NEWS & SPORTS FOR APRIL 12/2024
-The Minister of Service Alberta says the government is working to make sure people still waiting for their money after opting out of life-lease agreements, get what they're owed. Dale Nally also says the Life Lease Protection Amendment Act will demand the return of entrance fees within 180 days of the cancellation of ...
Apr 12, 2024
NEWS & SPORTS FOR APRIL 11/2024
-A number of properties in Strathcona County had to be evacuated yesterday when a wildfire erupted around Township Road 530 and Range Road 215. High winds sent the flames towards a barn, and two barns with animals inside had to be emptied. But there's word the fire hit a cut line and stopped moving forward, which allow...
Apr 11, 2024
NEWS & SPORTS FOR APRIL 10/2024
-The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating, after a man fell through the ice on the North Saskatchewan River while trying to get away from police yesterday morning. Police had tried to stop a man on a bike for a bylaw infraction around 82nd Avenue and 93rd Street, but he took off into the ravine and w...
Apr 10, 2024
NEWS & SPORTS FOR APRIL 9/2024
-RCMP have charged two people in connection with a series of physical and sexual child abuse offences in Edson, dating back between 2005 and 2011. 51-year old Jimmy Fransen of Fort McMurray has been charged with sexual assault, sexual interference with a child under the age of 16, making child pornography and more...
Apr 09, 2024
NEWS & SPORTS FOR APRIL 8/2024
-It's solar eclipse day and thousands of people are looking forward to being part of the celestial event. The sun will go directly behind the moon, which means it will be dusk-like in the middle of the day. Parts of Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes will be in the path of totality and some people have spent...
Apr 08, 2024
NEWS & SPORTS FOR APRIL 5/2024
-The Alberta Electric System Operator told EPCOR to manage power consumption earlier this morning in the province, and so rotating outages were in effect in Edmonton. The system operator issues an alert when the power system is under stress, and this morning's problem was caused by an "unexpected outage of thermal...
Apr 05, 2024
NEWS & SPORTS FOR APRIL 3/2024
-A new report from Deloitte-Canada says the drought we're dealing with in this part of the country could present a challenge for natural gas producers. Northwestern Alberta and northeastern BC have been hit hard by drought, and right in the middle of that, is the natural gas industry. Water plays a big role i...
Apr 03, 2024
NEWS & SPORTS FOR APRIL 2ND/2024
-The province is creating two new organizations to support mental health and addiction.. Recovery Alberta will handle mental health and addiction services currently handled by Alberta Health Services. The Canadian Centre of Recovery Excellence will support the building of recovery-oriented systems, by looki...
Apr 02, 2024
NEWS & SPORTS FOR APRIL 1/2024
-If you're going to be driving around Edmonton this afternoon, you might want to avoid 124th Street and Jasper Avenue between 109th and 124th Street. That's where demonstrators against the carbon tax will be starting at noon and lasting til about 4pm. And it's not the only one, as several demonstrations a...
Apr 01, 2024
GROWING PAINS
A new report shows Canada had its highest growth rate last year, since 1957. Close to 98 percent of that growth was the result of international migration.
Mar 28, 2024