Category Archives: Alberta

EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister is taking effective control of upcoming contract bargaining with teachers and says there's no money for salary increases.GP-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews says the gover...

EDMONTON - An Alberta-based humanitarian organization says 13 Canadians who work with the charity and were detained in Ethiopia have received bail.Canadian Humanitarian said Saturday that a group of 1...

STANDOFF, AB. - It's an announcement that some would contend is long overdue.Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer and Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jason Luan were in Standoff...

EDMONTON - Alberta has released a list of cuts it is making to the parks system, including 20 full or partial closures.The public will be barred from 11 of those parks, while nine will be accessible b...

LETHBRIDGE - Lethbridge Police dealt with some unexpected weapons over the weekend in the form of munitions.On Saturday (Feb 29) police responded to the Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) in regards to...

Today marks the 15th anniversary of what has become known as the Mayerthorpe tragedy.The killing of four RCMP members on a farm north of Rochfort Bridge led to sadness and mourning across the country,...

Alberta's schools will have to find new ways to provide support services in the coming school years. The Provincial Government's new education funding, which comes into effect next school year, elimin...

Municipalities throughout the province may face some troubles funding firefighter training, now that the Alberta Government has cut a grant designed to support external training programs. The $500,000...

EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says it's frustrating to see his government doing everything it can to grow the economy only to watch global oil prices fall due to reduced demand tied to the no...

CALGARY - An Alberta energy services company says its management accepts full responsibility for a decal the business distributed bearing its logo beneath a sexually ...