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Alberta auditor flags $1.6B in government accounting blunders, oversight problems

Alberta auditor flags $1.6B in government accounting blunders, oversight problems

EDMONTON — Alberta’s auditor general has flagged $1.6 billion worth of accounting blunders along with other oversight problems by Premier Jason Kenney’s government.
'It's a sombre place': Broncos permanent memorial in the works

'It's a sombre place': Broncos permanent memorial in the works

“From everything we've talked about, we know that their hearts are in the right place, they're going to try and do something to honour the Broncos. And I'm sure they'll do a good job,” Chris Joseph said.
Okotoks man arrested after smashing windows at Aldersyde A&W

Okotoks man arrested after smashing windows at Aldersyde A&W

Vandalism at popular restaurant near Aldersyde overpass
Giant 'murder-hornet' with painful sting discovered in BC

Giant 'murder-hornet' with painful sting discovered in BC

Just a couple of weeks ago, the first-ever Asian giant hornet nest in the U.S. was discovered just south of the B.C. border in Blaine, Washington.
Province scraps temporary foreign worker frontline tourism jobs

Province scraps temporary foreign worker frontline tourism jobs

“Unfortunately, the decision to add frontline tourism occupations to the ‘refusal to process list’ will not help position our destination to recover from the impacts of COVID-19.”
Experts say Canada's three-layer face mask recommendations make sense

Experts say Canada's three-layer face mask recommendations make sense

As the cold winter weather forces most of us indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's health leaders say it's time to upgrade our cloth face masks. Dr.
Parks Canada forming expert panel to advise on long-term visitor management plan

Parks Canada forming expert panel to advise on long-term visitor management plan

“The panel will have the flexibility to consider a wide range of tools that are used in other protected areas and like places.”
Hundreds of coal mining jobs to end as power company switches to natural gas

Hundreds of coal mining jobs to end as power company switches to natural gas

CALGARY — Alberta power producer TransAlta Corp.
Social media a downer?

Social media a downer?

UBCO study indicates it's not social media, but how we use it, impacting outlook
Alberta confirms Canada's first human case of swine flu in central part of province

Alberta confirms Canada's first human case of swine flu in central part of province

EDMONTON — Alberta's chief medical officer of health says Canada's first confirmed case of H1N2v, a variant swine flu virus found in humans, has been detected in the central part of the province. Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Dr.
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