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  • Ask Biella: “I want smart friends, what’s a good way to do that?”

    Ask Biella: “I want smart friends, what’s a good way to do that?”

    Ask Biella Listen HereRead Below . . . Publisher’s Note Ask Biella is our newest Feature Content provided by a Contemporary Philosopher and Writer. The purpose and intent of this feature is to provide readers with an opportunity to ask a wide variety of life-based questions. Think “Dear Abby,” but with more emphasis on life…

  • Pet Nutrition

    Pet Nutrition

    Talk to your veterinarian Good nutrition is as important for pets as it is for people. With so many different brands available, choosing the right food for your dog or cat can be a challenge. Your veterinarian can help you make informed choices to optimize the health of your pet. Dry vs canned food Both dry…

  • Trade Wars, Food Fights and a Budget that Ignores it All

    Trade Wars, Food Fights and a Budget that Ignores it All

    Duties may look like attractive, simple mechanisms to protect domestic interests. But they’re a very expensive way to retain jobs By Sylvain Charlebois Senior Fellow Atlantic Institute for Market Studies The ugly face of protectionism is slowly making its way across the globe. With trade wars looming on several fronts, including in the agri-food sector,…

  • New Opportunities for Alberta Tech, Digital Media

    New Opportunities for Alberta Tech, Digital Media

    Technology and interactive digital media industries at the centre of Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous’s mission to Austin, Texas. The minister was the featured guest at a VIP networking event to promote Alberta’s innovative interactive digital media and high-tech sectors to international industry leaders at the South by Southwest Conference (SXSW), March 9-12.…

  • Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships Ready to Go in Okotoks

    Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships Ready to Go in Okotoks

    Okotoks, AB – The Okotoks Female Peewee A team is proud to host the 2018 Hockey Alberta Provincial Championships, presented by ATB Financial, for the Female Peewee A division. The tournament starts on Thursday, March 22, and continues through Sunday, March 25. Most games will be played at the Scott Seaman Sports Rink, located at…

  • Brian McKeever Becomes Canada’s Most Decorated Winter Paralympian

    Brian McKeever Becomes Canada’s Most Decorated Winter Paralympian

    Brian McKeever stamped his name in the record books as Canada’s most decorated Paralympic winter athlete Brian McKeever stamped his name in the record books as Canada’s most decorated Paralympic winter athlete after winning his 14th career medal, 11th gold, in Monday’s 20-kilometre visually impaired cross-country ski race in PyeongChang, Korea. Recognizing the conditions for…

  • More Supports for Survivors of Sexual Violence

    More Supports for Survivors of Sexual Violence

    Survivors of sexual violence will have access to additional counselling, police and court support, and crisis assistance in more communities. The province is expanding front-line services across Alberta with an $8.1 million investment in the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services (AASAS), to ensure survivors who take the brave step to come forward have the…

  • Alberta Assembly TV Launched

    Alberta Assembly TV Launched

    Albertans now have more options than ever to watch the work of their elected officials inside the Legislative Assembly Chamber and will have a front row seat to the discussions that take place around committee room tables when Alberta Assembly TV launched in time for the Speech from the Throne. When Alberta’s Lieutenant Governor, Her…

  • Improving Access to Free English Lessons

    Improving Access to Free English Lessons

    Seven affordable housing and seniors housing projects across Alberta will benefit from a $1.4-million provincial boost. As part of the Provincial Affordable Housing Strategy, a significant government investment will allow housing providers to explore options for building and renewing seniors housing and affordable homes in Alberta. Housing projects approved for planning Parkview Village, Calgary –…

  • History Hour: the 1st Female Pilot Takes to the Skies

    History Hour: the 1st Female Pilot Takes to the Skies

    As the world celebrated the International Women’s Day, the aviation industry is no exception – British Airways operated UK’s biggest ever all-female flight, SpiceJet is conducting an exclusive recruitment drive for women pilots, while other airlines offer exclusive discounts to commemorate the day. However, in addition to celebrating women across the world, March 8, 2018,…

  • Protect Yourself Against the Unexpected

    Protect Yourself Against the Unexpected

    Seatbelts and child safety restraints are a critical part of your vehicle’s safety system and provide the best protection in a collision. About five per cent of Albertans do not use seatbelts on a regular basis. This works out to nearly 200,000 people who put their lives at risk every day when they travel. “While…

  • United Conservative, MLA Prasad Panda Advocates for Albertans Internationally

    United Conservative, MLA Prasad Panda Advocates for Albertans Internationally

    Edmonton, AB: While the NDP continues with expensive trade trips that produce limited results for Albertans, United Conservative MLA Prasad Panda continues his work communicating to international investors and policy makers what a pro-growth, free enterprise government in Alberta would look like. “I found myself in India on an unplanned trip and made the effort…

  • Hitmen Foundation Awards $50,000 Community Restoration Grant to Eugene Coste School Playground Redevelopment

    Hitmen Foundation Awards $50,000 Community Restoration Grant to Eugene Coste School Playground Redevelopment

    The Calgary Hitmen Foundation announced Monday the Eugene Coste School Playground Redevelopment project has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Community Restoration Program. The Spanish bilingual school, located in the Calgary community of Haysboro, garnered over 29,000 votes in an online poll which concluded on Friday, March 2, at HitmenHockey.com.  The poll, the third…

  • More Police and Resources to Fight Rural Crime

    More Police and Resources to Fight Rural Crime

    The provincial government is taking action to combat rural crime by investing $10 million in more RCMP officers, civilian staff and Crown prosecutors. The seven-point action plan includes an $8-million investment in 39 new officers, 40 civilian staff and $2 million to hire additional Crown prosecutors. This strategy will help reduce rural crime by putting…

  • Safe Injection Sites’ Role in the Opioid Epidemic

    Safe Injection Sites’ Role in the Opioid Epidemic

    By Chloe Reichel Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh have expressed skepticism over supervised injection sites as an effort to address the state’s ongoing opioid epidemic. Baker suggested that the research on safe injection sites as a “path to treatment” was inconclusive. Safe injection sites provide a space for people to use drugs intravenously…