Category Archives: Alberta
NDP's Nenshi supportive of public cash for Alberta pipeline, wants honesty from Smith
Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith's plan for a new pipeline has his support, but he's calling on her to be honest about how much taxpayers could be on the hook for it. Naheed...
Jul 03, 2026
Record high rainfall prompts increased mosquito populations
Residents swatting away mosquitoes nonstop and asking themselves, "where do they keep coming from?" are not alone.According to researchers at the University of Alberta, the current heavy rain-extreme ...
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Elections Alberta deems 'Water Not Coal' petition unsuccessful
Elections Alberta announced that Alberta musician Corb Lund's "Water Not Coal" citizen initiative petition has been deemed unsuccessful. Alberta's Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, determined t...
Jul 03, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 55924670 © Gajus | Dreamstime.com)
NDP's Nenshi supportive of public cash for Alberta pipeline, wants honesty from Smith
Alberta's Opposition NDP leader says Premier Danielle Smith's plan for a new pipeline has his support, but he's calling on her to be honest about how much taxpayers could be on the hook for. Naheed Ne...
Jul 03, 2026 (Image Credit: Dreamstime)
Alberta pitches new bitumen pipeline to B.C. coast with TMX, Pembina partners
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has pitched a new bitumen pipeline to the B.C. coast, just hours after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a deal with B.C. to make it possible. Smith and Carney stood ...
Jul 02, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, signs an MOU with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (Image Credit: Jeff McIntosh | The Canadian Press)
Final investment announcement for the Greenlight Electricity Centre
Pembina Pipeline, Kineticor Asset Management and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners - partners in the Greenlight Electricity Centre Limited Partnership - announced Thursday their final investment ...
Jul 02, 2026 (Image Credit: Gov't of Alberta YouTube)
Albertans can now obtain new ID cards that replace provincial health cards
Albertans can now obtain their new driver's licenses or ID cards as the province introduces its new, redesigned cards.As reported a month ago, the province has rolled out the new cards as of July 2 th...
Jul 02, 2026 (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
Calgary mayor says he wants to hold advocacy campaign opposing separation, but can't
The mayor of Alberta's largest city says he wants to hold an anti-separation advocacy campaign as the province nears a referendum to quit the country but that provincial rules are binding the city fro...
Jul 02, 2026 Calgary City Hall (Image Credit: ID 2702898 © Jeff Whyte | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta applications for $100 payments open, hit website traffic snag
Heavy traffic on a website for Albertans to apply for $100 from the provincial government has clogged the site on the day it opened.In an email Wednesday, Alberta's technology and innovation departmen...
Jul 01, 2026 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, walks past antique gas pumps to announce a new affordability measure in Calgary on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Image Credit: Jeff McIntosh | The Canadian Press)
WHL commissioner comes out with annual State-of-the-League report
The head of the Western Hockey League has come out with his annual report on the 2025-26 season of play.Commissioner Dan Near outlined some of the accomplishments and proposed changes, based on feedba...
Jul 01, 2026 (Image Credit: Canadian Hockey League)