Author: Gateway Gazette

By Chloe Reichel Smoking just one cigarette a day puts people at a much higher risk of heart disease and stroke than those who abstain entirely. When it comes to smoking, the idea that just one can’t hurt does not apply. Inhaling carcinogenic smoke poses a risk not only for cancer, but also for cardiovascular disease such as…

The Government of Alberta is updating provincial hunting regulations to specify what categories of equipment are appropriate for hunting big game. Beginning in the 2018 hunting season, firearms and equipment that are legal for use will be limited to rifles, shotguns and conventional archery gear. Other tools, including spears and spear-throwing tools such as atlatls,…

Albertans will see new jobs, more private-sector investment and increased green power generation as the next phase of the Renewable Electricity Program focuses on partnerships with Indigenous communities. The highly competitive opening round of the program attracted about $1 billion of private-sector investment in green power generation in Alberta. Building off that momentum, the Alberta…

As foreign food processors pull out of Canada, taking jobs with them, it’s essential to the economy that we fill the gap By Sylvain Charlebois Senior Fellow Atlantic Institute for Market Studies The bloodbath in foreign-owned, large-scale food manufacturing in Canada continues. Canadian value-added food producers need to fill the gap. In the past few…

CMLC kicks off robust year of progress for the Rivers District (CALGARY, AB) • Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) – lead developer of the highly successful rejuvenation of East Village – is kicking off 2018 with an exciting line-up of milestones slated for the community over the course of the next year and leading the…

While European air passenger law protects passengers against most flight disturbances, at least 400 thousand air travellers were left helpless and grounded due to airline staff strikes last year alone. With European airlines facing financial instability and specialist shortages, experts predict cabin crew and pilot strikes to become an increasing problem, despite still treated as…

Education Minister David Eggen is calling on all junior and senior high school students to apply for the 2018-19 Minister’s Youth Council. Approximately 32 junior and senior high school students will be selected for the council. As members, students will meet with the Minister of Education and Alberta Education staff throughout the 2018/19 school year…

How a premature move to electric trucks could hurt Canadian consumers By Brigitte Pellerin Contributing writer Canadians for Affordable Energy You don’t have to be a climate-change alarmist to recognize that we need to make some changes to the way we consume energy. I’m not in a panic, but I see a lot of waste…

Alberta will see thousands of new jobs and more than one billion dollars invested into diversifying the economy as a result of the province’s Capital Investment Tax Credit. The Alberta government is helping companies from across the province grow their businesses through the second intake of the Capital Investment Tax Credit (CITC). “Per capita private-sector…

February is distracted driving month and if you’re looking at your phone, the police will be looking for you. Research indicates that driver distractions contribute to 20 to 30 per cent of all collisions and that distracted drivers are three times more likely to be involved in a collision than attentive drivers. “Distracted driving is…

OTTAWA, ON – February 7th, Liberal members on the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food defeated a motion that would have allowed farmers and producers to participate in the committee’s study of Canada’s new Food Guide.  In response, Conservative Shadow Ministers for Agriculture and Agri-Food Luc Berthold and John Barlow, along with Earl Dreeshen, Member…