Category: Lifestyle

Increasing urgently needed supports for housing and addiction services will help address the opioid crisis and substance use issues in Lethbridge. A new permanent supportive housing complex for Lethbridge will support adults experiencing homelessness who have complex issues such as substance use. The $11-million project will provide safe accommodations for 42 people. In addition, the Alberta…

The Government of Alberta is updating employment rules for youth aged 12 and under. The new standards only apply when there is an employment relationship, such as jobs where employers make mandatory deductions or provide benefits such as vacation pay. They do not apply to volunteer activities or casual work such as babysitting, lawn-mowing, snow-shovelling…

CFIB asks Finance Ministers to delay CPP expansion, federal carbon taxes and reject changes to passive investment rules Toronto, December 10, 2018 – Small businesses are facing a not so happy new year and will have to tighten their belts to deal with a host of new taxes, including Canada Pension Plan increases, new passive investment…

Sticking to your healthy eating plans can be challenging during the holidays. With parties, busy schedules, and endless temptations, it’s easy to let healthy habits slide during the festive season. Here are a few ideas to help you enjoy your favourite foods while saving some room for healthy eating. Five tips for healthy holidays With…

COLD LAKE, AB: United Conservative MLA Scott Cyr is deeply concerned with the recent announcement that the federal Liberal government’s plan to take jobs away from 4 Wing Cold Lake, by relocating the Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment (AETE) to Ottawa. “For two years, I have been communicating my concerns directly with the Minister of Defense about…

Grande Prairie, December 16 –The government’s regulations are suffocating the Canadian oil and gas industry and we are fighting to revive our economy.  With an estimated 1.4 billion cubic metres of unconventional oil resources in the oil-sands alone, Alberta leads Canada as the largest oil producer, not to mention our natural gas, conventional oil, coal, and mineral…

A new Centre of Excellence opening in Red Deer will enhance services for young people, increase students’ learning opportunities and create jobs in the region.   The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) and Red Deer College are working together to create a comprehensive child advocacy centre on the college campus. CACAC will construct and…

Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement on the United Nations’ International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime: December 9, 2018 – “On this day, Albertans mourn victims of genocide throughout the world. “Genocide is without justification. No religion, ethnicity, racial…

AGLC’s 10th annual minors’ awareness campaign focuses on not giving lottery products to minors. As the season of giving enters the minds of Albertans, Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC) is reminding people that lottery products are not an appropriate gift for minors. Since ticket lotteries were first introduced to Alberta in 1975, policy has excluded…

“I have tremendous confidence in myself. . . I just go and do what I want to do.” By Beth Gallagher, University of Waterloo Relations  Donna Strickland joined the ranks of Marie Curie this week, becoming the third woman in history to win the Nobel Prize in Physics. But the Waterloo professor admits she’s not one…