Category: News

  • New Clinic Helps Heart Patients Who Can’t Stand To Stand Up

    New Clinic Helps Heart Patients Who Can’t Stand To Stand Up

    Libin Institute backs new clinic and research for sufferers of orthostatic intolerance Dr. Satish Raj is a cardiac electrophysiologist with big plans to help patients with a hard-to-treat condition called orthostatic intolerance. “Basically these patients do not deal well with gravity,” says Dr. Raj,  an alumnus from the clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellowship program at the…

  • Scrapping long-term care cuts not enough, more nursing beds needed

    Scrapping long-term care cuts not enough, more nursing beds needed

    EDMONTON, AB – Premier Jim Prentice must immediately commit to adding more long-term care capacity in order to avoid an emergency room crisis, Wildrose Seniors Critic Kerry Towle and Health Critic Heather Forsyth said today. According to recent reports, Alberta Health Services CEO Vickie Kaminski has pledged to abandon a long-standing plan to cut thousands…

  • Canada Post Kicks Off Annual Campaign for Community Foundation

    Canada Post Kicks Off Annual Campaign for Community Foundation

    Employee-led fundraising delivered $1.36M in grants for 2014 Ottawa (Ont.) – Today marks the beginning of a month-long fundraising effort by Canada Post and its employees to raise funds for the Community Foundation for Children. Funds raised through an annual in-store campaign, employee events and through sales of a special semi-postal stamp allow the Foundation…

  • Alberta Provincial Archives Exhibit tells Alberta First World War Stories

    Alberta Provincial Archives Exhibit tells Alberta First World War Stories

    Visitors to the Provincial Archives of Alberta can enjoy a free exhibit of vintage artifacts and print pieces that document Albertans’ experience throughout the Great War. To commemorate the centennial anniversary of the First World War, the Provincial Archives has produced Alberta & the Great War, an exhibit dedicated to how the war affected Albertans…

  • RCMP Cochrane – Arson/Mischief to Motorhome

    Mischief over $5000 Cochrane RCMP are seeking public assistance in identifying unknown subjects that broke into, and burned a recreational vehicle at the Ghost Lake Recreational Campground. Sometime between 10:00 AM on September 22nd and 10:00 AM on September 23rd, access was gained to a recreational vehicle that had been parked at the Ghost Lake…

  • Hudson’s Bay Company announces donation of historic mural to The Manitoba Museum

    Hudson’s Bay Company announces donation of historic mural to The Manitoba Museum

    TORONTO /CNW/ – Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) announced today the donation of a significant piece of its historic art collection to The Manitoba Museum (the “Museum”) in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Pioneer at Fort Garry, a 16.5-metre by 3-metre oil-on-canvas mural, which had been a fixture in the Hudson’s Bay Winnipeg Downtown store since 1927, was…

  • Time to send the PCs a message: Wildrose kicks off campaign for by-election race in Calgary-Foothills

    CALGARY, AB – Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith officially kicked off the Calgary-Foothills by-election today by introducing Wildrose candidate Kathy Macdonald and delivering a clear call to action for constituents: It’s time to send the PCs a message. Macdonald will square off against Premier Jim Prentice who is running for the governing Progressive Conservatives. Smith said…

  • 25th Anniversary of the Canadian Space Agency Celebrated on Silver Collector Coin

    25th Anniversary of the Canadian Space Agency Celebrated on Silver Collector Coin

    TORONTO, Sept. 30, 2014 /CNW/ – This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), the organization which is committed to leading the development and application of space knowledge for the benefit of Canadians and humanity.The Royal Canadian Mint proudly celebrates this milestone with a unique silver collector coin featuring an achromatic hologram…

  • Wildrose Announce List of Candidates for By-Elections

    Here is a final list of the four Wildrose candidates for the 27 October 2014 by-election: Calgary-Elbow: Col. John Fletcher As the Commander of the reserve army in Alberta, John commanded approximately 1,300 soldiers and managed a multi-million dollar budget. His diplomatic duties included maintaining a close relationship with the consular appointments in the Province…

  • Animal Health Week emphasizes responsible use of antibiotics

    Animal Health Week emphasizes responsible use of antibiotics

    Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) would like to recognize Animal Health Week by drawing attention to the important role played by veterinarians in keeping animals, and, in turn, humans, healthy through the appropriate use of antibiotics. This year’s Animal Health Week theme is “Our…

  • Premier Prentice Announces Revitalization of Southern Alberta Office

    Premier Prentice Announces Revitalization of Southern Alberta Office

    October 01, 2014 – Premier Jim Prentice announced that high-profile community advocate Emma May is the new Executive Director of the Premier’s Southern Alberta office at McDougall Centre. Ms. May is the co-founder of a successful real estate brokerage, former corporate lawyer, active community advocate and volunteer. Many Albertans will recognize Ms. May from her prominent…

  • Global Privacy Sweep Raises Concerns about Mobile Apps

    Global Privacy Sweep Raises Concerns about Mobile Apps

    Clear, concise privacy language builds consumer trust and is good for business, according to privacy authorities that took part in this year’s global sweep of more than 1,200 mobile apps. As mobile apps explode in popularity, many of them are seeking access to large amounts of personal information without adequately explaining how that information is…

  • RCMP Okotoks – Injury Motor Vehicle Collision

    RCMP Okotoks – Injury Motor Vehicle Collision

    On October 1st, 2014 at approximately 9:15 pm Okotoks RCMP, Fire and EMS responded to a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Macleod Trail(2A) and Dunbow Road.  A south bound pickup truck collided with a small car attempting to cross the highway.  The drivers were the only occupants.  Both, the 35 year driver of the truck…

  • Health Canada Expanded Recall: Linear recalls Personal Emergency Reporting System Transmitters

    Health Canada Expanded Recall: Linear recalls Personal Emergency Reporting System Transmitters

    The recalled Linear PERS transmitters are components of Linear PERS or personal emergency solutions products and allow users to push a button on the transmitter to summon assistance.  The transmitter may be worn as a pendant on a lanyard around the user’s neck, on a band around the user’s wrist or as a belt clip.…

  • Two Lancasters Pay Tribute to the Dambusters – Flypast Over Derwent Dam

    Two Lancasters Pay Tribute to the Dambusters – Flypast Over Derwent Dam

    During the Second World War the Derwent Dam was used by pilots of 617 Squadron for practising the low-level flights needed for Operation Chastise (commonly known as the Dambusters raids), due to its similarity to the German dams. The Royal Air Force’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (RAF BBMF) worked together with Severn Trent Water…