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  • A Story of a D-Day Hero

    A Story of a D-Day Hero

  • AHS Review to Find Savings, Improve Performance

    AHS Review to Find Savings, Improve Performance

    A performance review of Alberta Health Services (AHS) will identify ways to deliver better results for Albertans and find efficiencies across the health system. A Request for Proposals has been posted. “As promised in our platform, we are launching the process to conduct a comprehensive review of AHS, the first since it was formed 10…

  • Albertans Celebrate Seniors’ Week 2019

    Albertans Celebrate Seniors’ Week 2019

    Albertans are encouraged to celebrate Seniors’ Week, which runs June 2-8. For more than 30 years, Alberta has formally honoured seniors during the first week in June. With hundreds of events taking place across the province, people of all ages can attend an event, catch up with the seniors in their lives or thank those…

  • Business Community Responds with Bill 4 Support

    Business Community Responds with Bill 4 Support

    Business leaders have expressed overwhelming support for the proposed Red Tape Reduction Act. “In business, time is money. The government is sending a strong signal that Alberta is open for business by making our operating environment more competitive. Cutting red tape gives Alberta employers more time to create jobs and grow the economy instead of being…

  • Operation Overlord: D-Day Remembered

    Operation Overlord: D-Day Remembered

    Royal Canadian Air Force The largest military invasion in history took place on June 6, 1944. The D-Day assault was a huge and complex undertaking—a multinational, combined operation involving hundreds of thousands of sailors, soldiers and airmen whose mission was to deliver freedom to Nazi-occupied Europe. It began before dawn, when more than 23,000 paratroopers—including more…

  • Alberta Government Signals it’s Ready to Reduce Red Tape

    Alberta Government Signals it’s Ready to Reduce Red Tape

    Today’s introduction of Red Tape Reduction Act (Bill 4) welcoming news for small business EDMONTON, May 29, 2019 – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) welcomes today’s introduction of Bill 4: The Red Tape Reduction Act. “Red tape is time consuming, stressful and ultimately undermines the relationship between government and citizens,” says Richard Truscott, Vice-President,…

  • Saint Regis Mohawk Tribes Observes Passing of Akwesasne Mohawk Code Talker Louis Levi Oakes

    Saint Regis Mohawk Tribes Observes Passing of Akwesasne Mohawk Code Talker Louis Levi Oakes

    AKWESASNE — It is with a heavy heart that the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe has joined in sharing condolences for the loss of a beloved Akwesashró:non — Louis Levi Oakes. Oakes was an enrolled tribal member and the last remaining Akwesasne Mohawk Code Talker who served during World War II. He touched the lives of everyone who met…

  • Ask Biella: – “Are there any expert opinions (or perspectives) on the use of assumptions in building knowledge?”

    Ask Biella: – “Are there any expert opinions (or perspectives) on the use of assumptions in building knowledge?”

    Assumptions about Assumptions are tackled by Biella, Shifting Perspective to a Sophisticated Leveraging Strategy to use in Everyday-Living.

  • Alberta RCMP Reminds Public of Best Resources to Answer Most Common 911 Calls During Wildfires

    Alberta RCMP Reminds Public of Best Resources to Answer Most Common 911 Calls During Wildfires

    Edmonton – In an effort to help mitigate some of the common calls the Operational Communications Centre (OCC) receive during the wildfires, the Alberta RCMP hosted a press conference at “K” Division Headquarters to provide Albertans and evacuees with the best resources for their most common questions: ·         For questions concerning highway closures or road conditions due to…

  • Cutting Red Tape for Good

    Cutting Red Tape for Good

    With actions to cut red tape already in progress, the proposed Red Tape Reduction Act would make Alberta one of the freest and fastest-moving economies in the world. Premier Jason Kenney launches the Red Tape Reduction Act. If the bill is passed, government would be held to account under law to make it easier for people to…

  • Alberta to Review Final National Inquiry Report

    Alberta to Review Final National Inquiry Report

    Indigenous Relations Minister Rick Wilson joined families and survivors for the closing of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. “Families, communities and survivors have been waiting a long time for this report. I thank all participants for sharing their stories and their hopes for a safer future. This report amplifies…

  • Smoke Testing in High River

    Smoke Testing in High River

    Smoke Testing between 9 Avenue and 10 Avenue S.E. and 5A Street and 9 Street S.E HIGH RIVER, AB: Town of High River Utilities Department will be performing non-toxic smoke testing in the storm water and sanitary sewers starting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 6th and continuing during regular work hours until 5 p.m.,…

  • Cow Parsnip

    Cow Parsnip

    The cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum) is the only plant species of Heracleum that is native to North America. Heracleum refers to the ancient Greek mythological hero Hercules, and was likely named due to the relatively large size of plants in this genus (the cow parsnip can grow up to two meters tall). Due to the…

  • A Paramedic for the Ages

    A Paramedic for the Ages

    After 41 years of loving his job, Raj Dattani reflects on his EMS career By Erin Lawrence | Photo by Leah Hennel CALGARY — In this day and age, spending 41 years on the job is an anomaly. Spending 41 years loving your job is even rarer. Rajnikant ‘Raj’ Dattani is an Advanced Care Paramedic…

  • Otter Smuggling Fuelled by Craze for Cute Animals

    Otter Smuggling Fuelled by Craze for Cute Animals

    TORONTO, May 29th, 2019 /CNW/ – They may look sweet and cuddly, but there’s a dramatic and troubling surge in having otters as exotic pets across Southeast Asia. This latest craze is being driven by social media influencers and interactive otter cafes in Japan, which is driving the cruel demand to keep otters as pets. An undercover investigation by World…