Category Archives: Alberta
‘Little orange dot:’ Lone Alberta NDP MP says she offers different perspective
EDMONTON - Not long after she became a member of Parliament last fall, Heather McPherson was at an event with one of her favourite Olympians.She had just met former downhill skier Karen Percy Lowe, wh...
Jun 01, 2020
'It's unsettling:' Ranchers and feedlots worried about future impact of COVID-19
CREMONA, Alta. - A cacophony of bellowing cattle makes it hard to hear the other hoof drop, but rancher Bruce Bird knows that it's coming. Bird runs a cow-calf operation and had to shout to be heard d...
Jun 01, 2020
‘Makes no sense:’ Woman can’t fathom why husband, uncle slain on hunting trip
Sarah Sansom didn't think she had any reason to worry when her husband and his uncle ventured into the woods to go moose hunting.Jacob Sansom, 39, and Maurice Cardinal, 57, were found shot to death on...
May 31, 2020
Deaths in central Alberta and Ontario appear to be linked
Police in Ontario and Alberta are investigating a pair of deaths that appear to be connected.On Tuesday, May 26, members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), as well as the local M...
May 30, 2020
All Albertans eligible for COVID-19 testing starting Monday
As the province looks ahead to Stage 2 of the Relaunch Strategy, more people will be able to get tested for the novel coronavirus.Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw says, starting Frida...
May 29, 2020
Free non-medical masks to be available at Alberta drive-thrus
The next time you head out for a double-double, Big Mac or Teen Burger you'll also be able to get your hands on non-medical face masks.Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Friday morning th...
May 29, 2020
Jasper National Park preparing to re-open some services and facilities on June 1
Jasper National Park is preparing to re-open some services and facilities to the public on June 1.This includes day-use areas such as trails and pathways, green areas, beaches and picnic areas, boat l...
May 29, 2020
Bill introduced to create greater “choice in education” in Alberta
If a newly-introduced bill passes, it would allow parents more flexibility to choose what kinds of education their children will have.Bill 15, the Choice in Education Act, will make several amendments...
May 28, 2020
Alberta eases restrictions on sale of home-prepared foods
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is changing provincial regulations to allow for sale of low-risk, home-prepared foods without the need for permits or inspections.Foods such as baked goods, jams, can...
May 28, 2020
One dead, four hurt in head-on crash on one-way street in Edmonton
EDMONTON - A 75-year-old man is dead and four other people are hurt after police say a pickup truck drove the wrong way down a one-way street in Edmonton.A statement from police says the man who died,...
May 28, 2020