Category Archives: Alberta
'A national priority:" Alberta sets legal wheels in motion to cut oil production
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and her cabinet have put the legal wheels in motion to begin cutting oil production, while calling on the federal government to step up. “We don’t ...
Dec 03, 2018
Alberta orders 8.7 per cent oil production cut to help deal with low prices
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley is ordering a mandatory cut to oil production to deal with a price crisis she says threatens to gut Alberta’s bedrock industry. Notley announced the province wil...
Dec 02, 2018
Charges laid after Airdrie RCMP officer struck by vehicle
AIRDRIE- An RCMP officer who was injured during a traffic stop is recovering in hospital from surgery and a 25-year-old Calgary man is facing numerous charges. Police tried to stop a suspicious vehicl...
Dec 02, 2018
House fire in Wetaskiwin claims two lives
Two people have died in a house fire early Sunday morning in Wetaskiwin. RCMP say they responded along with the city’s fire department to the blaze on 45 Avenue near 54 Street around 1:30 a.m. U...
Dec 02, 2018
Alberta takes steps to ban mandatory high heels in the workplace
EDMONTON - Alberta has taken steps to ban employers from requiring people to wear high heels at work. Labour Minister Christina Gray says the province is amending the occupational health and safety co...
Nov 30, 2018
Chestermere RCMP continue to investigate fatal shooting
CHESTERMERE- On Monday November 26 Chestermere RCMP responded to a residence in the West Creek Mews area of Chestermere. Upon arrival, one of the residents, 41-year-old Dennis Lewis, was found sufferi...
Nov 30, 2018
Province looking at new funding deal for Edmonton & Calgary
EDMONTON- The Notley government government has announced new legislation for future infrastructure funding in Calgary and Edmonton. The City Charters Fiscal Framework Act was tabled in the legislature...
Nov 30, 2018
New office to improve supports for injured workers
EDMONTON- The new, independent Fair Practices Office will provide a single point of access to help injured workers navigate the workers' compensation system. As a result of the workers' compensation s...
Nov 30, 2018
Calgary Judge gives Stephans five days to complete applications for court-ordered legal aid
LETHBRIDGE – David and Collet Stephan have failed to submit two applications for court-ordered legal aid. Appearing via telephone from their new home near Grande Prairie, David Stephan told the ...
Nov 30, 2018
RCMP and Maple Syrup - iconic Canadiana link to arrest of trio of Southern Albertans
NANTON- A routine patrol that resulted in a car chase and discovery of stolen property has lead RCMP to charge three people. Around 9:00 on Thursday (Nov 28) morning, Nanton and High River RCMP were c...
Nov 30, 2018