Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta wildfire information update: July 30
Alberta recorded just three new wildfires over the past 24 hours, but warmer conditions in the forecast may lead to heightened wildfire danger and activity in the coming days.Evacuation orders and ale...
Jul 30, 2024
Leadership race helps Alberta NDP to narrowly out-fundraise UCP in Q2
A major membership drive during the Alberta NDP's leadership race helped the party to surpass its fundraising goals.Elections Alberta has released its latest reports for political party contributions....
Jul 30, 2024
Updates coming to Next Generation farmers’ loan program
The Government of Alberta is expanding eligibility for the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation's (AFSC) Next Generation (Next Gen) Loan program.The move comes in an effort to address the steep ...
Jul 30, 2024
Alberta Day of Caring
Alberta Day of Caring is set to take place on Wednesday, July 31. This initiative, led by Pattison Media and other Alberta radio stations, was designed as a way to raise funds for Jasper and those aff...
Jul 30, 2024
King Charles 'immensely saddened' by wildfire destruction in Jasper
JASPER, ALTA. - King Charles says he and his wife, Queen Camilla, are "immensely saddened" to see the damage from massive wildfires in Jasper National Park. He says the picturesque Rocky Mountain tour...
Jul 30, 2024
Animals, like those in Jasper, know how to dodge wildfires, say biologists
JASPER - Parks Canada wants everyone to know that despite the wildfire scorching Jasper National Park, Bear 222 is OK. "She looks like a very healthy grizzly bear right now," the federal agency said o...
Jul 30, 2024
Jury in murder-conspiracy trial to hear final arguments about Coutts blockade
LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA - Lawyers are set to make final arguments to a jury today in the trial of two men accused of conspiring to murder police at the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta. Jurors...
Jul 30, 2024
WestJet, Air North announce deal for single-ticket travel involving both airlines
WHITEHORSE, YUKON - WestJet and Whitehorse-based Air North have announced a new agreement that will allow single-ticket travel across both airlines' networks. A statement from WestJet says the new "in...
Jul 29, 2024
Alberta taking action to make food in childcare centres safer
The Government of Alberta says it will work to implement a series of recommendations on how to ensure food served in childcare facilities in safe.In August 2023, an outbreak of E. Coli occurred at 11 ...
Jul 29, 2024
Judo champ Christa Deguchi claims Canada's first gold of Paris Games
PARIS - It was a golden day for Canada on the judo mat. Christa Deguchi captured the country's first gold medal of the Paris Olympics with a victory over South Korea's Huh Mimi in the under-57 kilogra...
Jul 29, 2024