Author Archives: Curtis Galbraith

It has been one of the deadliest years in recent memory for firefighters battling blazes in Canada. Here is what we know about the four firefighters killed while on duty in Canada in July. --- Devyn G...

One of the three dozen men behind a sexual abuse lawsuit filed against the Calgary Stampede says its apology after a partial court settlement last week falls short. "I think what they told Calgarians ...

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is no longer formally pursuing its plan to dump the RCMP in favour of a new provincial police force. However, Justice Minister Mickey Amery says the idea is not dead ...

Premier Danielle Smith has issued a mandate letter to Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis, calling on him to keep Alberta families and communities safe. In her letter, the Prem...

The football season is over for the Peace Country Cowboys. They lost their Alberta Football League quarterfinal 29-23 in quadruple overtime Saturday in Calgary to the Wolfpack. The team said the follo...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paul Reubens, the actor and comedian whose character Pee-wee Herman became a cultural phenomenon through films and TV shows, has died. Reubens died Sunday night after a six-year str...

The Canadian Grain Commission said it is repealing some changes to tolerances for weight and foreign materials it announced last week. This includes changes announced for all grades of wheat in the fo...

A news release posted to its website says Northwestern Polytechnic has a new President and CEO. Dr. Vanessa Sheane has taken over the role on an acting basis from Justin Kohlman. Sheane was named to t...

LAC STE. ANNE, Alta. - Thousands of religious pilgrims were cleaning up their ravaged campsite after a heavy storm blew through Lac Ste. Anne, Alta., cancelling events for the first time in decades. A...

British Columbia rancher Suzanne Fradette had just got off the phone with a hay broker who had grim news amid an ongoing drought that has sent feed prices soaring: "It's bad out there." "We've got a f...