Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith

Banff to make decision on permanent pedestrian zone in its downtown
BANFF, Alta. - An Alberta town in Canada's busiest national park is expected to make a decision today on whether to continue its popular downtown pedestrian zone every summer and fall. The Town of Ban...
Jan 17, 2024

Reaction to Rachel Notley stepping down as leader of Alberta's New Democrats
EDMONTON - Former premier Rachel Notley, after almost a decade leading Alberta's NDP, announced Tuesday that she is stepping down. Under Notley, the NDP wiped out rival left-centre parties, including ...
Jan 16, 2024

Notley legacy as Alberta premier includes pipeline, higher minimum wage, deficits
EDMONTON - One of Rachel Notley's prized possessions from her time as Alberta premier sits on her bedroom dresser: a framed picture of hell freezing over. It's a photo of a newspaper headline taken th...
Jan 16, 2024

A look at outgoing Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley
EDMONTON - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley announced Tuesday she would step down from the role once a replacement is chosen. Here are some highlights of her life and career: Age: 59. Born April 17, 1...
Jan 16, 2024

Canmore residents still fighting development proposals
UPDATE: The Alberta government has responded to a request from a group of residents to refer two major developments in Canmore for an environmental assessment. An emailed statement from Alberta Enviro...
Jan 10, 2024

Opposition calls for Alberta to dump imported fever medicine amid health concerns
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition says it's time to dump the remaining bottles of imported Turkish children's fever medicine, given a new report that states it clogs hospital feeding tubes and can put n...
Jan 10, 2024

Corrosion led to 2022 pipeline explosion near Fox Creek says TSB
EDMONTON - The Transportation Safety Board says external corrosion led to a natural gas pipeline rupture that caused an explosion near a small northwestern Alberta community. In a statement on the res...
Jan 9, 2024

UPDATE: Snowfall warnings ended
UPDATE: 4:30 p.m. January 9. All the snowfall warnings mentioned in this story have now ended. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview forecast a...
Jan 8, 2024

Insured damage from severe weather exceeded $3.1B in 2023: insurance bureau
OTTAWA - Severe weather and natural disasters caused more than $3 billion in insured damages for the second year in a row in 2023. The Insurance Bureau of Canada's annual tally is topped by wildfires ...
Jan 8, 2024

UPDATE: Fairview Health Complex ED to have doctor starting at 7:00 PM
UPDATE: Monday Jan. 8 2024 AHS has announced the Fairview Health Complex ED will have a physician Monday night starting at 7:00 PM. Previously the disruption was expected to last 24 hours starting at ...
Jan 7, 2024