Category Archives: Alberta

New health agency 'Recovery Alberta' begins operations Sept. 1
A major milestone in the Government of Alberta's efforts to restructure the healthcare system is just around the corner.They say Recovery Alberta officially begins operations as of September 1, 2024.I...
Aug 30, 2024

Former Calgary Flames superstar Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew tragically pass away, Blue Jackets confirm
Hockey fans are waking up to the unimaginable news that superstar Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew have tragically died.A report from WPVI (ABC 6) appears to confirm the brothers were cyclists ...
Aug 30, 2024

New justice appointed to central division of Alberta
Central Alberta has just been appointed a new justice, Gina Toni, who will serve the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer, Camrose, and Wetaskiwin.Toni received her bachelor of laws from the Universit...
Aug 29, 2024

Alberta government expecting a boost in its 2024-25 surplus largely due to oil prices
Alberta's first-quarter fiscal update shows the government expects a surplus of $2.9 billion but won't have surplus cash this year and will need to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars.Finance Minis...
Aug 29, 2024

Farmers projected to grow more wheat, canola, oats and soybeans in 2024
It has been a mixed year for Canadian agriculture with much higher expected yields for some types of crops and lower for others.Statistics Canada says a range of weather-related challenges resulted in...
Aug 29, 2024

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