Category Archives: Alberta
A quick look at Calgary's proposed plan for a 2026 Winter Games bid
CALGARY - A quick look at the draft hosting plan presented to Calgary city council Tuesday by Calgary 2026 on a possible bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: Total cost: $5.23 billion...
Sep 11, 2018
Grande Prairie Regional Hospital contractor says it did not get fired, it quit
GRANDE PRAIRIE- Graham Construction says it did not get fired, it quit. The company has issued a statement regarding the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital saying it told the government in a letter date...
Sep 11, 2018
Boundary Fire now 14% contained
WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK - Parks Canada says helicopter attacks on Monday have helped keep the Boundary Fire from growing within Waterton Lakes National Park. Despite windy conditions, fire growth...
Sep 11, 2018
Calgary man charged with murder in 2017 death of three-year-old girl
CALGARY- Police have charged a man with the murder of his girlfriend’s three-year old daughter. Ivy Wick was found in medical distress at a home last September and died in hospital several days ...
Sep 11, 2018
Province to hire new builder for Grande Prairie hospital
The province is looking for a new builder for the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital. The Alberta government says it will soon issue a Request for Proposals after firing Graham Construction today. "This...
Sep 10, 2018
Trial begins for man accused in death of Calgary woman Dawns Baptiste in 2015
CALGARY - A jury in a Calgary murder trial heard Monday how a mother of four on her way to a friend’s house was beaten, stomped, sexually assaulted and then struck on the head with a rock. Curti...
Sep 10, 2018
Trans Mountain a frustrating, anger-inducing process for Alberta: premier
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the challenges facing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion shows her province can do everything by the book and still get shortchanged. Notle...
Sep 10, 2018
AMA aiming for new roadside safety legislation
EDMONTON- Drivers in Alberta could be seeing some changes when it comes to passing accident scenes on highways. Alberta is currently the only province where motorists passing an accident scene must sl...
Sep 10, 2018
No growth Sunday in Waterton fire, but concerns about weather Monday
WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK - Crews battling the Boundary Wildfire had some help from the weather over the weekend. Amid cooler temperatures with moderate wind, helicopter buckets were able to help m...
Sep 10, 2018
Out of Control Boundary Creek fire pushes into Waterton Lakes Park
Waterton Lakes National Park — Within days of the first anniversary of the Kenow fire, flames are again ravaging Waterton Lakes National Park. This time - from the south. Parks Canada reports th...
Sep 08, 2018