Category: News

  • Big drop in Alberta small business confidence in December

      Barometer index declines 7.4 points, biggest single monthly drop in over five years CALGARY, December 30, 2014 – According to the latest Business Barometer survey results released by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) today, Alberta’s small business confidence index dropped by more than seven points in December to 66.2, the largest monthly…

  • Federal government bans shipments of lithium metal batteries on passenger flights

    Federal government bans shipments of lithium metal batteries on passenger flights

    Measure is among updates to the Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations. OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 30, 2014 /CNW/ – The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today announced a suite of amendments to Canada’s Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR). The updates include a ban on transporting lithium metal batteries as cargo on passenger flights in Canada,…

  • New Jersey Governor Vetoes Popular Bill Banning Gestation Crates in Favor of Presidential Bid

    New Jersey Governor Vetoes Popular Bill Banning Gestation Crates in Favor of Presidential Bid

    By Tina Page, Greener Ideal For the second time, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bi-partisan bill supported by 93% of his constituents aimed at freeing pregnant pigs from being forced to spend their lives before slaughter confined to a metal cage so small they are unable to turn or lie down. Critics are explaining this…

  • Government Protects Private Sector Pension Plans

    Government Protects Private Sector Pension Plans

    Cabinet has extended a moratorium on solvency for a group of private sector pension plans, protecting the benefits of 158,000 plan members. In their December 18 meeting, Cabinet approved two changes to the Employment Pension Plans Regulation, which applies to private sector pension plans. One of the changes allows defined benefit collectively-bargained, multi-employer pension plans…

  • 12 New Year’s resolutions to help you build a healthier business

    12 New Year’s resolutions to help you build a healthier business

    The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to step back and plan activities that will build your leadership skill and lead to a more resilient, profitable and growth-oriented business. You don’t have to do it all right away. How about introducing one new activity each month? Just make sure your action plan includes…

  • RCMP Strathmore – Missing 14 Year Old Female

    RCMP in Strathmore are requesting assistance from the public in locating 14 year old Natalya NILES, who was last seen at the Group home she was staying at in Strathmore, Alberta on December 21st.   She had gone out for a cigarette, and a note was later found in her room that she was going to see some friends.  Natalya…

  • Year’s End is No Time to Rest for Many Workers in Alberta

    Year’s End is No Time to Rest for Many Workers in Alberta

    While most Albertans take a break from work or school, many continue to work so we can enjoy the season. The end of the year is a time when many Albertans gather with family and friends to celebrate the holiday season, enjoy festive events and take a break from their daily routines. Some workers don’t…

  • The UK Has Created A Bio-Bus… That Uses Human Waste For Fuel!

    The UK Has Created A Bio-Bus… That Uses Human Waste For Fuel!

    By Sarah Burke For years we’ve known that human waste can be made into fuel, but it’s not until more recently that the practical applications have started to pop up. Specifically, in Britain they have introduced the first of its kind bio-bus that’s fuelled by – yes, you guessed it – human waste. The bus service…

  • 25 Campus Alberta Market Modifiers Approved

    25 Campus Alberta Market Modifiers Approved

    Market modifier increases will improve quality in 25 Campus Alberta programs. Government has approved tuition increases in 25 programs to enhance program quality and correct tuition anomalies between programs in Alberta and across Canada. One application was rejected for not meeting the criteria. Existing students in the approved programs will not be impacted by the…

  • International Agriculture Summit Focuses on Rural Issues

    International Agriculture Summit Focuses on Rural Issues

    Agriculture Minister Verlyn Olson will highlight Alberta’s actions to strengthen agriculture and rural development at the Legislative Ag Chairs Summit in Florida in January. The annual summit, organized by the State Agriculture and Rural Leaders, brings together key industry representatives and elected officials from across Canada and the United States to discuss agriculture and rural…

  • ASIRT investigates RCMP officer-involved shooting in Vegreville

    On December 25, 2014, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed by the Director of Law Enforcement to investigate a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer-involved shooting. The morning of (December 25), at 9 a.m., the RCMP received a complaint of a robbery at the Toronto Dominion Bank automated teller machine (ATM) in Vegreville,…

  • ASIRT investigates RCMP officer-involved shooting in Whitecourt

    On December 26, 2014, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed by the Director of Law Enforcement to investigate a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer-involved shooting that occurred in Whitecourt, Alberta. (December 26th), at approximately 10 p.m., the RCMP stopped a vehicle in Whitecourt. In the vehicle, later determined to be stolen, was a 30-year old male driver, and a 25-year old…

  • What to do with the Trillion Dollar Windfall?

    What to do with the Trillion Dollar Windfall?

    By Esir Pretne, ABC Tech A trillion dollars is about to enter the Canadian market, this is the magnitude of the generational wealth to be transferred as baby boomers formally retire. The transition will be one of the most defining moments of the century. What can we expect of government and industry? And what are…

  • Town of Turner Valley: Sanitary Wipes Community Notice

    Town of Turner Valley: Sanitary Wipes Community Notice

    We are requesting your assistance in reducing the frequency of blocked sewage pumps within the sanitary sewage system of Turner Valley. Our utility operators have reported that over the past few weeks the municipal sanitary sewage pumps have been clogged with flushable sanitary wipes. This has resulted in the North Lift Station’s pumps becoming blocked…

  • Financial Post: Nevermind U.S. shale, Saudi Arabia’s oil power play targets Iran’s economy

    Financial Post: Nevermind U.S. shale, Saudi Arabia’s oil power play targets Iran’s economy

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