Category Archives: Alberta
Stay in vehicle when viewing wildlife: Jasper National Park
JASPER, Alta. - Jasper National Park says visitors must stay in their vehicles when viewing wildlife on roads.Officials in the Alberta park have issued a notice of restriction, which will be in place ...
Jun 17, 2020
Alberta’s Fair Deal report recommends referendum on equalization, creating provincial police force
A panel that spoke extensively with Albertans over the last year is recommending several major changes to the way the province operates and for its relationship with Ottawa.They held 10 large town hal...
Jun 17, 2020
U of A shutters hockey, basketball and volleyball programs for 2020-21 season
EDMONTON - The University of Alberta says it is suspending participation in six team sports for the 2020-21 season for financial reasons.The programs affected are men's and women's hockey, men's and w...
Jun 17, 2020
Province introduces bill to protect business tenants from eviction during COVID-19
EDMONTON - Alberta has proposed legislation to stop business tenants from being evicted during the economic slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Economic Development Minister Tanya Fir says the bill ...
Jun 16, 2020
Police investigate suspicious death of a woman in central Alberta lake town
SYLVAN LAKE, Alta. - Police say they are investigating the suspicious death of a 32-year- old woman in central Alberta.Sylvan Lake RCMP say they responded to a 911 call about an assault at a residence...
Jun 16, 2020
Lethbridge exploring greater involvement in class action opioid lawsuit with Grande Prairie
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "I don't believe there's a city in Alberta that's been more significantly impacted than Lethbridge."Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman introduced a motion Monday to formally give support...
Jun 16, 2020
Biologists criticize Alberta's monitoring suspension, lack of consultation
EDMONTON - The head of Alberta's society of professional biologists is taking issue with the province's suspension of environmental monitoring over COVID-19 fears.Jay White says most of that work coul...
Jun 16, 2020
Concerns raised as people crowd rare white grizzly in Banff and Yoho parks
BANFF, Alta. - A wildlife photographer says he's worried about a rare white grizzly living in mountain parks in Alberta and British Columbia after watching people get too close to it and seeing it run...
Jun 15, 2020
Search for man wanted in Whitecourt area case ongoing in High Prairie area
A man wanted in connection with a police incident in the Whitecourt area last week is believed to now be in the Big Lakes County area, and High Prairie RCMP are currently on the lookout.Police in High...
Jun 15, 2020
Alberta Safeway workers could strike over failing talks with parent company
The union representing Canada Safeway workers in Alberta says it is consulting with its members about a possible strike vote.The contract between Sobeys, which owns the grocery store chain, and its 8,...
Jun 15, 2020