Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith
UPDATE: Five tornadoes now confirmed in central Alberta on June 3
UPDATE (June 7) - Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is now confirming that five - not two as stated on June 5 - tornadoes touched down in central Alberta on June 3. The updated conclusion w...
Jun 05, 2024
Alberta government puts money into non-profits
The Government of Alberta's 2024 budget includes an investment of $66 million into the Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) and Community Initiatives Program (CIP) in an effort to enhance com...
May 30, 2024
Wildfire danger level very high for the High Level Forest Area
UPDATE May 31: The wildfire hazard in the High Level Forest Area is now moderate for parts of the area. With the ongoing wildfire danger in the High Level Forest Area, all areas west of Highway 35 hav...
May 30, 2024
Remains belong to woman, one of four people missing from Dawson Creek, B.C.: RCMP
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - Police in northern British Columbia say human remains found along a river near the community of Dawson Creek this month belong to a woman who went missing nearly six months ago, o...
May 29, 2024
Baseball and rugby games this weekend
Minor BaseballThe U18 AA Reds have three games at Evergreen Park this weekend. They will play Barrhead at noon on Saturday, followed by two games on Sunday.The Reds play Leduc at 9 a.m. and Sherwood P...
May 24, 2024
Status of wildfire that threatened Fort McMurray changed to 'being held'
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A wildfire that forced thousands of people to evacuate several Fort McMurray neighbourhoods last week is no longer classified as out-of-control. Alberta Wildfire says the blaze,...
May 20, 2024
Farm commodity groups worried about railway strike, send letter to two provincial ministers
The commodity groups that make up Team Alberta Crops have wrote to two provincial ministers outlining concerns over a possible railway strike.The letter to Minister of Transport and Economic Corridors...
May 17, 2024
Pat King trial to delve into controversial social media posts from 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA - The criminal trial of "Freedom Convoy" organizer Pat King is expected to delve into some of the social media posts he made during the massive protest that gridlocked Ottawa in 2022. King has ...
May 16, 2024
Long-time TSN broadcaster Darren Dutchyshen dead at 57
EDITOR"S NOTE: Dutchyshen has a connection to the Peace. His son Tyler played with the Storm for three seasons from 2003 to 2006. Tyler was with the 2004 edition of the Storm that won the team's first...
May 16, 2024
Fire officials learn from past in responding to this year's Fort McMurray wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Bright red hoses thicker than a thigh snake along the highways near Fort McMurray, studded with cannons that can blast enough water into fire-threatened ditches to fill an Olymp...
May 16, 2024