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Okotoks restaurant closes five months after opening due to unpaid rent

Okotoks restaurant closes five months after opening due to unpaid rent

The Morning Brunch Co. location in Okotoks has plans to reopen once a breach of the lease contract is sorted, said a spokesperson for the property owner.
Alberta holds auction, bidder ponies up US$400,000 to hunt a bighorn sheep

Alberta holds auction, bidder ponies up US$400,000 to hunt a bighorn sheep

The right to hunt bighorn sheep, Alberta's official mammal, has netted the province US$400,000 at auction.
Jasper looking into loosening restrictions for temporary housing, laydown areas within townsite

Jasper looking into loosening restrictions for temporary housing, laydown areas within townsite

Residents and contractors have been pushing local officials to make more land available for in-town contractor camps, interim residences and laydown areas.
BoC cuts key rate by quarter point to 3% as tariffs threat looms

BoC cuts key rate by quarter point to 3% as tariffs threat looms

The Bank of Canada delivered another interest rate cut on Wednesday, reducing its policy rate by a quarter-percentage point to three per cent.
Diamond Valley man nets $2.5 million lottery win

Diamond Valley man nets $2.5 million lottery win

The winning ticket in a LOTTO 6/49 draw in December was purchased from a gas station south of Calgary.
Joly to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio as tariff threat looms

Joly to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio as tariff threat looms

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is back in Washington, D.C., today to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as Canada faces the threat of devastating tariffs landing as early as Saturday.
Alberta Premier Smith to announce plan to grow province's nest egg

Alberta Premier Smith to announce plan to grow province's nest egg

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is scheduled to announce today her government's plan to grow the province's rainy day fund.
Two Southern Alberta towns became one and now they are auctioning roadside welcome signs

Two Southern Alberta towns became one and now they are auctioning roadside welcome signs

Online bidding for Turner Valley and Black Diamond welcome signs is open until Feb. 11
Donald Trump's press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs 'still on the books'

Donald Trump's press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs 'still on the books'

U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary says the plan to slap Canada with punishing tariffs on Saturday is still in play.
Alberta RCMP’s Real-Time Operations Centre is a cutting-edge technology hub

Alberta RCMP’s Real-Time Operations Centre is a cutting-edge technology hub

'An operations centre like this doesn’t exist anywhere else in Canada': Alberta RCMP Inspector Ryan Breitkreuz.
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