Alberta

Alberta Energy Regulator names former oil and gas CEO as top executive

Alberta's energy watchdog has chosen a former oil and gas company CEO as its new boss.Rob Morgan, who most recently led Strathcona Resources Ltd., is to take the helm starting Tuesday, the Alberta Ene...

Feb 13, 2025

Health Minister Adriana LaGrange named in $1.7 million lawsuit by former AHS CEO

Former Alberta Health Services CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos is suing the province, as well as health minister Adriana LaGrange. In the statement of claim filed in court by Mentzelopoulos, she alleges she...

Ian Gustafson Feb 13, 2025 (Canadian Press)

New farm crisis line now available

The National Farmer Wellness Network Crisis Line is now available to producers who may be struggling with their mental health.The initiative from the Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing officia...

Feb 12, 2025

Premier Smith defends health minister amid scandal on health purchases

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Health Minister Adriana LaGrange has her full support as they navigate allegations of high-level government corruption in medical contracts.Smith made the comment i...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 12, 2025

Strike of school support staff could spill into Calgary after vote for job action

Job action involving more than 4,000 school support workers is on track to grow into Calgary and other areas of Alberta after five union locals voted to strike.Staff in Edmonton, Sturgeon County and F...

Feb 12, 2025

Alberta calls on federal government to revive mandatory minimums for certain drug offences

Premier Danielle Smith and Mickey Amery, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, are calling on the federal government to repeal Bill C-5 in its entirety and reintroduce mandatory minimum jail sente...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 12, 2025

As number of auto thefts drops nationally, Alberta logs highest per-capita theft rate

OTTAWA - Canada's auto theft rate for private passenger vehicles dropped by almost 19 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year - but the non-profit that collected the data says the number of sto...

Josh Hall Feb 12, 2025

Alberta's health minister says third party to help probe into lucrative health contracts

Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says an unnamed third-party has been called to help investigate reports of high-level government interference in medical contracts. The third party will assist...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 11, 2025 (Photo credit: UCP)

Insurance costs for historic Calgary hailstorm climb to over $3B

The insurance costs for a record-breaking hailstorm that ravaged vehicles, homes and infrastructure in Calgary last summer is now estimated at $3.25 billion, a new report says.That's as auto claims wr...

Feb 11, 2025

RCMP warn public of fraudulent Peavey Mart websites

RCMP are warning the public of fraudulent websites and social media pages posing as the legitimate business, Peavey Mart. These websites claim to offer an online store for purchasing items, however, t...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 11, 2025