Edmonton CBC’s Edmonton AM sat down with Rachel Pizante, a PhD student in conservation biology at the University of Alberta. She led a study looking at the habitat that helps this family of flies thrive. U of A study found 90 species of hoverflies Emily Williams · CBC News ·Continue Reading
Edmonton The Alberta and federal governments are putting a combined $5.5 million toward attracting tourists to the Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta. July wildfire destroyed one-third of the mountain town, including multiple hotelsThe Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 18, 2024 6:40 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 18 TheContinue Reading
Edmonton Seven works of local art mysteriously vanished in early October in a busy hospital under the scrutiny of security cameras. The artists believe it was premeditated. 2 local artists hope police can recover 7 pieces stolen from Grey Nuns hospital Two of Jeanette Spencer’s oil paintings were stolen fromContinue Reading
Edmonton The Alberta government says long-term care and supportive living programs will no longer be under the purview of the provincial Health Ministry. Change comes as part of health-care system overhaul Jack Farrell · The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 16, 2024 9:11 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 17Continue Reading
A county in northwestern Alberta wants livestock producers to be compensated when coyotes prey on their animals, which would bring the province in line with the rest of Western Canada. Currently, the carnivores are not listed alongside wolves, grizzly bears, black bears, cougars or eagles under the wildlife predator compensationContinue Reading
Edmonton A company operating a pulp mill near the northern Alberta town of Peace River has been ordered to pay a $1-million fine after pleading guilty to violating federal environmental legislation. Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd. pleaded guilty to one count of violating Fisheries Act Madeleine Cummings · CBC NewsContinue Reading
Jasper juggles housing ahead of winter tourist seasonMonths after wildfire destroyed one-third of Jasper, Alta., the community is scrambling to find enough housing for displaced residents, people working to rebuild and tourists — before the start of the busy winter tourism season. A glittering orange cat, a glaring pumpkin andContinue Reading
Edmonton A team of Canadian and American researchers says their method of forecasting the rate of transmission of infectious diseases predicts an earlier spike in influenza cases this year. University of Alberta professor says the data could help public health officials prepare Madeleine Cummings · CBC News · Posted: OctContinue Reading
Edmonton Details around the lack of planning that led to the Jasper wildfire continued in a parliamentary hearing on Wednesday. Wildfire could have been avoided with proper planning, witnesses and experts say Emma Zhao · CBC News · Posted: Oct 10, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: October 10Continue Reading
