Category Archives: Alberta

Wildfire Recovery Actions: August 26
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 26, 2024

Downpour in Jasper National Park slows fires, but comes with warning
JASPER - Parks Canada says a weekend drenching of rain on parts of Jasper National Park is doing a lot to quell fire activity, but the wet weather also comes with a warning. In a daily update on the l...
Aug 25, 2024

Labour board orders Canadian rail workers back on the job, imposes binding arbitration
The federal labour board on Saturday ordered thousands of rail employees back to work after a bitter contract dispute shut down the country's two major railways.The decision from the Canada Industrial...
Aug 24, 2024

Police up reward to $10,000 for info leading to arrest of Alberta murder suspect
The reward for information that leads to the arrest of an Alberta murder suspect is now $10,000, RCMP shared Friday. Elijah Blake Strawberry, 28, is wanted in connection to the Aug. 6 Strathmore murde...
Aug 23, 2024

Scenic highway in Jasper National Park reopened as wildfire continues to be held
JASPER, ALTA. - One of Canada's most scenic highways has reopened as the wildfire in Jasper National Park continues to be held. Jane Park, incident commander with Parks Canada, says Highway 93, also k...
Aug 23, 2024

Many Alberta school divisions to pilot new K-6 social studies curriculum
The Government of Alberta says hundreds of schools across the province will be testing out the new curriculums for K-6 social studies.Since the contents of the curriculum were released back in April, ...
Aug 23, 2024

Ottawa will enforce binding arbitration to end CN/CPKC rail lockout
Federal Minister of Labour Steve MacKinnon says he's using the legislative powers he has to enforce binding arbitration, effectively halting a nationwide labour dispute between union Teamsters Rail Ca...
Aug 22, 2024

New deputy commissioner heads Alberta RCMP
In a formal ceremony on August 21, new Deputy Commissioner Rob Hill took command of the Alberta RCMP, taking over for Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki.Hill has served with the RCMP for 26 years. Mo...
Aug 22, 2024

Municipalities say Alberta oilpatch policies harming tax base, public interest
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government is trying to increase production from the province's declining conventional oil and gas fields at the expense of local tax bases, environmental over...
Aug 22, 2024

Alberta fund gets major boost to drive regional growth
Alberta's government says it is expanding the Northern and Regional Economic Development program to support a greater range of projects. Established in 2022, provincial officials say the Northern and ...
Aug 21, 2024