Source: David Lao, gloablnews.ca, February 21, 2021 Last May, on the opening day of campground reservations, nearly 32,000 individual campsite reservations were processed by the lunch hour. It’s a sign that summer is just around the corner (one can hope). Alberta Parks is set to open its online camping reservation system for the 2021 season… Continue reading Alberta’s Provincial Park Camping Reservations Begin March 4
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Shell to Reduce Alberta Presence With $900M Sale of Assets to Crescent Point
Source: Dan Healing, The Canadian Press Staff, calgary.ctvnews.ca, February 18, 2021 Crescent Point said it has already identified more than 200 other potential drilling sites on the 130,000 net hectares of drilling rights it is buying. Royal Dutch Shell is further reducing its exposure to the Alberta oilpatch with a deal to sell producing light… Continue reading Shell to Reduce Alberta Presence With $900M Sale of Assets to Crescent Point
Canada’s Vaccine Supply Is in ‘Good Shape’ Despite EU Threat to Export Control
Source: John Paul Tasker, cbc.ca, January 27, 2021 230,400 doses of Moderna are slated to arrive next week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to reassure Canadians today that vaccine shots will continue to arrive even as the European Union threatens protectionist measures to limit the export of doses abroad. The EU is poised to impose… Continue reading Canada’s Vaccine Supply Is in ‘Good Shape’ Despite EU Threat to Export Control
Trudeau Disappointed Over Keystone XL Cancellation in Phone Call With Biden
Source: David Lao, globalnews.ca, January 23, 2021 The call was the first opportunity for Trudeau to express the country’s consternation over Biden’s move to cancel the pipeline. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in his first chat with U.S. President Joe Biden since Wednesday’s inauguration, expressed disappointment over the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline. The two… Continue reading Trudeau Disappointed Over Keystone XL Cancellation in Phone Call With Biden
Experts Say Keystone XL Cancelation Will Stifle Canada’s Oil Industry for Years
Source: Dan Healing The Canadian Press, globalnews.ca, January 22, 2021 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has said the province has about $1 billion at risk if the project is killed. Western Canada’s oil producers will likely cope better with Joe Biden’s cancelling of the Keystone XL presidential permit than they did with the same move by… Continue reading Experts Say Keystone XL Cancelation Will Stifle Canada’s Oil Industry for Years
Alberta Paramedic Receives Impaired Driving Charge While on Duty
Source: Sarah Komadina, globalnews.ca, January 15, 2021 The paramedic with impaired driving of a motor vehicle and impaired driving of a motor vehicle over .08. A 24-year-old Alberta woman is facing charges of impaired driving after a call came into Vegreville RCMP that an ambulance was going the wrong way in the westbound lanes on… Continue reading Alberta Paramedic Receives Impaired Driving Charge While on Duty
Details About New COVID Restrictions in Alberta Taking Place Immediately
Source: cbc.ca, December 09, 2020 New restrictions will remain in place for four weeks. “If you gathered everyone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 together, it would be the fifth largest city in Alberta,” said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health. “Every case is a person … we are all at risk… Continue reading Details About New COVID Restrictions in Alberta Taking Place Immediately
Alberta Will Roll Out COVID-19 Vaccine in Three Phases
Source: Diego Romero, ctvnews.ca, December 03, 2020 The COVID vaccines will be stored in 30 depots across the province and be rolled out in three phases. EDMONTON — More than 400,000 seniors and staff in continuing care homes and frontline workers will get the COVID-19 vaccine between January and April, the Alberta government announced Wednesday.… Continue reading Alberta Will Roll Out COVID-19 Vaccine in Three Phases
WHO Applauds Lethbridge’s COVID Response Initiative
Source: Eloise Therien, globalnews.ca, November 02, 2020 Local food groups were able to increase their delivery by around 20 per cent from the start of the pandemic; increased wellness checks and food hampers thanks to the initiative. A collaborative COVID-19 response created by a group of Lethbridge community organizations back in the spring has drawn… Continue reading WHO Applauds Lethbridge’s COVID Response Initiative
Quebec City Stabbing Suspect Charged With 2 Counts of First Degree Murder, 5 of Attempted Murder
Source: Daniel J. Rowe, Adam Kovac, The Canadian Press Staff cbc.ca, November 0,2, 2020 The suspect had also made threats of violence in 2014 “in a medical context,” but had no previous criminal record. MONTREAL — A 24-year-old man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and five of attempted murder in connection… Continue reading Quebec City Stabbing Suspect Charged With 2 Counts of First Degree Murder, 5 of Attempted Murder