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Read More »Jasper wildfire: Alberta government to look into mixed messaging in evacuation orders
The Alberta government said it has questions and will be looking into the messaging used in evacuation orders issued Monday night amid a wildfire in the Jasper region. Just before 10 p.m. Monday, an evacuation order was issued for the Town of Jasper due to a wildfire south of the …
Read More »Alberta wildfires prompt more evacuations, Edmonton offers masks for smoke
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 20, 2024 6:52 pm Updated July 20, 2024 10:09 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Wildfires in northern Alberta forced more people from their homes on Saturday while Edmonton offered masks to residents to help them …
Read More »Fire at gas metering station sparks grass fire that shut Alberta highway
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 1, 2024 6:00 pm Updated July 1, 2024 9:52 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Yellowhead County in northern Alberta said a fire that prompted the closure of a major highway east of Edmonton involved a gas …
Read More »‘A life or death matter’: Alberta man dies of cancer before seeing oncologist
Mark Agnew describes his father, Don, as a self-made man who built his own construction company from the ground up. But he believes it was his dad’s relationships with people that were his top priority. “He wanted to do his best and just be seen as a helpful person,” Mark …
Read More »Battle of the beef: Alberta premier, Texas governor place NHL playoff bet – Edmonton
Game 1 of third round NHL playoff series between the Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars is on Thursday night, and politicians in each region have placed a friendly wager on the series. In a post on social media, Premier Danielle Smith said she challenged Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to a …
Read More »Alberta, Saskatchewan sign agreement to share nuclear energy information
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 2, 2024 12:57 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatchewan and Alberta have agreed to share information about nuclear power generation. The governments of the two provinces have signed a memorandum of understanding to keep each other …
Read More »Federal minister Randy Boissonnault defends business ties to lobbyist
A lobbyist with business ties to federal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault met with high-level political staff in six federal departments, including one where Boissonnault was also associate minister, a Global News investigation has found. The meetings, which took place in 2021 and 2022, helped raise $110 million in federal grants …
Read More »More than 200 competitors to take aim at Alberta archery event – Lethbridge
Brady Haslam made the trek from Medicine Hat, Alta., to Lethbridge to compete in his second ironman event. He’s been shooting for four years now and works for X-Shot Archery, a company that makes lenses for the scopes of bows. “What it does is — think of it like a …
Read More »Extortion threats leave South Asian communities shaken in B.C., Ontario, Alberta
It started with a voice mail demanding payment of some kind, then a series of missed phone calls, later came the gun shots targeting the home of a Metro Vancouver business owner whose family and community are now gripped with fear. The businessman, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, …
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