Tag: Northern Alberta

  • ASIRT Directed to Investigate EPS Taser Incident

    On June 20, 2016, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed by the Director of Law Enforcement to investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident resulting in an Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officer deploying a conducted energy weapon (CEW). On that date at approximately 6:45 a.m., EPS received a weapons-related complaint involving an adult…

  • Impact of Downturn Still Being Felt: ATB Investor Beat

    Impact of Downturn Still Being Felt: ATB Investor Beat

    Edmonton — Nearly half of Albertans (49 per cent) have felt the impact of the drop in oil prices according to the latest edition of the ATB Investor Beat Survey. That’s up one per cent from the previous survey. Among those impacted, 30 per cent said they had lost their jobs, up from 24 per cent three months…

  • Jason Kenney Launches Unite Alberta

    Jason Kenney Launches Unite Alberta

    Youtube – CPAC Jason Kenney was in Calgary last night to officially launch his Unite Alberta campaign in the hopes of uniting the PC and Wildrose parties to defeat the NDP at the next election. Mr Kenney made his first stop in Grand Prairie and ended in Calgary with his official announcement. Mr Kenney will be…

  • Northern Students Dig into Science

    Northern Students Dig into Science

    Education professor packs her bags—and a box of worms—to help students discover how science can boost composting. By Kateryna Barnes Not everyone would take a box of worms through airport security for the benefit of students learning about composting in Canada’s North, but that’s exactly what Jerine Pegg did this past spring. Pegg, a professor…

  • Yukon Gold Mine Yields Ancient Horse Fossil

    Yukon Gold Mine Yields Ancient Horse Fossil

    700,000-year-old fossil discovered in Yukon permafrost yields genome world record. June 26, 2013 (Edmonton) When University of Alberta researcher Duane Froese found an unusually large horse fossil in the Yukon permafrost, he knew it was important. Now, in a new study published in the journal Nature, this fossil is rewriting the story of equine evolution…

  • The Road to Rio for Track and Field Athletes Starts in Edmonton

    The Road to Rio for Track and Field Athletes Starts in Edmonton

    The deepest, most talented pool of Canadian track and field athletes ever is set to compete in Edmonton for Olympic and Paralympic berths to the Games in Rio de Janeiro. EDMONTON – The Road to Rio de Janeiro is crowded with talented Canadians who will compete at the Canadian Track and Field Championships and Selection…

  • Jean Statement on Eid al-Fitr

    Jean Statement on Eid al-Fitr

    EDMONTON, AB (July 6, 2016): Today, Wildrose Leader Brian Jean released the following statement to mark Eid al-Fitr: “Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Muslims throughout Alberta and across the world will celebrate the end of the fast with a time of feasting. “This Festival of Breaking the Fast begins…

  • Open Farm Days 2016 Attracts Record Number of Host Farms and Ranches

    Open Farm Days 2016 Attracts Record Number of Host Farms and Ranches

    More than 100 host sites have opened their gates and signed on for Open Farm Days 2016. With an enticing array of family fun activities, this year’s event, to be held Aug. 20 and 21, promises to be the best ever. Local chefs will team with Alberta producers to offer a tantalizing taste of Alberta at a…

  • Alberta Feeling Like an Episode of The Twilight Zone Under the NDP

    Alberta Feeling Like an Episode of The Twilight Zone Under the NDP

    By Pat Stier, MLA Livingstone-MacLeod During the early to mid-1960s, I was a fan of the TV series The Twilight Zone. The show was hosted by Rod Serling and introduced North American society to the weird world of science fiction. The Twilight Zone told stories about ordinary men and women suddenly finding themselves in unexpected,…

  • ASIRT Completes EPS Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation

    On May 18, 2015, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed by the Director of Law Enforcement to investigate the circumstances surrounding an Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death of a 31-year-old man. On that date at approximately 9:33 p.m., EPS received a public complaint of a possible…

  • TrackTown Classic meet to showcase Canada’s best on Road to Rio

    TrackTown Classic meet to showcase Canada’s best on Road to Rio

    EDMONTON – Sprint star Andre De Grasse and IAAF World Championships silver medal-winning 800-metre runner Melissa Bishop headline a stellar lineup of Canadian and international athletes who will compete at the 2016 TrackTown Classic on Friday evening, July 15, meet organizers announced. Long jumper Christabel Nettey, 400-metre hurdler Sarah Wells and 100- and 200-metre man…

  • NDP Added Almost 500 Names to the Sunshine List in 2015: Wildrose

    NDP Added Almost 500 Names to the Sunshine List in 2015: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB (June 30, 2016): Today’s updated release of Alberta’s sunshine list shows the NDP government, along with the previous government in charge, added 474 names to Alberta’s sunshine list while tens of thousands of Albertans were losing their jobs, the Wildrose Official Opposition said Thursday. According to the NDP government’s own data, in 2013, there…

  • Expanded Sunshine List Means More Transparency

    Expanded Sunshine List Means More Transparency

    The Government of Alberta has updated and expanded its sunshine list to reflect staff salaries from 2015. Before the end of the day, nearly 150 agencies, boards and commissions are also required to post compensation paid to public-sector workers in 2015 to meet the legislated requirement. Government staff who earned more than $104,754 in the…

  • Bonnyville Seniors Lodge to be Modernized and Expanded

    Bonnyville Seniors Lodge to be Modernized and Expanded

    More Bonnyville and area seniors will have a place to call home as the final expansion of the Bonnylodge gets the green light. Construction is expected to start this summer to replace units built in 1958. There will be 46 new units and the kitchen and core services area will undergo a major renovation. Once…

  • Dramatic Minimum Wage Hike Comes at a Time When the Economy Can Least Afford It: Wildrose

    Dramatic Minimum Wage Hike Comes at a Time When the Economy Can Least Afford It: Wildrose

    EDMONTON, AB: The announced timeline by the NDP government to implement a dramatic increase to the minimum wage comes at a time when our economy can least afford it and puts employment with our most vulnerable at risk, the Wildrose Official Opposition said. Labour Minister Christina Gray refused to release any type of economic analysis about…