Alberta

Alberta RCMP celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

Alberta RCMP is celebrating its Operational Communications Centres and their operators.Apr. 12-18 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and the RCMP are recognizing OCC operators for their...

Pattison Media Apr 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Alberta RCMP)

Alberta making tubeless insulin pump available on 5-year cycle

Alberta will now cover the cost of a tubeless insulin pump.Specifically, the provincial Insulin Pump Therapy Program (IPTP) now includes the Omnipod 5, which they note is a cutting-edge device designe...

Pattison Media Apr 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Omnipod)

Alberta government proposes legislation to expand access to testing and medications

Alberta is laying the groundwork to let more people pay in order to bypass their doctor to get faster access to everything from C-T scans to blood tests. Primary Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is pr...

Pattison Media Apr 13, 2026 Adriana LaGrange, Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta-YouTube)

Ontario man convicted in immigration investigation into Banff-area hotels

CALGARY - A man from Ontario has pleaded guilty in Alberta to two counts of unauthorized employment of foreign nationals and fined $70,000 in case involving the hospitality industry in Banff National ...

The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2026

Judge orders temporary pause on Alberta referendum separation bid

An Alberta judge has put up a roadblock on a petition drive to force a vote on the province quitting Canada. Justice Shaina Leonard says organizers can still collect signatures but says Elections Albe...

Pattison Media Apr 10, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)

Alberta's proposed public library restrictions for children, drawing criticism

Critics of Alberta's proposed public library restrictions for children are pushing back at the province. Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams says his bill would protect children 15 and under from ...

Pattison Media Apr 10, 2026 Alberta Legislature

Collecting signatures for separation vote doesn't violate treaty; Alberta's lawyers

Lawyers for the Alberta government say collecting signatures for a potential referendum on separation doesn't violate treaty rights nor would holding a vote. Neil Dobson has told an Edmonton courtroom...

Pattison Media Apr 09, 2026 Edmonton Courthouse (Image Credit: (Image Credit: ID 273837619 © Oasisamuel | Dreamstime.com))

Nurses union wants weapons screening, officers, for Alberta hospitals due to violence

The president of the United Nurses of Alberta is calling for quicker installation of weapons scanners at urban hospitals, saying her members face ``threats of violence almost daily.'' Heather Smith's ...

Alberta putting $22 million toward school security, citing Tumbler Ridge shooting

Alberta's government says it's providing $22 million for school security upgrades in the wake of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. earlier this year. The province says school boards will rece...

Alberta RCMP warns against speeding as road conditions improve

Alberta RCMP is reminding motorists to avoid speeding as the weather warms up and conditions improve.Mounties say exceeding posted speed limits is unsafe even during ideal conditions.In 2025, Alberta ...