Category Archives: Alberta
Latest poll shows support for Alberta premier remaining just below 40 per cent
A new poll released Wednesday by the Angus Reid Institute is showing that support for Alberta's premier has slipped slightly from earlier in the year. According to the survey, 38 per cent of those pol...
Sep 16, 2026 (Image Credit: Amber Bracken | The Canadian Press)
Smith points to conservative vote split and low voter turnout for Calgary byelection loss
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office is blaming a stunning byelection loss in south Calgary on a conservative vote split. It's also blaming low voter turnout. Monday's byelection saw the Opposition...
Sep 15, 2026 Alberta Legislature (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Scholarships open for women pursuing careers in which they are under-represented
Applications are now open for a handful of provincial scholarships that help female students pursuing careers in under-represented fields.The scholarships are as follows:The Persons Case Scholarship s...
Sep 15, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 81194678 © Ammentorp | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta NDP wins byelection in longtime Conservative riding of Calgary-Shaw
Naheed Nenshi's NDP on Monday declared victory in a south Calgary byelection after unofficial results showed the Opposition party snatched up the longtime Conservative stronghold of Calgary-Shaw.Unoff...
Sep 15, 2026 Voters leave a polling station after casting ballots in an Alberta byelection for the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills riding, in Cremona, Alta., Monday, June 23, 2025. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
Alberta expands publicly funded RSV protection for high-risk residents starting Oct. 1
Alberta is expanding publicly funded protection against respiratory viruses this fall, including new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) coverage for vulnerable adults and antibodies for newborns.The pr...
Sep 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Angellodeco/Dreamstime.com)
Alberta, Saskatchewan, and NWT sign MOU to advance collaboration on nuclear generation technologies
The Government of Alberta has partnered with Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories to strengthen grid reliability.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, alongside Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Nort...
Sep 14, 2026 (Image Credit: Government of Alberta/Supplied)
Premier says Crown corporation for natural gas 'unlikely' after leaked report
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Saturday that it's "unlikely" her government will launch a new Crown corporation to build out natural gas pipelines in the province.Smith, speaking on her provincew...
Sep 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Jeff McIntosh | The Canadian Press)
Alberta woman remembers September 11, 2001 vividly on 25th anniversary of terrorist attacks
While many of us remember where we were when the 9/11 terrorist attacks happened, for one Lethbridge woman, the day hit too close to home.Community advocate Chelsey Peat was 16 at the time, and was fl...
Sep 13, 2026 The Boston Logan 9/11 Memorial is a permanent memorial that honors the passengers and crews of American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, the two planes that departed Boston Logan for Los Angeles, but were hijacked by terrorists who flew them into the World Trade Towers in New York. (from: MassPort website) (Image Credit: Massachusetts Port Authority)
Elks snap playoff drought with 53-16 home win over Stampeders
The longest CFL playoff drought in Edmonton football history has finally come to an end.Joe Robustelli caught a pair of touchdown passes as the Edmonton Elks clinched a playoff berth for the first tim...
Sep 12, 2026 (Image Credit: Codie McLachlan | The Canadian Press)
Alberta's Smith takes hands-off approach to First Nation's trans care safe haven
Alberta's premier is taking a hands-off approach to a First Nation defying her government by announcing it will offer safe haven for gender-affirming medical care."I don't have any authority over the ...
Sep 12, 2026 (Image Credit: Amanda May Erickson | The Canadian Press)