Mandatory evacuations and a secondary state of local emergency have been declared in Wood Buffalo on Sunday after rising water levels created a high risk of flash flooding. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in northern Alberta declared a secondary State of Local Emergency because of high water levels along the Athabasca, Snye and Clearwater Rivers.…
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Mandatory evacuation notices were issued for some communities in Wood Buffalo on Sunday morning due to rising water levels and a high risk of flash flooding. The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in northern Alberta issued a mandatory evacuation notice for Draper, an unincorporated community of around 215 people. The municipality also issued a mandatory evacuation for…
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Energy projects like an LNG Canada export terminal and the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion may face short-term setbacks but the pandemic and oil price crash shouldn’t threaten their long-term viability, economists say. Andrew Leach, an energy economist at the University of Alberta, said the long-term forecast for both natural gas and oil remains steady, even…
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The latest: Alberta reported 216 new cases and one more death from COVID-19 on Saturday, for a total of 4,233 cases and 73 deaths in the province. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said reopening the economy hinges on sectors having enough personal protective equipment. There are no scheduled press conferences from the province today, but new numbers will…
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Erin Babcock, a former Alberta NDP MLA for Stony Plain, died on Saturday of uterine cancer. She was 38 years old. A post on Babcock’s public Facebook page on Saturday confirmed that Babcock’s lengthy cancer journey had ended, adding that the former MLA was proud of her time representing Stony Plain in the Alberta legislature. “She fought cancer…
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With restaurants and farmer’s markets in flux due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alberta farmers have had to get creative in order to distribute food to consumers. A new partnership between Open Farm Days and Edmonton-based online grocer Organic Box is helping farmers not only solve their distribution problem but also attract new customers. The Open…
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