Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta man planning protests against data centres as province announces town halls
A man leading a movement against artificial intelligence data centres in Alberta says provincial officials can expect to get an earful at an upcoming town hall. Ben Baril says he and other protesters ...
Aug 11, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 277828375 © Pavel Muravev | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta Open Farm Days returns August 15-16
It's that time of the year again when Albertans are invited to visit local farms and learn about what producers are doing to make the world go round. Alberta Open Farm Days runs Aug. 15 and 16, with a...
Aug 11, 2026 You can feed and learn about the alpacas at Kirk's Alpaca Farm just southeast of Torrington in Kneehill County during Alberta Open Farm Days, Aug. 15-16. (Image Credit: Kirk's Alpaca Farm)
Alberta to review Amber Alert criteria and day home after death of Calgary boy
Alberta's government will review its Amber Alert system and the policies of a Calgary day home after the death of an 11-year-old boy with autism. The province says the review will assess the criteria ...
Aug 10, 2026 ID 255386180 © Oasisamuel | Dreamstime.com (Image Credit: ID 255386180 © Oasisamuel | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta NDP slam planned AI data centre town halls
Alberta's Opposition NDP say Albertans will not be fooled by what it calls "last-minute, disingenuous town halls" on AI data centres. The government announced on Thursday that it would hold three in-p...
Aug 7, 2026 (Image Credit: Alberta NDP.)
Much of southern B.C. under smoky skies, alerts, as wildfires continue to burn
If your plans this weekend include travelling west into B.C.'s southern Interior region, you may wish to postpone your trip for a day or two, after Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC) expan...
Aug 7, 2026 (Image Credit: Dave Lueneberg | Pattison Media)
Governor General Louise Arbour to attend Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat
Canada's Governor General will visit Medicine Hat next week to cheer on athletes competing at the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games.Louise Arbour will be in the city from Aug. 10 to 13 for the...
Aug 7, 2026 Louise Arbour speaks after being named the next governor general during a news conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Alberta government announces town hall series, new website on AI data centres
The provincial government says it is doing a couple of things to share information on AI data centres. A series of four town halls will be held. The first meeting will be held in Ponoka on August 19, ...
Aug 7, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime.)
Alberta radiation technologists concerned with staffing levels for new rules regarding diagnostic tests
Technicians who run diagnostic tests in Alberta's health system are wondering if they have enough people to accommodate changes to the program. Premier Danielle Smith's government now allows patients ...
Aug 6, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 26377127 © Marian Vejcik | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta ministry facing workplace safety charges in firefighter's 2024 death
Alberta's government is facing workplace safety related charges in the death of a firefighter who was struck by a tree about two years ago while tackling the massive wildfire in Jasper National Park. ...
Aug 5, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 350459601 © Wirestock | Dreamstime.com)
Ottawa moves to list Alberta-backed West Coast pipeline as national interest project
The federal government is advancing the process to designate a proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast as a "national interest" project.Naming a project in the national interest under the Building Can...
Aug 5, 2026 (Image Credit: Todd Korol | The Canadian Press)