Category: News

  • The End of Fast Forward Weekly Newspaper

    The End of Fast Forward Weekly Newspaper

    [break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break][break] FFWD is a free publication found on news stands within Calgary and surrounding areas. It kept the readers up on what was happening in and around the city for 19 years. [iframe src=’http://www.ffwdweekly.com/calgaryblogs/culture/the-end-of-ffwd/’ height=600 percent=100 style=”style”]

  • The Provincial Budget Is Coming – Have You Had Your Say?

    The Provincial Budget Is Coming – Have You Had Your Say?

    Have your say about Alberta’s fiscal situation and upcoming budget with these two online surveys.

  • Cross Country and Alpine Skiing for 55 Plus Winter Games Cancelled

    Cross Country and Alpine Skiing for 55 Plus Winter Games Cancelled

      Games officials decided to cancel the cross country skiing event, set to be hosted at Allison Creek, two weeks before the opening ceremonies. Lack of snow in the Crowsnest Pass area is the cause of the cancellation. According to Games Chair Lea Switzer, the decision was made after consultation with Alberta Sport Connection and…

  • Law Enforcement Agencies Urged to Consider Privacy and Personal Information Protection Before Adopting Body-Worn Cameras

    Law Enforcement Agencies Urged to Consider Privacy and Personal Information Protection Before Adopting Body-Worn Cameras

    Federal, provincial and territorial privacy and personal information protection Ombudspersons and Commissioners issue guidance on law enforcement and the use of body-worn cameras Canada’s privacy and personal information protection guardians are urging law enforcement agencies across the country to carefully consider the significant risks to privacy before equipping officers with body-worn cameras. The federal Privacy…

  • Alberta Streamlines its International Presence

    The Alberta International Offices Review will bring office closures, more effective management and $3.1 million in savings over the course of two fiscal years. The cost-saving measures include the closure of Alberta’s Ottawa, Chicago and Munich offices; suspending plans for the opening of the California and Brazil offices; and reducing expenses across Alberta’s international offices…

  • Alert: Philips Lifeline recalls the non-breakaway neck cord version of Lifeline Personal Help Button pendants

    Alert: Philips Lifeline recalls the non-breakaway neck cord version of Lifeline Personal Help Button pendants

    OTTAWA, Feb. 20, 2015 /CNW/ –  Affected product(s): Non-breakaway neck cord versions of the Lifeline Personal Help Button pendants. Product description: This recall involves the non-breakaway neck cord versions of the Lifeline AutoAlert Personal Help Button, Classic Personal Help Button and the Slimline Personal Help Button. Philips Lifeline personal help buttons with breakaway cords are…

  • RCMP Strathmore – Missing Youth

      RCMP in Strathmore are searching for 14 year old Natalya NILES, who was last in Strathmore on December 21st.   She had gone out for a cigarette, and failed to return.  Natalya had recently come from Calgary, and had expressed desire to return to Calgary. Natalya is 5’2”, 105 lbs, with brown hair and hazel…

  • RCMP Olds – Break In and Theft of Bronzes

    At approximately 310 am on February 20th, Olds RCMP responded to a complaint of an alarm at a local business. Upon arriving it was discovered that RH Bell and Sons at 5211 49 Ave in Olds had a rock thrown through the front door shattering the glass. Unknown persons then entered and proceeded to steal…

  • UofA: Saving Livestock, Saving Livelihoods

    UofA: Saving Livestock, Saving Livelihoods

    Researchers receive $5M federal grant to test new vaccine that can protect livestock in Africa from five viral diseases in a single dose. By Michael Brown (Edmonton) A vaccination research team at the University of Alberta has been named as part of a $5-million federal grant to test a heat-stable combination vaccine created to protect…

  • PC’s Prepare for Super Saturday

    PC’s Prepare for Super Saturday

      February 21st is being dubbed Super Saturday by the Alberta PC Party. Their members will get to vote on the next slate of candidates to represent the party in the upcoming election. There are eight contested nominations across the province. In Calgary-Mountain View, J.S. Rioux, Mark Hlady and Lynn Moen are on the ballot.…

  • Call for Volunteers to Participate in Mock Evacuation Centre

    Call for Volunteers to Participate in Mock Evacuation Centre

      On February 26, the Town of High River and M.D. of Foothills will be conducting a mock disaster for our Emergency Social Services team. This will involve the set up and operation of a Reception/Evacuation Centre at the Legacy Regional Fieldhouse in Aldersyde. In order to make this scenario more realistic for our ESS…

  • AHS Consultants and Managers Rack Up Cell Phone Bills North of $10,000: Wildrose

    AHS Consultants and Managers Rack Up Cell Phone Bills North of $10,000: Wildrose

      CALGARY, AB (February 13, 2015): Over an 18 month period, several AHS upper managers and senior consultants racked up cell phone bills surging near or over $10,000, the Wildrose Official Opposition announced today. The information was gathered and released through a Freedom of Information (FOIP) request submitted by the Wildrose, unveiling over $825,000 spent…

  • RCMP Bassano – Sudden Death

    At approximately 2:45 p.m. on February 18, 2015 EMS, Rosemary Fire Department & Bassano RCMP were dispatched to a rural residence located approximately 10 kilometres northwest of the Village of Rosemary for a report of a man who had been trapped under a 18 foot sea can. At the scene it was discovered that the…

  • High River Policing Committee Hosting Open House

    High River Policing Committee Hosting Open House

      HIGH RIVER, AB: The High River Policing Committee is hosting an open house on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Culture Centre (251 9 Avenue S.W.). Residents are invited to provide input on what priorities they think the RCMP should focus on for 2015. “This is a chance for residents to meet…

  • Non-Browning, GMO Apples Approved by USDA

    Non-Browning, GMO Apples Approved by USDA

    By Sarah Burke for Greener Ideal An apple a day keeps the doctor away! And soon you’ll have no excuse that your apples are too brown to eat. Last week the USDA approved a Canadian company’s Golden Delicious and Granny Smith apple varieties genetically modified not to brown. The apples have been bred with an extra gene that shuts down the…