Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith
Benefit for Clairmont family taking place Saturday
A benefit dinner and dance is being held Saturday, July 20 at the Clairmont Community Hall to help the family of a little boy who died in a crash at Highway 43 and Highway 43X on July 6.Organizers say...
Jul 19, 2024
Alberta Premier says ministers, staff accepting playoff hockey tickets onside
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't think her cabinet ministers and political staff accepting tickets to luxury suites at playoff hockey games runs afoul of ethics rules. Smith ...
Jul 19, 2024
Proposed class-action lawsuit filed over Calgary water main break
CALGARY - A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against the City of Calgary over a major water main break claiming businesses lost significant revenue. In a statement of claim filed Wednesday...
Jul 19, 2024
Accused in Coutts blockade trial feared food shortages, questioned COVID-19 vaccine
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - One of two men accused of conspiring to kill police at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., says he was worried about government overreach, food shortages and the COVID-19 vaccine...
Jul 18, 2024
Saturday horse races cancelled, wiener dogs run on Sunday
There will be no horse racing at Evergreen Park on Saturday. Park officials say this is because there are not enough horses available.Sunday's races will go ahead.Besides eight horse races, Sunday wil...
Jul 17, 2024
'They were barricaded': Defence begins case in trial for Freedom Convoy organizer
OTTAWA - The defence for Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King is arguing that protesters were trapped within downtown Ottawa when police moved to end the three-week demonstration in 2022. That February, ...
Jul 17, 2024
'I was terrified': Coutts protester says he fled after arrival of RCMP and helicopter
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A protester at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., described in court Tuesday a police presence so overwhelming and intimidating that he decided to go home early. "I observed the...
Jul 16, 2024
HFCRD announces new principal for St. Thomas More School
A new principal has been announced for St. Thomas More Catholic School ahead of it's transfer to Holy Family Catholic Regional Division.HFCRD has named Thomas Fraser as the new principal for the Fairv...
Jul 16, 2024
BC Peace cowboy wins at Teepee Creek Stampede; Alberta, Saskatchewan competitors win most events
Unofficial results from the Teepee Creek Rodeo show Hudson's Hope cowboy Jake Watson took first in saddle bronc riding.Watson spurred out an 86.5 point ride during Sunday's final performance. A 16.56 ...
Jul 15, 2024
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation joins others in stopping resolution at AFN General Assembly
The Chief of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation says his and other nations were able to stop an idea they were opposed to at the recent Assembly of First Nations General Assembly convention in MontrealThe reso...
Jul 15, 2024