Category Archives: Alberta

AHS shares tips to beat the heat and avoid a medical emergency
With almost all of Alberta facing a heat warning, Alberta Health Services (AHS) shares some precautions residents can take to keep themselves and their loved ones safe as they try to enjoy the outdoor...
Jul 09, 2024

Government says historic signing drives Alberta towards decarbonization
Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) in Alberta is taking a big step forward as the Atlas project signs a carbon sequestration agreement with Alberta's government. The Atlas carbon storage h...
Jul 08, 2024

'Dead to me': Alberta transgender teen takes action after being deadnamed in yearbook
Remi Laboucane says memories of being bullied were finally fading, memories so awful he switched schools. He was graduating from high school this summer, ready for life's next chapter, when he opened ...
Jul 06, 2024

RCMP investigate drowning of toddler in Wetaskiwin
RCMP say a 5-year-old has died by drowning at Lions Campground in Wetaskiwin.It was 4 p.m. on July 2 when RCMP were advised of the incident that had occurred earlier that day.Investigation determined ...
Jul 05, 2024

Juror dismissed for falling asleep during testimony at Coutts murder-conspiracy trial
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - One of the jurors hearing evidence in the murder-conspiracy trial surrounding the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., has been dismissed for falling asleep in the courtroom. Court of...
Jul 05, 2024

New committee established to streamline foreign credential recognition system
Alberta's government is establishing a new advisory committee that is expected to help improve the province's foreign credential recognition system.Officials say that recognizing foreign credentials h...
Jul 05, 2024

Calgarians put water crisis aside, prepare for fun at Stampede
CALGARY - Calgary residents are getting a happy diversion from their water woes, as its annual Stampede summer festival begins today with a downtown parade. The parade comes a month to the day after a...
Jul 05, 2024

Mayor ends Calgary's state of emergency but ban on outdoor watering remains
Calgary cancelled a state of emergency on Thursday over its water conservation crisis, but a ban on outdoor watering remains.The city invoked the state of emergency soon after a water main ruptured a ...
Jul 04, 2024

Prairie provinces collaborating on economic corridors
Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba have reached a year of collaboration on economic corridors, and will continue to do so with a focus on enhancing strategic infrastructure to better trade and transp...
Jul 04, 2024

Alberta RCMP conducts traffic enforcement over Canada Day long weekend
This Canada Day long weekend, from June 28 to July 1, Alberta RCMP removed a total of 101 impaired drivers from provincial roadways. According to Alberta Mounties, of the 101 impaired motorists, 79 dr...
Jul 04, 2024 (Supplied by Alberta RCMP)