One day after flood watches were issued Monday by Alberta Environment and Sustainable  Resourses Canada, the counties of Lethbridge and Medicine Hat have declared a state of emergency and are preparing for the rising waters. The city of Lethbridge has not declared a state of local emergency at this time. 

If you or your spouse ever have to use your mortgage insurance, will your claim be denied? If you got it from the bank, there is a distinct possibility that it will.

Mortgage insurance is actually just a life insurance policy based on the value and length of your mortgage. Its purpose is to pay off the remainder of your mortgage if you or your spouse should die. The surviving party then would not have the burden of paying off the mortgage on their own. The benificiary is the bank (not your spouse) and the value of the policy diminishes as you pay down your mortgage.

The Armour Registry office received word last week that vehicle registration renewal reminders may soon be discontinued in Alberta. In a notice sent Friday, the Association of Alberta Registry Agents (AARA) stated that they "anticipate that at some point in the future, Service Alberta may discontinue mailing reminders to Albertans".

A long cold Alberta winter can wreak havoc on your car or truck. Low temperatures, salt and sand covered roads and driving through heavy snowfalls work against your vehicle all winter. Here are some spring maintenance tips you can use to fix any damage your vehicle may have sustained and make sure your car is running in tip top condition on the first dry roads we've seen since October!

After a number of isolated measles cases cropping up, Alberta Health Services (AHS) has announced an outbreak of the disease in Calgary, Edmonton and Central Alberta zones.

Recently a man received a ticket for distracted driving for answering a text message while waiting in line at a Beaumont area Tim Horton's drive through. He's On September 1, 2011 Alberta became the first province in Canada to write a law that addresses distracted driving and cell phone use. It is also Canada's most comprehensive distracted driving law, which has led to a bit of confusion over what activities would be considered breaking the law and what would be perfectly legal. Read below to dispel some of these myths.

A fire in Edmonton, Alberta in February that caused the death of one man was discovered to have started because of a space heater the man was using in his garage.

As severe weather continues to be the source of increased property insurance claims in Alberta, Wawanesa Insurance has put together a tip sheet to help homeowners protect their homes from this hazard.