Category Archives: Alberta

South Alberta Light Horse making a push for 30 new reservists
MEDICINE HAT- The South Alberta Light Horse is on the hunt for those who have a desire to serve their community and country. Part of a national push to increase reserve numbers, the Alberta-based unit...
Aug 30, 2018

Bundle up, it's going to be a long cold winter: Farmers' Almanac
We can expect a ‘teeth-chattering winter’ according to the latest Farmers’ Almanac forecast. The almanac calls for a long, cold winter with an average amount of snow in our neck of t...
Aug 29, 2018

Four charged after police fentanyl bust in Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY - Police say four people, including an Ontario man wanted for attempted murder, have been charged in northern Alberta for allegedly trafficking fentanyl. The arrests were made in Fort Mc...
Aug 29, 2018

Province introduces standards to improve 911 consistency in Alberta
EDMONTON - The provincial government has announced new standards for 911 in Alberta. The standards, announced by Municipal Affairs Minister Shaye Anderson, apply to Public Safety Answering Points, who...
Aug 29, 2018

One dead, one injured after head-on crash near Rimbey
RIMBEY – A head-on collision has left one person dead and sent another person to hospital with minor injuries. RCMP in Rimbey say a pickup truck and a semi-trailer collided around noon on Highwa...
Aug 29, 2018

16 y/o boy charged with shooting German tourist on Alberta highway
IRDRIE, Alta. - A 16-year-old youth has been charged in a southern Alberta highway shooting that left a German tourist with a serious brain injury. RCMP Cpl. Curtis Peters said the teen, who is from t...
Aug 28, 2018

Feds invest in Alberta railway safety improvements
The federal government has announced it will contribute $3.3 million dollars to make Alberta railways safer. The funds will be used to build barriers to prevent trespassing, and install flashing light...
Aug 28, 2018

'The Walk to Remember' raising awareness for missing and murdered indigenous women
MEDICINE HAT, AB -Since 1970 the number of missing and murdered indigenous women ranges from 1,000-4,000. Matthew Jefferson is walking across Canada to raise awareness after his aunt went missing in 2...
Aug 28, 2018

Airline baggage fees soar
MONTREAL — It now costs more for passengers to check their bags for Air Canada and WestJet flights. The airlines are raising the fee for the first checked bag by five-dollars to 30-dollars and b...
Aug 28, 2018

Rain not enough to put out fire near Waterton Lakes National Park
WATERTON LAKES NP — A Parks Canada spokesman says rain is welcome but won’t be enough to put out a fire near Waterton Lakes National Park. “We are expecting about 10 millimetres to 2...
Aug 27, 2018