Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta Appeal Court upholds sentence for Ontario trucker in Edmonton hotel killing
EDMONTON - Alberta's top court has dismissed a Crown appeal of the sentence handed to an Ontario truck driver convicted in the 2011 death of a woman found in an Edmonton hotel bathtub. Cindy Gladue, a...
Nov 01, 2024
Premier Smith faces important vote at UCP AGM in Red Deer
The United Conservative Party of Alberta will take centre stage at their Annual General Meeting in Red Deer this weekend.The convention, that begins on Friday and runs through Saturday at Westerner Pa...
Nov 01, 2024
Alberta introduces bills affecting transgender people, pronouns at school
EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a trio of bills focusing on transgender people and students using preferred pronouns. Premier Danielle Smith's government proposed Thursday one bill that would requir...
Oct 31, 2024
UFO sightings during northern lights display sparks conversation
Have you ever wondered if we're not alone in the universe and beyond? Maybe you know we're not or you're still trying to decide, but interest in alien life, at least by those in Alberta, was recently ...
Oct 30, 2024
Alberta taking steps toward better protecting children in child care
The provincial government is proposing changes to the Early Learning and Child Care Amendment Act, 2024, designed to help ensure child safety by strengthening its ability to hold non-compliant provide...
Oct 30, 2024
Alberta government proposes larger fines for selling uninspected meat
Through the Meat Inspection Amendment Act, the Government of Alberta is proposing increased fines for selling uninspected meat in response to increasing counts of the offence in the province. Selling ...
Oct 30, 2024
B.C. judge halts the medically assisted death of Alberta woman
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge has granted an injunction stopping a woman's medically assisted death, the day before it was scheduled to take place in Vancouver. The injunction granted on Saturd...
Oct 30, 2024
Committee recommends Gordon McClure as Alberta’s next Chief Electoral Officer
Gordon McClure has been awarded the recommendation to serve as Alberta's eighth Chief Electoral Officer. The recommendation comes from the Select Special Ethics Commissioner and Chief Electoral Office...
Oct 30, 2024
Ottawa fires back at Alberta's application for judicial review of carbon price
The federal government says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's application for a judicial review of Ottawa's carbon levy is nothing more than political posturing.Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault a...
Oct 30, 2024
Alberta invests in dual credit programming
In an effort to help Alberta's youth get a head start on the future, the Government of Alberta is investing almost $4.9 million into dual credit grants to support 55 new and enhance 22 existing progra...
Oct 29, 2024