Category Archives: Alberta

Gas prices down in Alberta as crude oil slumps
Albertan drivers are enjoying cheaper gas prices heading into fall.The average gasoline price in Alberta was 143.6 cents per litre on Friday, according to price tracking website GasBuddy.com.That's do...
Sep 6, 2024

Alberta experiences net gain of 13K jobs in August
Despite an overall increase in the number of people working, Alberta's unemployment rate was up last month.In Statistics Canada's latest Labour Force Survey, it says the unemployment rate in the provi...
Sep 6, 2024

Wildfire Recovery Actions: September 5
Recovery efforts continue to support the return of Jasper residents. The last of the major wildfires, which had previously been out of control, are now classified as either under control or being held...
Sep 5, 2024

Canadian canola industry could take $1B hit in wake of Chinese trade actions: Report
An international credit rating agency says Canada's canola industry could take a $1-billion hit in the wake of new Chinese trade actions.Morningstar DBRS says China's plan to launch an anti-dumping in...
Sep 5, 2024

Alberta introduces new scholarship to support women in technical and applied arts
The Government of Alberta is encouraging women to get an education in fields that generally underrepresent women. It was announced on September 4, 2024, that there will be three post-secondary academi...
Sep 5, 2024

Alberta power rates fall by nearly 60% in one year
The rates that Albertans pay for electricity and natural gas have reportedly gone down in recent months.The Alberta Utilities Commission reports that, between August 2023 and August 2024, the average ...
Sep 5, 2024

Calgary Green Line LRT in political crossfire, as Alberta minister blames NDP leader
Alberta's government says it's pulling $1.53 billion in funding from a massive Calgary Green Line light rail transit project already deep in sunk costs.Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative gov...
Sep 5, 2024

Fish and Wildlife warn of grizzly attack west of Crossfield
Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Services (FWES) says they've received a report from RCMP that an individual was attacked by a female grizzly bear near the hamlet of Madden, Alberta.Madden is loc...
Sep 4, 2024

Alberta Health Minister says hospital transfer plan isn’t ‘hard and fast’
Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says a plan to offload underperforming hospitals from Alberta Health Services to third-party operators is still up for discussion.LaGrange says the province wo...
Sep 4, 2024

Province signs new five-year deal for legal aid services
Albertans with low incomes can rest assured that if they need a legal aid lawyer, they should be able to get one.The Government of Alberta has announced that it has signed a five-year governance agree...
Sep 4, 2024