Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith

EDMONTON - Alberta's utilities regulator has released a report saying the renewables industry poses little threat to agriculture or the environment. The Alberta Utilities Commission also says there's ...

British Columbia grain farmer Malcolm Odermatt says all he can do is pray for rain this spring after repeated droughts sabotaged his harvest last year. Odermatt, who is also the president of the BC Gr...

REGINA - Farm Credit Canada says the value of Canadian farmland rose 11.5 per cent in 2023. FCC chief economist J.P. Gervais says while that's a slight slowdown from the growth in 2022, it's still a r...

The son of an 80-year-old Alberta man who died on Vancouver Island after helping a woman involved in a crash says it was in his dad's nature to help others before "tragedy took him." Ronald Hare of Ca...

Besides the stormwater utility idea, there were several other things discussed at Grande Prairie City Council's meeting Monday. Those included the following:Bear Creek Folk Festival fundingCouncil app...

One of the first indicators of how bountiful a fruit harvest will be in British Columbia comes months before any peaches, apricots or nectarines start fattening on trees. Like many other farmers, Jenn...

Canada's federal government as well as organizations representing some the nation's beef producers warn a decision south of the border about "Product of USA" labels on meat, poultry and eggs could dis...

CALGARY - Former Calgary Naheed Nenshi came out of political retirement on Monday, announcing a run for Alberta's NDP leadership to challenge what he termed an "immoral" United Conservative government...

EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP say there will be no charges following a probe into potential voter identity fraud in the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership race that saw former premier Jason Kenney el...

The City of Grande Prairie has lowered city flags to half-mast in honour of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney.The flags will remain lowered until sunset on the still-to-be-announced day of Mulroney'...