Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta RCMP offers security tips for business owners
The Alberta RCMP is reminding business owners across the province to consider crime prevention practices to reduce theft and damages. In 2024, Mounties say there were 4,460 reports of business break a...
Feb 06, 2025
Calgary construction company fined $110,000 for 2021 workplace incident
Calgary-based Graham Construction has been fined $110,000 related to serious workplace injuries.Per the Government of Alberta (GoA) on Feb. 6, the company pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupat...
Feb 06, 2025
Alberta’s Smith plans to escalate fight against fentanyl amid threatened U.S. tariffs
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants to escalate her province's war on fentanyl.Smith, in a statement, says she's instructed her government to "take immediate steps" to increase police and pr...
Feb 06, 2025
Alberta introducing electric vehicle tax
Alberta is introducing a new tax for electric vehicle owners.Starting Thursday, February 13, 2025, Albertans will be charged a $200 tax when they register their electric vehicles. The province says th...
Feb 06, 2025
Alberta launching advertising campaign on consumer electricity options
The Government of Alberta is launching an advertising campaign encouraging Albertans to explore their electricity options beyond the Rate of Last Resort. The Rate of Last Resort was announced in Septe...
Feb 05, 2025
Primary Care Alberta's Virtual MD service hits 100,000 callers milestone
Primary Care Alberta is celebrating a significant milestone with their Virtual MD service.Since its launch in 2022, the service has surpassed the 100,000-caller milestone, connecting Health Link 811 c...
Feb 05, 2025
Nearly 4,000 distracted drivers caught in Alberta last year
Alberta RCMP are wanting to remind motorists of how important it is to be driving distraction-free. They say while operating a motor vehicle on provincial roadways, one should always have complete att...
Feb 05, 2025
Alberta creating new social support program for people with disabilities able to work
Alberta's government says it's looking to help people with disabilities join and stay in the workforce without losing access to their existing benefits and governmental supports.To do this, the govern...
Feb 05, 2025
Third-party advertiser Take Back Alberta fined more than $100K by Elections Alberta
Take Back Alberta, the third-party advertiser that made headlines for its role in the high-profile ouster of former premier Jason Kenney, has been fined more than $100,000 by Elections Alberta.The bod...
Feb 04, 2025
Provincial budget release scheduled for Feb. 27
The Government of Alberta has scheduled the release of Budget 2025 for Thursday, Feb. 27, at the start of the new spring legislative session. The government says that over 2023 and 2024, Alberta's pop...
Feb 04, 2025