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Bat Week swoops into Alberta

Bat Week swoops into Alberta

Midnight bug eaters could hold cure for COVID-19
Beautiful decay

Beautiful decay

While Abandoned Alberta doesn't have photographs from everywhere in the province, it does capture a lot of the beauty of dilapidated buildings and old rusty run-down vehicles that can be found down dirt roads and throughout small towns in the province.
Top doctor warns severe illness likely to rise, trailing spike in COVID-19 cases

Top doctor warns severe illness likely to rise, trailing spike in COVID-19 cases

Canada's top physician painted a bleak picture Saturday of the toll the COVID-19 pandemic may take on the country, expressing fears the number of pandemic-related hospitalizations and deaths could increase in the coming weeks as the second wave drive
Shooting your age? Rare but not impossible

Shooting your age? Rare but not impossible

It's uncommon--though not unheard of--to shoot your age in golf. But it's always special, say those who've done it.
Inquiry into oil and gas foes to deliver report next year: Kenney

Inquiry into oil and gas foes to deliver report next year: Kenney

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says an inquiry into who is funding environmental opposition to the province's oil and gas sector will be completed some time next year.
Netflix reports a summer slump in subscriber growth

Netflix reports a summer slump in subscriber growth

Netflix finished the quarter with 195.2 million worldwide subscribers
‘High demand’ for Nordic skiing, equipment this season

‘High demand’ for Nordic skiing, equipment this season

The trails could get busy this season.
British Columbia votes in snap election called during COVID-19 pandemic

British Columbia votes in snap election called during COVID-19 pandemic

Voters in British Columbia are casting ballots today in an election campaign that was largely defined by the COVID-19 pandemic. NDP Leader John Horgan called the snap election one year before the fixed voting date.
Alberta to stop limits on oil production in December after nearly two years

Alberta to stop limits on oil production in December after nearly two years

CALGARY — Alberta's oil curtailment quotas are set to end in December, nearly two years after the previous NDP government introduced them as a temporary measure to support oil prices.
Trudeau touts vaccine deals as Canada notches new daily record in COVID-19 cases

Trudeau touts vaccine deals as Canada notches new daily record in COVID-19 cases

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to offer Canadians modest hope about progress in testing and vaccine development after Canada notched an all-time high of new COVID-19 cases in a day.
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