Alberta

Cargill workers accept new contract, avoid strike

HIGH RIVER, AB - A strike has been avoided at Cargill Inc.Cargill's High River plant processes about 35 percent of Canada's beef production. Union workers have accepted a new labour contract, averting...

Dec 06, 2021

Province doubles its commitment for addiction treatment spaces

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta says it has surpassed its commitment to boost addiction treatment spaces in the province.In 2019, the province committed to funding 4,000 annual treatment spac...

Dec 06, 2021

Gas price dip not seen in some Canadian communities as expected

Gas prices in Red Deer didn't exactly dip as anticipated this past weekend by multiple media reports.Those reports fueled a lot of optimism following several straight months of regular grade for 137.9...

Dec 03, 2021

Provincial government looking for Albertans to weigh in on Budget 2022

The Alberta government is asking for Albertans to weigh in on what they think the 2022 budget should include. After more than a year of economic challenges, the province is expected to lead Canada in ...

Dec 03, 2021

Vehicle shortage “worst it’s ever been”: local auto dealer

An ongoing parts shortage is hitting home at Medicine Hat auto dealership lots, leaving motorists with diminishing choices. Davis GMC Buick general manager Michael Heddema says ""this is the worst it'...

Dec 03, 2021

Nature Conservancy secures land near Waterton for conservation

WATERTON PARK, AB - The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has announced the securement of the Belly River property.The move expands the NCC's existing network of protected conservation lands adjacent...

Dec 02, 2021

Phillips and Kenney have heated back-and-forth on cost of living in Alberta

LETHBRIDGE, AB - A heated exchange in the Alberta legislature between the Premier and the NDP's Finance Critic.Also the MLA for Lethbridge-West, Shannon Phillips stated that Albertans are struggling t...

Dec 02, 2021

Alberta opening three new trade offices in the U.S.

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced the creation of three new offices aimed at promoting the province's economic, policy, and trade interests.Doug Schweitzer, Minister of Jobs, Ec...

Dec 02, 2021

Albertans help address climate change by protecting lands and waters

World and business leaders met at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference in Scotland last month to commit to actions to lessen the impacts of climate change.In Canada, a national conservation group say...

Dec 02, 2021

Deal reached in High River meat-packing plant labour dispute

CALGARY - The union representing workers at the meat-packing plant that was the site of one of Canada's largest COVID-19 outbreaks says it's reached a tentative deal with Cargill Inc., just days befor...

Dec 01, 2021