Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta dominates housing starts in first quarter of 2025
Alberta had the highest number of housing starts in the country from January to March this year, according to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). In Red Deer, there were nine new hou...
Apr 16, 2025
RCMP launches non-emergency call line to mark National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
The City of Red Deer is asking residents and visitors to continue using the local non-emergency phone line while within city limits, as opposed to a new provincial line launched this week. To recogniz...
Apr 16, 2025
Nominations open for 2025 Alberta Immigrant Impact Awards
It's time again to nominate newcomers across Alberta for the yearly Impact Awards.The awards recognize the accomplishments of immigrant youth, women, entrepreneurs, academics, artists, athletes, profe...
Apr 16, 2025
UCP introduces Compassionate Intervention Act, NDP and Friends of Medicare say bill is anything but
The UCP says its proposed Compassionate Intervention Act will deliver, and help individuals who are likely to cause harm to themselves or others.Also known as Bill 53, the act is said to build on the ...
Apr 15, 2025
Three new cases of measles reported in Alberta, including Calgary
Alberta is reporting three more confirmed cases of measles, including one in Calgary.Alberta Health Services says the individual in Calgary had visited nearby towns of Banff and Canmore while infectio...
Apr 15, 2025
Alberta's Smith resists calls from NDP to pull lawyers from health probe process
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says hiring lawyers to funnel requests from the auditor general isn't meant to obstruct an investigation into multimillion-dollar health contracts - it's about helping g...
Apr 14, 2025
Alberta reports 16 more cases of measles, bringing total to 74
Alberta is reporting 16 more cases of measles, bringing the provincial total to 74 since the beginning of March.The government says the new cases were reported in Alberta's central and southern zones....
Apr 14, 2025
'We should be fine': Impact of U.S. tariffs not a major worry for new Flames arena
It's three floors down and nowhere to go but up for the new $900-million arena for the NHL's Calgary Flames, even with the ongoing tariff war with the United States.The building - to be named Scotia P...
Apr 14, 2025
Alberta RCMP launches new non-emergency reporting line
Albertans now have a new way to report non-urgent crimes.Effective April 14, 2025, people across the province can phone 310-RCMP (310-7267) to make non-emergency police reports.Chris Spence, Director ...
Apr 14, 2025
'Landspout'-type tornado outside of Medicine Hat Canada's first of the year
---Environment and Climate Change Canada confirmed a tornado occurred in southern Alberta 10 km north of Rolling Hills on Saturday.Northern Tornadoes Project said analysis of photos, video, radar and ...
Apr 13, 2025