Alberta

Criminal trial for 'Freedom Convoy' organizers Lich and Barber to end after one year

OTTAWA - Today is expected to mark the end of the criminal trial for two prominent organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" protest, more than one year after the proceedings began. Tamara Lich and Chris Bar...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 13, 2024

Premier Smith: Alberta, "cant afford," and, "not open," to additional asylum seekers

Premier Danielle Smith is pushing back against what she calls the federal government's plan to ship tens of thousands of asylum claimants to Alberta.Smith released a statement saying Alberta has alway...

Sep 12, 2024

Hard questions for feds if Alberta's share of CPP falls short: Premier Smith

Premier Danielle Smith says if Ottawa comes back this fall with a lowball estimate on Alberta's share of the Canada Pension Plan, hard questions will have to be asked on next steps.Her government esti...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 12, 2024

Wildfire Recovery Actions update - Sept. 12

Government of Alberta PSA -- Recovery task force actionsThe Jasper Recovery Task Force continues to support the development of interim housing options for displaced residents, essential workers and wo...

Sep 12, 2024

RCMP say 3 dead, suspects at large in targeted attack at home in Lloydminster

RCMP said suspects were at large but the public was not at risk Thursday following a triple homicide at a home in Lloydminster, Sask.Staff Sgt. Brian Nicholl didn't give details about the victims.He t...

Sep 12, 2024

Alberta First Nation suing federal government over right to clean drinking water

EDMONTON - An Alberta First Nation has revived a lawsuit it launched 10 years ago in an effort to get the federal government to recognize its human right to clean, safe water. The Ermineskin Cree Nati...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 12, 2024

'Unprecedented': Severe Calgary hail storm caused $2.8 billion in damage last month

The Insurance Bureau of Canada says a severe hail storm that battered Calgary last month is the second-costliest event in Canadian history.The bureau says the initial damage estimates come from Catast...

Sep 12, 2024

Alberta NDP Caucus shares leadership team and shadow minister shuffling

The Alberta NDP Caucus announced changes to its Shadow Minister roles and the Caucus Leadership Team on Wednesday.Leadership TeamNaheed K. Nenshi - LeaderRakhi Pancholl - Deputy LeaderChristina Gray -...

Sep 11, 2024

Province announces funding for up to 60 mental health classrooms

As part of a partnership with CASA Mental Health, the Government of Alberta is investing $70 million over three years for the creation of up to 60 new CASA Mental Health Classrooms across the province...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 11, 2024

Alberta government announces Canada's first industrial-scale waste-to-energy facility

The Alberta government has announced two-point-eight million dollars in funding toward a plant that would turn landfill waste into electricity, and capture the carbon it creates.The money is to go tow...

Sep 11, 2024