Following the earlier announcement from the UCP regarding new COVID-19 restrictions and masking, Opposition NDP Leader, Rachel Notley, says she’s extremely disappointed by the announcement to put more restrictions on Albertans. She says the Read More
The Alberta Birds of Prey Centre is closing for the season on September 6th. A few of the newest additions to the centre are little snowy owls. Snowy owls breed on the arctic tundra and Read More
The Better Business Bureau of Southern Alberta and East Kootenay is warning consumers to do their research when they make donations to charitable organizations. With the recent Haiti earthquake and those stuck in Afghanistan from Read More
Members of the Piikani Nation and other nearby communities gathered to walk from the Piikani Travel Centre to Crowlodge Park to raise awareness for International Overdose Awareness Day. The event also touched on how the Read More
One in five Alberta small businesses are at risk of filing for bankruptcy if a fourth wave were to force us into another shut down. That’s according to the Canadian Federation for Independent Business. Read More
A well known Lethbridge landmark is making another kind of mark in Alberta. It’s topping the list of the top 10 engineering marvels in the province. Alberta Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (APEGA) put the list Read More
An annual festival is back in southern Alberta this weekend. Taber Cornfest kicked off on Thursday and runs until Saturday offering all well known festivities and, of course, the famous corn on the cob. Read More
A new National Truth and Reconciliation Day statutory holiday was announced in September. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees alleges that some employers are choosing to not acknowledge it. According to AUPE, Alberta Health Services, Read More
A new billboard has been erected in the Town of Fort Macleod reminding people passing through to love your neighbour and each other, without any exceptions. The billboard was created by the Fort Macleod and Read More
With the municipal election on Oct. 18, the Alberta Government previously announced two new ballot questions will be included. One is the controversial equalization payments and how Alberta has been getting a raw deal. However, the Read More
A lawsuit has been filed against the Alberta government alleging its rules governing supervised drug use sites will have life and death consequences. Leading the charge are the non profit groups the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Read More
The Stirling Fire Department has sent two of its own to help fight the BC wildfires. Lieutenant Sean Fawcett and firefighter Rick Rampton have been deployed to Kelowna to help assist staffing a structure protection Read More
In response to the widespread drought conditions, the Municipal District of Taber council declared a local state of agricultural disaster last week. The hot, dry conditions over the summer have depleted the soil moisture reserves. Read More
Waterton Lakes National Park and Glacier National Park in Montana have received full certification as an International Dark Sky Park. The certification from the International Dark Sky Association follows the installation of dark sky-friendly custom Read More
The NDP is calling on the Alberta government to implement a 24/7 mental health crisis support hotline for farmers in our province. The NDP is also renewing their proposal for the UCP to provide five insured Read More
Nurses and healthcare workers were outside Chinook Regional Hospital on Wednesday holding a ‘Day of Action’ information picket and protesting in solidarity in response to the recent wage cuts announced by the Alberta Government. Read More
Athletes in our province are getting set to compete in the 2023 Alberta Summer Games. The event will be hosted by Okotoks and Black Diamond, with the province investing $420,000 into the games. There was an additional $70,000 Read More
With the recent news that current Taber Mayor Andrew Prokop will be running again, a new candidate has declared his intention to challenge the top spot. As Micah Quinn explains, the mayoral hopeful says he Read More
A fire at the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site on Thursday prompted a few civilians to take action until emergency crews arrived.Read More
A 71-year-old Stirling man is biking to fight kids cancer. This is the second year in a row he’ll be raising money for the Great Cycle Challenge Canada, with all of the proceeds going Read More
Nearly 20 counties in southern Alberta have declared an agricultural disaster on their crops. Rocky View County is the latest Alberta municipality to make such a declaration due to severe drought. It joins Wheatland County and 16 Read More
Extendicare employees working in Albertan aren’t pleased with the latest announcement that 4 per cent of employee wages will be cut by Canada’s largest private home care provider. The cuts come shortly after Alberta Read More
With the pandemic shifting, so are the restrictions. On Wednesday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced that almost all COVID-19 restrictions are set to be dropped by Aug. 16. With the increase of Albertans getting the COVID-19 Read More
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Finance Minister Travis Toews visited Lethbridge discussing the current state of the Alberta economy. Kenney also addressed the ongoing negotiations with the nurses union in our province. Micah Quinn has Read More
The Alberta government has put in $45-million to help families in our province that are earning up to $90,000 to assist with child care costs. $10-a-day child care negotiations, however, are still ongoing between the UCP Read More
The body of a man who went missing on June 20 was found over the weekend by Alberta Fish and Wildlife. The Crowsnest Pass RCMP received a report of human remains which were discovered in a Read More
A recent release by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says the province is looking to cut wages for Alberta Health Services frontline workers and support staff. The Alberta government tabled a 4% pay cut for Read More
Hollywood films such as GhostBusters Afterlife, Interstellar and Let Him Go have been filmed in the town of Fort Macleod. Currently Main Street is the set for HBO’s series The Last of Us. Main Read More
Our province’s Justice Minister and Solicitor General, Kaycee Madu, made his way to the Town of Cardston to discuss the hot button topic of rural crime and how it’s handled in Alberta. Madu Read More
Muscular Dystrophy Canada is providing $366,000 to Alberta Precision Laboratories to begin screening newborns for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). SMA is a rare genetic condition that causes muscle weakness. The test, which is part of a Read More
