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As concerns about measles grow, and case counts tick up, health-care workers are preparing for a surge and pleading with Albertans to ensure they’re fully vaccinated. Alberta Health said there were 11 confirmed cases in the province as of Monday afternoon, including one in the Calgary zone, two in the Edmonton …
Read More »Alberta premier not sold on killing of consumer carbon tax, wants industrial levy plan
Despite calling for its demise for years, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she isn’t fazed by the new prime minister’s move to kill the consumer carbon levy. On Friday — moments after news broke that Prime Minister Mark Carney had eliminated the pricing scheme — Smith told reporters in Calgary …
Read More »Indigenous-owned Alberta company making better building blocks — with hemp
A new manufacturing plant in the northeastern Alberta community of Elk Point is blending hemp and other additives into concrete to make lightweight building blocks resistant to weather, fire and mould. The company, called Asinikahtamwak — in Cree it means “works with rock” — operates from a 13,000-square-foot building on the south end of Elk …
Read More »Needlepoint and banana bread: Murderous American fugitive who hid in Alberta for decades remembered by friends
A murderous fugitive who hid from American and Mexican authorities in small-town Alberta for decades was a bridge-playing, banana bread-baking ex-realtor, according to her former friends and neighbours. Dee Glabus, as she was known in Taber, Alta., was actually Sharon Kinne, one of America’s most wanted criminals. Kinne was tried for …
Read More »Wanted for murder in Missouri and Mexico, police say ‘Pistol Packin’ Mama’ hid in Alberta for decades
Fifty-five years after Missouri murderer Sharon Kinne escaped from a Mexican prison, American authorities confirm the fugitive hid for decades in a small Alberta town. On Thursday, Jackson County Sheriffs confirmed that Kinne, who was linked to three murders in two countries, had been hiding out three hours south of Calgary, in …
Read More »Alberta human rights tribunal dismisses trans woman’s discrimination complaint against EPS
An Alberta human rights tribunal has dismissed a complaint that the Edmonton Police Service was discriminatory in how officers responded to a safety complaint about a transgender person who hadn’t reported back from a date. However, in a Jan. 10 written decision, human rights commission member Sandra Badejo said two …
Read More »Equalization in focus as federal election nears and Alberta, Sask. premiers push for change
With a federal election on the horizon, Alberta and Saskatchewan’s premiers are again making noise about the country’s contentious equalization program. The federal equalization program is funded through general revenues, mostly sourced through federal taxes, and is used to ensure comparable services across the country. Last week, Alberta Premier Danielle …
Read More »Alberta Premier Smith willing to use the notwithstanding clause on trans health bill
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says using the notwithstanding clause to shield her government’s transgender health restrictions is on the table as a “last resort.” A provincial law will ban doctors from providing gender-affirming treatment such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy for those under 16. A surgical prohibition already in …
Read More »Hang on, Acme! Calgary’s population boom expected to spill over to small-town Alberta next
Acme, Alta. Population 640 — plus three. As Calgary’s real estate prices edge upward, life in small town Alberta is looking increasingly tempting for the thousands of Ontario residents heading west. Linda Stephens is one of them. She moved to Acme from Barrie, Ont., with her husband and son last …
Read More »Alberta unveils U.S. border security plan with sheriffs, dogs and drones
Alberta introduced plans to create a new unit in an attempt to bolster security at its section of Canada’s border with the U.S. Premier Danielle Smith announced on Thursday that the province will invest $29 million to create the Interdiction Patrol Team, under the command of the Alberta Sheriffs. The …
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