Category: News

  • Statement from Premier Jim Prentice on the Nebraska Supreme Court Ruling

    Statement from Premier Jim Prentice on the Nebraska Supreme Court Ruling

    Premier Jim Prentice issued the following statement after the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld a state law granting the governor the authority to approve the Keystone XL route through the state: “Today’s ruling in Nebraska clears the path for approving the Keystone XL pipeline. “This ruling clarifies the regulatory process in Nebraska allowing the State Department…

  • Enmax Warns of Phone Scam

    Enmax Warns of Phone Scam

    Once again we’re hearing about a scam where Albertans are picking up their phones only to be told that their electricity bill is overdue and that they must pay it right away or their power will be cut off.  The scammers will even go as far as to say that they’re from ENMAX or another…

  • NPR: House OKs Keystone XL Pipeline Despite Obama Veto Threat

    NPR: House OKs Keystone XL Pipeline Despite Obama Veto Threat

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  • French Terrorist Suspects Killed

    French Terrorist Suspects Killed

    Cherif and Said Kouachi, suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre, were killed Friday when French police raided a warehouse where the brothers were holding one person captive. A third suspected terrorist was killed by police at a Kosher grocery in Paris. You can follow the story on CBC  

  • Happy Apples brand Caramel Apples Recalled due to Listeria Monocytogenes

    Happy Apples brand Caramel Apples Recalled due to Listeria Monocytogenes

    Ottawa – Industry is recalling Happy Apples brand Caramel Apples from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below. The following products, made in the United States (US), are known to have been sold in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan and may have also been…

  • RCMP Thorsby/Breton – Overdue Traveller – UPDATE

      Mr Wilson has been located safe and sound. Original Alert: The Thorsby/Breton RCMP are asking for assistance to locate a 74 year old male from Buck Lake, Alberta that has not arrived at his intended destination. On January 7th, 2015 family members reported that Roy WILSON, a 74 year old male, was supposed to be leaving…

  • Cabinet shuffle cannot hide that Stephen Harper fails Canadian veterans

    Cabinet shuffle cannot hide that Stephen Harper fails Canadian veterans

    OTTAWA – The Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, issued the following statement on the removal of Julian Fantino as Minister of Veterans Affairs: “This Prime Minister has rejected the sacred obligation we have to our veterans, and he handpicked a Minister who joined him in denying this obligation. Shuffling Mr. Fantino…

  • RCMP Crowsnest Pass – Collision on Highway 3

    On 2015-01-07 at 2125 hrs, Crowsnest Pass Detachment members were dispatched to a two vehicle Motor Vehicle Collision on Highway 3, approx 3 kms west of Coleman, Alberta. Crowsnest Pass Fire and Emergency services along with Piikani and Pincher Creek RCMP Detachments and Lethbridge RCMP traffic services also attended to assist. Upon arrival it was…

  • PM announces appointment of Canada’s new Ambassador to Ireland

    PM announces appointment of Canada’s new Ambassador to Ireland

    Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced the appointment of Kevin Vickers as Canada’s new Ambassador to Ireland. Mr. Vickers will assume the position of Ambassador following the presentation of his credentials to the President of Ireland, Michael Higgins. Mr. Vickers will succeed Mr. Loyola Hearn, who was appointed Canada’s Ambassador to Ireland in 2010. Quick…

  • NDP to new Veterans Affairs Minister: time to change direction

    NDP to new Veterans Affairs Minister: time to change direction

    NDP offers list of priorities that need new minister’s urgent attention – including the immediate reopening of veteran’s offices OTTAWA/SACKVILLE – NDP leader Tom Mulcair welcomed the demotion of minister Fantino but warned that a change of direction is needed, not just a shuffle of ministers. “Our best wishes to Erin O’Toole as a new…

  • Wildrose: Our Mission Continues

    Wildrose: Our Mission Continues

    By Heather Forsyth, MLA Albertans remain in a state of shock. The betrayal they feel as they contemplate the scandalous abandonment of democratic principles held by once-trusted politicians will not heal quickly; nor should it. They are stung and justifiably hurt by actions that mock notions of noble public service and trust. But let us…

  • RCMP Evansburg – Officers investigate death of Entwistle couple

    Officers investigate death of Entwistle couple Evansburg, Alberta – On January 7, 2015, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Evansburg RCMP officers responded to a call for service to a residence following a request to check on the complainant’s elderly parents at their home in the Hamlet of Entwistle, Alberta. Officers gained entry to the residence and found the couple…

  • Premier Prentice Comments on Latest Keystone XL Developments

    Premier Jim Prentice issued the following statement after the White House said U.S. President Barack Obama would veto Keystone XL pipeline legislation: “I continue to be encouraged by the level of broad public and bipartisan support in the United States that is developing around the Keystone XL pipeline project. “Alberta is committed to responsible energy…

  • Red Deer RCMP look for owners of stolen property

    Red Deer RCMP have recovered some interesting pieces of stolen property in the last month, and think the pieces are unique enough that they may find their ways back to their rightful owners. If you’ve been the victim of theft and are missing any of the following items, please call Exhibits staff at Red Deer…

  • Break-in at Charitable Organization

    Break-in at Charitable Organization

    Calgary Police – We are seeking public assistance in identifying the suspects involved in a recent break-in at a charitable organization. At approximately 6:20 a.m., on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, three people forced their way into the Women In Need Society (WINS) location at 3525 26 Ave. S.E., by prying open a man door. Once…