Alberta

Alberta government striving to enhance early detection of cervical cancer

Alberta's government says it is piloting a project that will allow Albertans to screen themselves for cervical cancer using a take-home kit.Provincial officials acknowledge, early detection of cancer ...

Sep 29, 2024

Province says its taking steps to lower costs for municipalities

The Alberta government says it is lowering the cost of borrowing for municipalities, in hopes it will enable them to invest more in services and infrastructure.Government officials say municipalities ...

Sep 29, 2024

Alberta government introducing the "Rate of Last Resort"

The provincial government has announced it is trying to help Albertans take control of their electricity options and protect ratepayers from power price spikes."Alberta has a unique competitive electr...

Sep 29, 2024

Province aiming to give Albertans a voice in setting policing priorities

An order in council was signed this past week containing new regulations for Alberta's Police Amendment Act, 2022, which comes into force March 1, 2025.According to government officials, this importan...

Sep 29, 2024

Jasper captive caribou breeding program slowly recovers from summer wildfire

JASPER - By this time, Jasper National Park's caribou breeding centre was supposed to be nearly done, ready for pregnant cows to bed down behind its fence, safe from predators and working on replenish...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 28, 2024

Fractious environment the current state of things for municipally-elected officials, says AB Munis president

The 2024 Alberta Municipalities (AB Munis) conference in Red Deer ended Friday with the organization's president saying there's a level of fractiousness, but maintaining that communities are not "at o...

Josh Hall Sep 27, 2024

Alberta RCMP refuting comments made by Premier Smith

Alberta RCMP have issued what they refer to as "corrections to comments made by Premier Danielle Smith" yesterday at the Alberta Municipalities Convention, held in Red Deer yesterday.According to RCMP...

Josh Hall Sep 27, 2024

Premier, opposition leader speak at AB Munis conference in Red Deer

Premier Danielle Smith and NDP leader Naheed Nenshi each addressed delegates and media at the 2024 AB Munis convention in Red Deer on Thursday, and it was a tale of two starkly different perspectives....

Josh Hall Sep 26, 2024 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Alberta testing take-home kits to screen for cervical cancer

Officials look to make it easier for Albertans to detect the early signs of cervical cancer.The Government of Alberta, Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Alberta Precision Labs have launched a pilot pr...

Sep 26, 2024

Alberta tourism bounced back in a big way in 2023, gov't reveals

The Government of Alberta says the numbers are in, and 2023 was a bounceback, record-breaking year for tourism.In 2023, according to Statistics Canada, visitors spent $12.7 billion in Alberta, surpass...

Sep 25, 2024