Alberta

Smith blames Calgary Green Line fallout on missing "political oversight"

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a lack of ``political oversight'' undermined Calgary's Green Line light rail transit project.Smith says the experience has made clear that when billion-dollar decis...

Sep 18, 2024

Premier announces pilot program to fund private school construction to help address enrolment pressures

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's plan to spend billions of dollars to fast-track school building across the province will come with a new program to fund private school construction. Smith says the go...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 18, 2024

Critics going after energy minister's stance on abandoned wells

Critics say Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean's suggestions on how the province might clean up its thousands of abandoned oil wells favour industry and lack input from the public. Jean's department i...

Sep 18, 2024

Alberta premier calls for stricter immigration, reveals $8.6B education boost

Premier Danielle Smith called on the federal government tighten "unrestricted" immigration policies on Tuesday as she revealed a new multi-billion-dollar investment to fast-track new school builds acr...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 18, 2024

Province touting achievements of new Fugitive Apprehension Sheriffs Support Team

Officials with the provincial government say a new team of Alberta Sheriffs is on the ground to help bring wanted criminals to justice. The Fugitive Apprehension Sheriffs Support Team (FASST) is descr...

Sep 17, 2024

Municipal officials in Jasper to ask the province for financial help

JASPER, ALTA. - The tourist town of Jasper, Alberta, is asking the provincial government for help balancing its budget for the next few years as it recovers from July's devastating wildfire. The town ...

Sep 17, 2024

Premier Smith set to announce supports for overcrowded classrooms

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to announce a plan to help school classrooms being squeezed by an influx of new families. Smith has scheduled a televised address that will stream online at 6:50 ...

Sheldon Spackman Sep 17, 2024

Two teens die in single-vehicle crash in eastern Alberta

R-C-M-P say a truck carrying seven teens crashed in eastern Alberta over the weekend, killing two of them.R-C-M-P say officers responded to the single-vehicle crash early Sunday on a township road nea...

Sep 16, 2024

Man and two adult sons identified as homicide victims in Lloydminster

The victims of a triple homicide in a city that straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary have been identified as a man and his two adult sons.RCMP say 66-year-old Brent Peters, 32-year-old Matthew ...

Sep 16, 2024

Energy minister says public money could help finance Alberta energy cleanup

Alberta's energy minister is promising strong action to clean up the province's growing backlog of unreclaimed oil and gas sites.Brian Jean says the effort might involve using public finances, even th...

Sep 16, 2024