Category Archives: Alberta

Booming grasshopper populations destroying already beleaguered Prairie crops
A pattern of dry, hot weather across the Prairies over the past few years has resulted in a grasshopper infestation of epic proportions, with some experts saying the nuisance is negatively affecting e...
Aug 12, 2021

Vaccine Hunters Alberta will continue sending out appointment information
A national group that helps Canadians book vaccine appointments is ending its efforts, but its Alberta counterpart says it will keep going.Volunteers with Vaccine Hunters Canada have been tweeting out...
Aug 12, 2021

Edmonton police remove TikTok video, complaints it was outdated and intimidating
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Police Service says it has removed a video on its official TikTok account after complaints it promoted outdated gender norms, violence and intimidation.A police spokeswoman say...
Aug 12, 2021

Two killed in serious collision on Highway 1 west of Calgary
MORLEY, Alta. - Police say two people are dead after a collision between a semi-truck and a five-tonne truck on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary.RCMP say the deadly crash took place just befor...
Aug 11, 2021

Online tool unveiled aimed at improving access to affordable housing
The province has unveiled a new tool to help Albertans find and apply for affordable housing.Minister of Seniors and Housing Josephine Pon says that's an avenue that many people struggle with across t...
Aug 10, 2021

CP & CN Rail each bid more than $30B for Kansas City Southern
CALGARY - Canadian Pacific Railway is making a new takeover offer for Kansas City Southern that values the U.S. railway at US$31 billion.The new bid comes ahead of a vote on Aug. 19 by Kansas City Sou...
Aug 10, 2021

Numerous privacy issues found with ‘Babylon’ app, Telus Health commits to improvements
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Note: This story has been updated since being initially published, now including a full statement from Telus Health.Alberta's Privacy Commissioner has issued a series of recommendatio...
Aug 10, 2021

Surfing enthusiasts hope to ‘hang ten’ on the Red Deer River
Central Alberta surfing enthusiasts might soon be able to hang ten on the Red Deer River.Todd Rutledge, head of the Red Deer Surf Society, wants to bring this new twist on surfing to the Capstone area...
Aug 10, 2021

Ottawa commits $321 million for residential school survivors and communities
OTTAWA - The federal government is committing $321 million in new funding for programs to help Indigenous communities search burial sites at former residential schools and to support survivors and the...
Aug 10, 2021

'Boom, they were gone:' Alberta trainers mourn loss of two horses struck by lightning
SUNDRE, Alta. - A large dirt mound at the top of a green pasture in central Alberta is a reminder that tragedy can strike like lightning. Two high-value horses being trained by Ian Tipton and his part...
Aug 09, 2021