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An evacuation order for the Municipality of Jasper has been downgraded to an evacuation alert as residents begin to return home today. Jasper National Park remains closed at this time. Re-entry to the...
Aug 16, 2024
New Democratic health critic Dr. Luanne Metz says the Alberta health care system is moving backward under the United Conservative government's divisive approach."We are dividing things right now, rath...
Aug 16, 2024
JASPER, ALBERTA, CANADA - Some residents of the Municipality of Jasper are set to return to the town today after a massive wildfire forced them out more than three weeks ago. Jasper Mayor Richard Irel...
Sheldon Spackman Aug 16, 2024
The Canadian Red Cross is providing an additional $500 in one-time financial assistance for residents of Jasper. This additional support will help with ongoing needs such as food, transportation or cl...
Aug 15, 2024
The Alberta Equestrian Federation is now accepting applications for expense relief through its Equine Emergency Disaster Fund.The fund is designed to ensure the well-being of equines residing in Alber...
Aug 15, 2024
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will introduce legislation on pronouns in schools after classes begin in September. Smith says the new policy requiring parents to be noti...
Sheldon Spackman Aug 15, 2024
In an effort to strengthen supply chains, Alberta's government is allowing qualified Ukrainian evacuees to take accelerated training to obtain their Alberta Class 1 driver's licence.Government officia...
Aug 15, 2024
The Government of Alberta has opened a new recovery treatment centre for those suffering from addiction in Gunn, Alta., and the facility officially welcomed its first clients on July 29. The Lakeview ...
Sheldon Spackman Aug 15, 2024
Due to a rising global demand for lithium, the Government of Alberta is providing Calgary-based E3 Lithium with $5 million through the industry-funded Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TI...
Sheldon Spackman Aug 15, 2024
A hearing for a judicial review of the sanctions placed by Medicine Hat's council on Mayor Linnsie Clark was described by a political expert as a "schoolyard dispute" and a former politician as an air...
Aug 15, 2024