Category Archives: Alberta
'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...
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
Smith defends making policy announcements at party events
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith is defending making a string of policy announcements at private United Conservative Party events, saying Albertans shouldn't be surprised by her agenda. When asked wh...
Sep 10, 2024
Alberta government invests in youth mental health and suicide prevention
The Government of Alberta is investing $4 million into various organizations in an effort to improve the mental health of young people and increase access to suicide prevention supports. According to ...
Sep 10, 2024
AHS and Recovery Alberta share resources, risk factors, and warnings for suicide
On World Suicide Prevention Day, Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Recovery Alberta are sharing what supports are available and how people can help prevent suicide by understanding risk factors and wa...
Sep 10, 2024
Protesters get 6 1/2-year sentences for roles in Coutts border blockade
Two men have been sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for their roles in the blockade of the Canada-U.S. border crossing at Coutts. Anthony Olienick showed no emotion while Chris Carbert appeared glum ...
Sep 09, 2024
Taber to explore potentially becoming a city
A southern Alberta community is considering the idea of transitioning from being a town to a city.The Town of Taber says its 120th anniversary is coming up next year and it could be a good opportunity...
Sep 09, 2024
No particpants after five months for orphan well program
Landowner resistance seems to have quashed an Alberta government pilot program offering energy companies partial recognition for well site cleanup that isn't complete. The Well Site Reduction program ...
Sep 09, 2024