Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta's auditor finds province's surface water management ineffective
Alberta's auditor general says the province's system for managing surface water is ineffective and not set up to deal with changing conditions.Doug Wylie says in a report that Alberta Environment and ...
Jul 11, 2024
Province issues fire ban for the entire forest protection area
Due to increasing wildfire danger and many active wildfires across the province, Alberta's government is implementing a fire ban for the entire Forest Protection Area as of 4:00 p.m., July 10. Provinc...
Jul 10, 2024
Auditor General: Improvements needed to strengthen management of Alberta.ca Accounts
By: Office of the Auditor General A new report released today by the Auditor General of Alberta found that while the government has processes to manage users and provide secure access to its online Al...
Jul 10, 2024 Photo: alberta.ca
Alberta government aiming to preserve, promote, and protect province's history
Alberta's government says it is preserving the province's history by investing $1.7 million in heritage conservation and awareness. Government officials say every place tells a story, and through the ...
Jul 10, 2024
More auto insurers could exit Alberta without system reforms; DBRS
CALGARY, AB - A major global credit rating agency says Alberta must come up with a ``clear long-term solution'' to its auto insurance woes or additional insurers will depart the province.DBRS Mornings...
Jul 10, 2024
Alberta sets new record for summer electricity use
More electricity was used on Tuesday than in any other day in the summer in Alberta.That is according to the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO), who says the province hit a new all-time summer pe...
Jul 10, 2024
Provincial government taking aim at problem wildlife
Alberta's government says it is taking action to protect Albertans lives and livelihoods from problem wildlife, including grizzly bears. So far in 2024, the Alberta government says there have been sig...
Jul 09, 2024
Midair crash between plane and helicopter near airport NW of Edmonton
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is investigating after a plane and helicopter collided midair near a small Alberta airport.Somehow, there were no injuries, the TSB reports.They say the...
Jul 09, 2024
ATCO Electric fined $3 million for unearned rate increases, overstating its costs
A prominent Alberta company has agreed to pay $3 million in fines for misleading the province's utilities watchdog about its costs in two separate projects. ATCO Electric has also agreed to refund $4 ...
Jul 09, 2024
GPEN Sweep finds majority of websites and mobile apps use deceptive design to influence privacy choices
A global privacy sweep that examined more than 1,000 websites and mobile applications (apps) has found that nearly all of them employed one or more deceptive design patterns that made it difficult for...
Jul 09, 2024