Category Archives: Alberta
Saskatchewan schools making sure pronoun law followed as kids head back to class
REGINA - Saskatchewan's two largest school divisions say they've addressed concerns from teachers and are enforcing the province's pronoun law as children head back to classrooms next week. Jason Cole...
Aug 29, 2024
Wildfire Recovery Actions: August 28
Recovery efforts continue to support the return of Jasper residents.Recovery task force actionsThe Jasper Recovery Task Force continues to support the development of interim housing options for displa...
Aug 28, 2024
Calgary airport says hail damage repairs to take at least 18 months
CALGARY - The Calgary Airport Authority says it will take at least a year and a half to fix part of its domestic terminal that was hammered by hail earlier this month. It says Concourse B will be clos...
Aug 28, 2024
2023 wildfire emissions were quadruple Canada's annual fossil fuel emissions: study
A new study says planet-warming emissions from Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfire season were quadruple the country's fossil emissions for all of the previous year and on par with some of the most...
Aug 28, 2024
Jasper wildfire will cost insurers more than $880 million: Insurance Bureau of Canada
The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the wildfire that tore through Jasper is the second-most expensive one in Alberta's history for insured losses.It says initial estimates suggest more than $880 mill...
Aug 28, 2024
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi slams premier's plan to transfer hospitals
Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith needs to explain her plan to potentially transfer control of underperforming hospitals to third parties.NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says Smith also...
Aug 28, 2024
Province issues back to school traffic safety reminder
With summer coming to a close, the province reminds drivers to use extra caution when driving in school zones and around buses as children head back to school.Drivers are reminded to respect the flash...
Aug 27, 2024
Bye-bye to Banff pedestrian zone after Labour Day long weekend
BANFF, Alta. - It'll be one last hurrah for a pedestrian zone along the main downtown drag of Banff, Alta., this long weekend. The Rocky Mountain tourist town is telling businesses to take down outdoo...
Aug 27, 2024
Medicine Hat mayor 'pleased' judge restored powers, says lessons learned
Mayor Linnsie Clark says she is "very pleased" her powers and salary were restored after a Calgary judge on Monday reversed most of the sanctions placed on her by Medicine Hat's city council earlier t...
Aug 27, 2024
'People will die': Doctors call on Alberta government to save heath care system with urgent action
Doctors on Monday called on the Alberta government to act urgently to save a health care system on the brink of collapse that, if left without help, will cause Albertans to die unnecessarily.Dr. Paul ...
Aug 26, 2024