Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

U.S. product Auvi-Q provides alternative to help ease current EpiPen shortage in Canada Epinephrine auto-injectors are essential to Canadians with life-threatening allergies and their loved ones, particularly parents preparing for the back-to-school season. The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, today announced that she has signed an Interim Order that will facilitate the import…

511 Alberta has been upgraded to give Albertans better technology to monitor conditions on provincial highways. The upgrades to 511 Alberta will allow users to customize their experience to meet their needs, including being able to choose specific highway routes to display alerts of  traffic closures, traffic cameras and setting up advance voice alerts for…

Hanna, AB – In response to the recent school shootings in Canada and the US, five students from J.C. Charyk High School took it upon themselves to raise money to help support St John Ambulance’s Therapy Dog program and its outreach in the community. On June 13th, they presented two visiting teams of Therapy Dog volunteers…

Operation LENTUS There are almost 600 fires burning across the Province of British Columbia. These fires reach from Vancouver Island in the south up to Telegraph Creek, near the top of the province. On August 12, 2018, the Province of British Columbia asked the Government of Canada for assistance. On August 13, the Government of Canada…

The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Mr. Jim Ellis, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Alberta Energy Regulator, announced today the establishment of a three-member Joint Review Panel to review Benga Mining Limited’s proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project, located in southwest Alberta. Mr. Alex Bolton has been appointed as the Chair of the Joint Review Panel. Mr. Hans Matthews…

Three Unforgettable Nights at the Badlands AMP Aug 31, Sept 1& 2 DRUMHELLER, AB- Following on the heels of its successful 25th anniversary of the Badlands Passion Play; the launch of the first outdoor Opera of Carmen; and Corb Lund’s first concert on the Passion Play stage, Badlands Amp closes out its summer of live entertainment with Drumbeats, the world premiere of a new…

Written By:Ron Sirak@ronsirak If Brooke Henderson were a baseball pitcher it would be the fastball all the time. If she played pro basketball she’d be firing up the 3-point shots like Steph Curry or Diana Taurasi. But she plays golf and that means take the driver and rip it. Brooke the Basher simply overpowered Wascana…

The Government of Canada is committed to supporting the most vulnerable. The Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announced $1.5 million through the National Crime Prevention Strategy (NCPS) for two Calgary-based projects to empower women who are exiting or have exited the sex trade to maintain their freedom from sexual exploitation. The BElieve in…

Verna J. Kirkness Science and Engineering Education Program demystifies campus experience for Indigenous youth By Christina Reynolds, University Relations The gigantic plasticized cow stomach definitely made an impression. As did the towering model of a giraffe leg. There were also liquid-handling robots, centrifuge machines, biosafety cabinets — and even a mouse dissection. On Monday, it was…