CNRL is the second big oil company to blame an Alberta tax increase for hundreds of millions of dollars in losses during their second quarter of operations. The entire oil industry saw losses last year because of the drop in global oil prices, but some energy companies are seeing current losses that they link with…
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Fentanyl deaths in Alberta are on the rise, and province officials are distributing emergency overdose kits in order to help fight the increase. Just 4 short years ago the number of Fentanyl deaths in Alberta was 6, today that number stands at more than 50. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, and it can be 100…
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The Wood Buffalo Integrated Traffic Unit issued a large number of driving charges over the weekend starting the month of August, adding a significant amount of fees and funds to the local coffers. A total of 479 charges were issued during the weekend, and there were a variety of driving charges issued to the motorists…
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A new health study show that residents of Northern Alberta, including those in the Fort MacMurray and Wood Buffalo areas, are more likely to be heavier than average when the national and provincial weight averages are calculated in. The Health Quality Council of Alberta released a report on July 29, 2015 that detailed the findings.…
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Auditor General Saher recently cited the Alberta government failure when it comes to addressing and treating addiction and mental health problems, and a pledge to improve mental health support and services has been issued by Alberta Health Services. The report by Saher was released last week, and it shows that the provincial government did not…
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CUPE is saying that the Fort MacMurray Airport staff have low morale as a result of recent privatization of services that have resulted in staff layoffs and job losses. In recent months the custodial staff at the airport was laid off and replaced with outsourced workers from a private cleaning company. The wage paid to…
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