Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta voters to decide Monday if NDP's Nenshi, separatists to hold legislature seats
Alberta NDP leader Naheed Nenshi is looking to finally win a seat in the legislature after a year of sitting on the sidelines. He's running in one of three provincial byelections today as a candidate ...
Jun 23, 2025
Man charged with murdering Alberta woman who hasn't been seen in nearly six years
WETASKIWIN - A murder charge has been laid in the disappearance of an Alberta woman who was last seen close to six years ago.RCMP say Twyla Evans, who was 39 when she was last seen alive in Wetaskiwin...
Jun 21, 2025
Update 6: Alberta wildfire update
Significant rain is expected in parts of Alberta this weekend, but northern areas will stay warm and dry, adding challenges to ongoing firefighting efforts.Current situation (as of 3:30 p.m., June 20)...
Jun 20, 2025
Province invests into collegiate schools to help meet need for in-demand jobs
The Government of Alberta has announced a total of 20 collegiate schools, 16 new and four improved, will prepare students with the needed training for in-demand jobs.Provincial officials say the deman...
Jun 20, 2025
Province aiming to support Albertans with brain injuries
The provincial government says it is trying to ensure Albertans with brain injuries and their families are supported.Provincial officials note, acquired brain injuries change lives in an instant, and ...
Jun 20, 2025
Searchers recover second body after rockfall near Banff National Park hiking trail
One of the two people killed in a rockfall in Banff National Park has been identified as 70-year-old Jutta Hinrichs of Calgary.The University of Alberta, in a statement, says Hinrichs was an educator ...
Jun 20, 2025
Mounties say hikers caught up in a rock slide in Banff National Park
Banff RCMP say hikers have been caught in a rock slide in Banff National Park.The nature and number of injuries, however, have not been determined.On June 19, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., Lake Louise RCMP was ...
Jun 19, 2025
Company to pay $330K after Edmonton worker trapped in smokehouse, dies in 92 C heat
EDMONTON - A commercial food processing company has been ordered to pay $330,000 after one of its workers became trapped in a smokehouse and died. Ontario-based Sofina Foods Inc. was directed by a jud...
Jun 19, 2025
Alberta's tourism above national average
Officials with the Alberta government say the province's tourism strategy resulted in 12 per cent growth last year, outpacing other provinces at four times the national average.In 2024, the provincial...
Jun 19, 2025
Moe, Smith repeat calls for federal action and support for energy projects
The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are repeating their calls for federal support for energy projects and the abandonment of some industry regulations.Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Alberta's...
Jun 18, 2025