Skip to main content
Log in
Account
Log out
Donate
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Explainers
  • Zero Carbon
  • Podcast
  • Special reports
  • Multimedia
  • Conversations
  • About

Bill Graveland

Reporter for The Canadian Press
  • RSS feed
114 Articles

Police officer with Alberta's Blood Tribe fights human trafficking

It took a few years on the job for Const. Jennaye Norris to realize the Blood Tribe in southern Alberta has a human trafficking problem.
News, Politics | May 16th 2022

Police forces across Canada need help to deal with people in mental health crises

Pat and Irene Heffernan have relived their son's death many times.
News | May 9th 2022

University of Calgary students harness the sun to power this ATV

Some engineering students have figured out how to convert all-terrain vehicles to solar power and hope it will benefit Indigenous and remote communities in Canada's North.
News | April 18th 2022
MarkWest Liberty, natural gas pipeline, fracking well cap, Valencia,

Living too close to fracking sites may increase risk of premature births, researchers say

A University of Calgary study says there may be a link between the density of certain oil and gas operations and increased health risks for nearby pregnant women and their babies.
News | April 5th 2022

'Rewriting history': Military official says NATO trying to counter Russian propaganda

A Canadian military official says the war over Ukraine is being fought on two fronts — armed conflict and disinformation.
News, Politics | March 9th 2022

'Friendships have been torn up. There are people who think I'm a traitor. It may be years before we recover from this'

Coutts mayor speak out.
News, Politics | February 19th 2022

'It could have been deadly for citizens, protesters and officers': RCMP say as Coutts blockade ends

A blockade that paralyzed a United States border crossing for more than two weeks ended on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, as trucks and other vehicles with horns blaring rolled away from a southern Alberta community.
News, Politics | February 16th 2022

Alberta border protesters won't budge, chanting 'Hell no, We won't go'

Alberta RCMP officers were met with anger and chants on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, as they attempted to persuade protesters camped at a United States border crossing to move to another location.
News, Politics | February 10th 2022
A truck convoy of anti-COVID-19 vaccine mandate demonstrators block the highway at the busy U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta., on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Vaccine passport is gone in Alberta but truckers' border protest is staying put

"We're here for the big picture. It started with the border thing, it started with Trudeau and until Trudeau moves, we don't move," said John Vanreeuwyk, a feedlot operator from Coaldale, Alta.
News, Politics | February 9th 2022

No quick end in sight for the Coutts, Alta., trucker border blockade: RCMP

Demonstrators began parking their trucks and other vehicles last Saturday near the crossing at Coutts, Alta., in solidarity with similar events in Ottawa and other locations to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates and broader public health measures. 
News | February 4th 2022
  •  
  • 1 of 12

Support award-winning independent journalism with your subscription today

  • Canadian Online Publishers Awards
    • Independent Publisher of the Year
    • Best News Coverage
    • Best Column
    • Best Digital Solution
  • Canadian Association of Journalists Awards
    • Winner
    • Canadian Association of Journalists
    • Data journalism award
    • Human rights reporting award
    • Outstanding investigative journalism
  • Michener Award
    • Finalist
    • Michener Award
    • Meritorious public service journalism
    • 2019 & 2016
  • National Newspaper Award
    • Winner
    • National Newspaper Award
    • Business reporting
Canada's National Observer
  • Jobs
  • Freelance for Us
  • Masthead
  • Team
  • Video
  • Advertise
  • Search
  • Help
  • Contact
  • The Trust Project
  • Ethics
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Admin
Subscribe Newsletter Donate
Trust Project logo
© Observer Media Group 2022
Log in
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Explainers
  • Zero Carbon
  • Podcast
  • Special reports
  • Multimedia
  • Conversations
  • About
Account
Log out