Category Archives: Alberta
Current wildfire levels "substantially better shape" than 2024, says Loewen
March 1 officially marked the first day for Alberta's wildfire season, and with that Minister of Forestry and Parks, Todd Loewen says the province has been working since the end of 2024's wildfire sea...
Mar 4, 2025
Tariffs an 'unjustifiable economic attack,' says Alberta premier
Canada's political leaders are speaking out against the implementation of tariffs on Canadian exports to the United States.President Donald Trump has followed through with his promise to impose 25 per...
Mar 4, 2025
Alberta hires former Manitoba chief judge to investigate health spending scandal
EDMONTON -- The former head of Manitoba's provincial court has been hired by the Alberta government to investigate allegations of improper behaviour and spending irregularities in health contracts.The...
Mar 3, 2025
Trump says threatened economy wide tariffs will hit Canada, Mexico on Tuesday
U.S. President Donald Trump said 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, will start Tuesday, tipping the continent int...
Mar 3, 2025
New phone line dedicated to new parent and newborn health
Primary Care Alberta (PCA) has launched a new service, the New Parent and Newborn Line, which refers Health Link 811 callers in north, south and central zones to registered nurses specializing in post...
Mar 3, 2025
Mayerthorpe marks 20th anniversary of the 'Fallen Four' tragedy with memorial service
Twenty years after the tragic deaths of four RCMP officers, the community of Mayerthorpe came together on Monday to remember and honor the lives of Constables Brock Myrol, Anthony Gordon, Lionide 'Leo...
Mar 3, 2025 Residents gather at Mayerthorpe Fallen Four Memorial Park on the 20th anniversary of the tragedy that claimed the lives of four RCMP officers. (XM105/Neil Shewchuk)
Rural UCP MLA says he won't support budget over infrastructure, health-care concerns
A rural United Conservative Party (UCP) backbencher says the Alberta government's new budget is indefensible and that he won't be supporting it unless major changes are made.Lesser Slave Lake represen...
Mar 3, 2025
Canada's minister of agriculture among Liberals not seeking re-election
Canada's minister of agriculture and agri-food says he won't be seeking re-election. Lawrence MacAulay says in a social media post he is no longer a young man, and he wants to spend more time with his...
Mar 2, 2025
Alberta enters wildfire season with significant drop from last year
Wildfire season has officially begun in Alberta as of Saturday.Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen said the province is entering the season with 10 active fires, which he notes is a significant dr...
Mar 2, 2025
PODCAST: Mayerthorpe's 'Fallen Four' remembered 20 years after tragic incident
Heroes, right down to their core.That's the only way Keith Myrol wants his son and three other RCMP officers killed 20 years ago in Mayerthorpe, Alberta to continue to be remembered.Brock Myrol, Antho...
Mar 2, 2025