Category Archives: Alberta
Wildfire Recovery Actions update - Sept. 12
Government of Alberta PSA -- Recovery task force actionsThe Jasper Recovery Task Force continues to support the development of interim housing options for displaced residents, essential workers and wo...
Sep 12, 2024
RCMP say 3 dead, suspects at large in targeted attack at home in Lloydminster
RCMP said suspects were at large but the public was not at risk Thursday following a triple homicide at a home in Lloydminster, Sask.Staff Sgt. Brian Nicholl didn't give details about the victims.He t...
Sep 12, 2024
Alberta First Nation suing federal government over right to clean drinking water
EDMONTON - An Alberta First Nation has revived a lawsuit it launched 10 years ago in an effort to get the federal government to recognize its human right to clean, safe water. The Ermineskin Cree Nati...
Sep 12, 2024
'Unprecedented': Severe Calgary hail storm caused $2.8 billion in damage last month
The Insurance Bureau of Canada says a severe hail storm that battered Calgary last month is the second-costliest event in Canadian history.The bureau says the initial damage estimates come from Catast...
Sep 12, 2024
Alberta NDP Caucus shares leadership team and shadow minister shuffling
The Alberta NDP Caucus announced changes to its Shadow Minister roles and the Caucus Leadership Team on Wednesday.Leadership TeamNaheed K. Nenshi - LeaderRakhi Pancholl - Deputy LeaderChristina Gray -...
Sep 11, 2024
Province announces funding for up to 60 mental health classrooms
As part of a partnership with CASA Mental Health, the Government of Alberta is investing $70 million over three years for the creation of up to 60 new CASA Mental Health Classrooms across the province...
Sep 11, 2024
Alberta government announces Canada's first industrial-scale waste-to-energy facility
The Alberta government has announced two-point-eight million dollars in funding toward a plant that would turn landfill waste into electricity, and capture the carbon it creates.The money is to go tow...
Sep 11, 2024
Smith defends making policy announcements at party events
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith is defending making a string of policy announcements at private United Conservative Party events, saying Albertans shouldn't be surprised by her agenda. When asked wh...
Sep 10, 2024
Alberta government invests in youth mental health and suicide prevention
The Government of Alberta is investing $4 million into various organizations in an effort to improve the mental health of young people and increase access to suicide prevention supports. According to ...
Sep 10, 2024
AHS and Recovery Alberta share resources, risk factors, and warnings for suicide
On World Suicide Prevention Day, Alberta Health Services (AHS) and Recovery Alberta are sharing what supports are available and how people can help prevent suicide by understanding risk factors and wa...
Sep 10, 2024