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Airdrie RCMP search warrant leads to drug seizure

Airdrie RCMP search warrant leads to drug seizure

On Nov. 28, 2024, the Airdrie RCMP Crime Reduction Unit paired up with the RCMP Special Investigation Sections, RCMP Emergency Response Team, and Calgary Police Tactical Team to execute a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant.
Innisfail-based company fined for Water Act contravention

Innisfail-based company fined for Water Act contravention

Enviro Container and Cleaning Solutions Inc., fined $12,000 of which $11,500 will go to Canada WaterPortal Society
Wolf killing contest, bounty not backed by science or ethics: Canmore conservationist

Wolf killing contest, bounty not backed by science or ethics: Canmore conservationist

“How archaic are wildlife management regulations in Alberta and just how free flowing are they for something like this to happen?”
Oil and gas drilling activity to reach 10-year high in 2025: Industry group

Oil and gas drilling activity to reach 10-year high in 2025: Industry group

CALGARY — An industry organization predicts 2025 will see the highest amount of oil and natural gas well drilling activity in Canada in a decade.
Canadian news publishers suing ChatGPT developer OpenAI

Canadian news publishers suing ChatGPT developer OpenAI

OTTAWA — A coalition of Canadian news publishers is suing OpenAI for using news content to train its ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence system.
No more ID? Air Canada starts rolling out facial recognition technology at the gate

No more ID? Air Canada starts rolling out facial recognition technology at the gate

Air Canada is poised to roll out facial recognition technology at the gate, making it the first Canadian airline to deploy the software in a bid to streamline the boarding process.
Alberta MLAs vote to increase accommodations allowance

Alberta MLAs vote to increase accommodations allowance

Members of the Legislative Assembly can claim $270 more for accommodations each month after the Members’ Services Committee voted to increase the allowance on Nov. 26.
Alberta MAID survey input vital, says hospice society official

Alberta MAID survey input vital, says hospice society official

Government launches survey as it reviews how the federal medical assistance in dying (MAID) program is regulated.
Banff on-peak paid parking increasing to $7 an hour

Banff on-peak paid parking increasing to $7 an hour

Paid parking in Banff during peak periods will increase a dollar an hour to $7/hour starting May 1.
‘Brave and before his time’

‘Brave and before his time’

Darrel Bruno, a member of Samson Cree Nation, was 64 and a trailblazer in the advancement of Indigenous rights within the RCMP. He passed away Nov. 19.
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