Food prices have been on the rise according to a report by Statistics Canada. The report was published on Tuesday and showed that food prices have risen by 4.7 per cent year-over-year in December, which was the same increase seen
Municipalities across the industrial heartland are teaming up with a municipal transit collaboration agreement. This agreement was made between Edmonton, Beaumont, Devon, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc County, Parkland County, Spruce Grove, St. Albert, Stony Plain, and Strathcona County. The hopes it
Environment Canada forecasts more Arctic air is on the way to parts of Northern and Eastern Alberta after a brief period of respite from the frigid temperatures that drained car batteries, prompted folks to curl up with extra blankets at
A police chase down Highway 15 on Sunday evening ended in Lamont, according to Fort Saskatchewan RCMP. According to police, the chase began in Fort Saskatchewan as police responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle at around 8:30 p.m. The
Environment Canada forecasts the temperature will start to warm from an Arctic air mass that broke records at dozens of weather stations in Alberta at various points over the weekend. “We do have some slightly milder air moving into the
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency [CFIA] expanded a national recall on Friday of Quaker Canada granola products to include various yogurt parfait products that may have been contaminated with granola which was recalled a day earlier for salmonella concerns. The
Elk Island Public Schools [EIPS] and Elk Island Catholic Schools [EICS] have each issued cancellations for Monday morning’s bus trip to school. Each board has left open the possibility that the afternoon trip will be cancelled, as well. EICS decided
The Alberta Electric System Operator issued a grid alert on Sunday, January 14, at 3:42 p.m., a second day in a row, due to extreme cold conditions straining the electricity system due to increased demand. The AESO alert asks Albertans
**Update: the Alberta Electric System Operator ended the power alert as of just before 8:40 p.m.** Alberta Electric System Operator is bracing for rotating power outages due to surging electricity consumption due to the extreme cold gripping the province. “Extreme
A harsh Arctic air mass remains in command of the atmosphere in most of Western Canada, with all of Alberta in the crosshairs. This has prompted Environment Canada to keep in effect an extreme cold warning, alerting every Albertan man,
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