Author: Gateway Gazette

  • High River RCMP Investigate Theft of Truck and Trailer

    High River RCMP Investigate Theft of Truck and Trailer

    High River RCMP request the public’s assistance in locating a stolen truck and trailer. On January 28, 2018 between the hours of 2:00 to 900 am a Grey 2006 Ford F250 extended cab truck with a silver 10 ft Ellis utility trailer attached was stolen from a residence in High River. The trailer contained several thousand dollars worth…

  • RCMP Charge Man with Uttering Threats Against the Prime Minster and Premier of Alberta

    RCMP Charge Man with Uttering Threats Against the Prime Minster and Premier of Alberta

    Edmonton, Alberta – The Alberta RCMP have charged a man with two counts of uttering threats after he had posted threatening messages on Twitter targeting Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and Premier Rachel Notley. Orion Rutley was arrested on January 19, 2018 and charged with two counts of uttering threats. He was released on his own recognizance with several conditions…

  • NDP Snubs Central Alberta Again as Red Deer Hospital Expansion Excluded from Priority List

    NDP Snubs Central Alberta Again as Red Deer Hospital Expansion Excluded from Priority List

    RED DEER, AB: The NDP has snubbed central Alberta yet again, leaving the much-needed hospital expansion at Red Deer Regional Hospital off Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) health care infrastructure priority list. This year’s list includes billions in infrastructure dollars for projects in Edmonton and Calgary but ignores the only major hospital in central Alberta, which has…

  • Red Tape Putting Greater Squeeze on Canadian Farmers

    Red Tape Putting Greater Squeeze on Canadian Farmers

    93 per cent of farmers say that their regulatory burden is growing  Calgary – Confusing forms, bad customer service and excessive government regulations are leaving Canadian farmers feeling burnt out, and the problem is getting worse according to findings released today by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Notably, nearly 40 per cent of agri-business…

  • Pason Centennial Arenas expansion opens January 31

    Pason Centennial Arenas expansion opens January 31

    Construction has been completed on schedule, and the doors will be open to the public at 4 p.m. on January 31 to have its first look at the newly expanded facility. Patrons will be able to view the new common areas, Pason Gold Arena, leisure ice surface, art features and the future hockey stick mural’s permanent home. The original…

  • Richest 1% Bagged 82% of Global Wealth Created Last Year, Poorest Half of Humanity got Nothing: Oxfam

    Richest 1% Bagged 82% of Global Wealth Created Last Year, Poorest Half of Humanity got Nothing: Oxfam

    (Ottawa) Eighty two per cent of global wealth generated last year went to the richest one per cent, while the 3.7 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity saw no increase, according to a new Oxfam report. ‘Reward Work, Not Wealth’, is being released as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joins political and…

  • Calgary Humane Society Seizes 40 Animals in Distress

    Calgary Humane Society Seizes 40 Animals in Distress

    By Calgary Humane On Tuesday January 23, 2018, Calgary Humane Society’s Protection and Investigations team executed an Animal Protection Act warrant on a large rural property in southwest Calgary. With the assistance of Calgary Police Service as well as a number of supporting agencies, the warrant did culminate in the seizure of 40 animals in distress…

  • Nominees for the 90th Academy Awards

    Nominees for the 90th Academy Awards

    ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE NOMINEES TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET Call Me by Your Name DANIEL DAY-LEWIS Phantom Thread DANIEL KALUUYA Get Out GARY OLDMAN Darkest Hour DENZEL WASHINGTON Roman J. Israel, Esq. ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE NOMINEES WILLEM DAFOE The Florida Project WOODY HARRELSON Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri RICHARD JENKINS The Shape of Water…

  • MD Councillor Addresses Residents’ Speed Limit Concerns on Highway 22X

    MD Councillor Addresses Residents’ Speed Limit Concerns on Highway 22X

    Many residents have contacted me about changing the speed limit back to 90 km/hr on Hwy 22X, since no construction is going on. I have spoken with the folks in charge of the SW Calgary Ring Road Construction engagement to convey your message. Apparently, my request is being shared with the construction team, but they…

  • Canadian Angus Association Honours Ken and Rebecca Mackenzie for 50 Years of Membership

    Canadian Angus Association Honours Ken and Rebecca Mackenzie for 50 Years of Membership

      Rocky View County, AB-Ken and Rebecca Mackenzie are pioneers for the Angus breed. Working along with his four brothers, Ted, Mark, Don and Rodney, the family operation Mackenzie Brothers was the first to import Red Angus genetics–including one herd sire, one cow/calf pair, and two bred heifers–into Canada. As we celebrate 50 years of…

  • What You Should Know About the Dog Flu

    What You Should Know About the Dog Flu

    Canine Influenza (H3N2) To control the spread of this infection and keep our animals safe, we request that you do not import animals from areas where this disease has been identified until the infection has subsided. While H3N2 is not believed to be able to infect humans, severe infections in dogs can cause tremendous suffering…

  • TABASCO® Sauce Celebrates 150 Years Of Flavoring Food + Drinks Around The World

    TABASCO® Sauce Celebrates 150 Years Of Flavoring Food + Drinks Around The World

    AVERY ISLAND, La. /CNW/ — In 1868 Edmund McIlhenny harvested his first tabasco pepper crop from which he created a piquant sauce to enliven the flavors in foods for family and friends. The creation of this simple sauce would unwittingly change the way the world eats forever. Today, 150 years later, the same three ingredients that made…

  • 1910: Evicting the Metis from Jasper

    1910: Evicting the Metis from Jasper

    (Submitted) In 1907, Ottawa established Jasper Park. One of management’s early objectives was to remove the people who were living within the park’s boundaries, some of whom had been there a long time. The manner in which these people were pushed them out remains a source of contention to this day.  Seven family homesteads operated…

  • CPS Officer Competes in 2018 Winter Olympics

    CPS Officer Competes in 2018 Winter Olympics

    A member of the District 1 Beat Team will soon be temporarily trading his badge for his sled as he heads to the 2018 Winter Olympics. This is believed to be the first time a serving member of the Calgary Police Service will compete in the Winter Olympics. Constable Joe Cecchini, a dual-citizen Italian-Canadian, will…

  • Are You Up for the Challenge?

    Are You Up for the Challenge?

    THE CANADA 150 FREE PARKS PASS BONANZA IS OVER. NOW WHAT? To celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017, the Canadian government announced that admission to national parks across the country would be free for the year. CPAWS was supportive of this – we encourage Canadians to get out and connect with nature in these beautiful…