
Alberta RCMP honour fallen officer with regimental headstone
EDMONTON- The Edmonton RCMP Veterans Association has raised funds and will parade alongside serving members of the Alberta RCMP to honour Corporal Maxwell George Bailey with a regimental headstone. On...
Oct 25, 2018
Public sector pension changes coming when Alberta Legislature resumes
EDMONTON – Premier Notley says her NDP government will introduce new pension legislation soon after the legislature resumes Monday. Speaking to the United Nurses of Alberta, Notley said the prev...
Oct 25, 2018
More charges against U.S. man accused of kidnapping Alberta model
A South Carolina man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting an Alberta woman who was lured to the United States with the promise of a modelling job is facing new charges. Fred Russell Urey rema...
Oct 25, 2018
IOC firm on financial contribution should Calgary pursue and win 2026 Games
CALGARY - The International Olympic Committee won’t contribute more than the $1.2 billion already committed to Calgary if the city wins the bid for the 2026 Winter Games. Alberta Premier Rachel ...
Oct 24, 2018
Alberta band settles long standing land claim for $113 million and swath of land
EDMONTON - After decades of failed negotiations, broken promises, standoffs, arrests and global condemnation, Alberta, Canada, and the Lubicon Lake Band have announced a landmark land settlement and c...
Oct 24, 2018
Alberta minister Shannon Phillips says bill C-69 inadequate in current form
OTTAWA - Alberta’s energy minister urged senators Wednesday to amend federal legislation that would overhaul energy project reviews. Environment Minister Shannon Phillips tried to make Alberta&#...
Oct 24, 2018
Edmonton Police Service to issue apology to LGBTQ community
EDMONTON- Police chief Rod Knecht says the service will apologize to Edmonton’s LGBTQ community next year — after he leaves the job. Knecht says some police officers have not treated membe...
Oct 24, 2018