Category Archives: Alberta
Options to patrol Alberta-Montana border says Smith
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it's early days on figuring out how the province will patrol its border with Montana but says there are options, and pointed to existing specialized sher...
Nov 28, 2024
Alberta government taking federal government to court over Impact Assessment Act
EDMONTON - Alberta is taking Ottawa to court, saying the federal government has failed to follow through on necessary changes to a law governing resource development. The federal Impact Assessment Act...
Nov 28, 2024
Alberta government developing framework to tackle rising antimicrobial resistance
The Government of Alberta is developing a framework to address a rising prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and microscopic parasites change over t...
Nov 27, 2024
$1 million winning lotto ticket purchased in Alberta, outside of Calgary & Edmonton
Check your lotto tickets because you could become a millionaire.The Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) says someone in Alberta won a MAXMILLIONS prize in the November 26, 2024 LOTTO MAX draw.Th...
Nov 27, 2024
Prairie premiers urge action on security to fend off Trump's tariff threats
Prairie premiers are urging Canada to act on American concerns over illegal cross-border traffic of people and drugs to stave off the looming threat of 25-per-cent tariffs.Alberta's Danielle Smith, Sa...
Nov 27, 2024
Mediation temporarily suspended in Canada Post strike, parties to meet with minister
OTTAWA - Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is summoning Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to his office today as federal mediation to end the nearly two-week old strike isn't working...
Nov 27, 2024
Canada Post shares another update on strike negotiations
Canada Post says in its latest update on strike negotiations with CUPW, that talks have "ground to a halt."Canada Post says it remains committed to the bargaining process and put forward a detailed pr...
Nov 27, 2024
One small step for Alberta town: Residents hope to share name with lunar rover
ATHABASCA, Alta. - Residents of a northern Alberta town are over the moon that it could share its name with the first Canadian rover set to explore the dark, cold terrain of Earth's closest celestial ...
Nov 27, 2024
Alberta takes aim at GHG emissions cap, proposes rules on trespass and data gathering
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is taking steps to challenge the proposed federal greenhouse gas emissions cap.Suggestions include a legal challenge to the cap, passing legislation ...
Nov 26, 2024
Province announces funding for Alberta 4-H programs
Three 4-H Alberta programs are splitting over $730,000 in joint funding from the provincial and federal governments.The money going to the Intro to 4-H, Agriculture and Mental Health Workshop, and the...
Nov 26, 2024