Wildfire report reveals 6.6% of Alberta’s forested area burned last year
Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Last year’s wildfire season was certainly historic, but how historic was it and what...
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Alberta Municipalities President Tyler Gandam wants parties out of local elections
Qiam Noori, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In response to a recent proposed change to the Municipal Government Act to include...
National corridor grants shun Alberta
George Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Funding designed to improve the flow of goods and people in Canada has shown...
Camrose Police Service and Wetaskiwin RCMP team up to arrest repeat offenders
On April 10, 2024, at approximately 8 a.m., officers of the Camrose Police Service, while investigating a report of theft...
Camrose Police charge resident with manslaughter
On April 2, 2024, the Camrose Police Service arrested a resident of Camrose and charged him with one count of...
Pardon Me Program helps free people of criminal records
Crystal St.Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Navigating a new path in life isn’t always easy, but the Elizabeth Fry (EFry)...
What are the impacts of political censorship on Instagram?
Léa Beaulieu-Kratchanov, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter For two months, Meta has blocked the recommendation of “political” content by default on...
Woman held captive in woods details experience 30 years on
Lenore Rattray was kidnapped and held hostage in the woods of North Vancouver in July of 1992. Mina Kerr-Lazenby, Local...
Bound by grief: The agony of mourning in exile when home is a world away
The mother of Syrian poet and novelist, Abdulrahman Matar, pictured with his son. She passed away in the absence of...
Airdrie RCMP Officer charged with assault with a weapon
On April 3, the Calgary Police Service arrested an RCMP officer after an investigation into a report of an assault...
Solar eclipse: be careful with your eyes, warn ophthalmologists
Corinne Prince Local Journalism Initiative As the solar eclipse of Monday, April 8 quickly approaches, the Association of Ophthalmological Doctors...
Richardson Oilseed meeting the challenge of 21st century agri-food production
Heather Cameron, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Hosted last month, there was a free industry event, Research in RINSA: Opportunities for...
