Category Archives: Alberta
Over $25 million in contraband tobacco seized in Alberta so far this year
Officials say a series of investigations into contraband tobacco has lead to several major seizures in 2024, including two that are among the largest in the province's history.The Alberta Gaming Liquo...
May 16, 2024
Alberta NDP says UCP’S Bill 22 offers more power for premier's cabinet and nothing for health care workers
Alberta's NDP says the UCP's latest piece of legislation aims to rip apart Alberta's health care system, injecting more chaos for Albertans, more uncertainty for frontline workers, and grabs more powe...
May 15, 2024
The Rural Municipalities of Alberta fear trio of provincial bills are a power grab
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's rural municipalities are teeing off on a trilogy of provincial bills they say erode trust and attack local authority.Paul McLauchlin, head of the Rural Municipalities of Alber...
May 15, 2024
Alberta wildfire update: May 15
Premier Danielle Smith, Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis, and Alberta Wildfire information unit manager Christie Tucker will prov...
May 15, 2024
Alberta introduces legislation to break up AHS, establish new health agencies
The Government of Alberta has taken a major step in its efforts to restructure the health care system.The Health Statutes Amendment Act has been introduced into the legislature, which, if passed, woul...
May 14, 2024
Fort McMurray, Alta., wildfire forces out hundreds of residents in 4 neighbourhoods
FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA - Hundreds of residents in four neighbourhoods in the southern end of Fort McMurray have been ordered out as a wildfire threatens the community. The Rural Municipality of Wood B...
May 14, 2024
Alberta funding rural education training at post-secondaries
The government of Alberta is providing funding to help train teachers for rural schools in Alberta.The province has announced over $1.7 million to community-based Bachelor of Education programs at the...
May 14, 2024
Commercial vehicle inspection campaign aims to improve road safety
Road safety is at the forefront of an annual international campaign.Members of the Alberta Sheriffs Highway Patrol are joining fellow law enforcement across North America for the International Roadche...
May 14, 2024
Alberta to investigate police crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protests
CALGARY, AB - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will ask the province's police watchdog to investigate how officers forcibly cleared out two pro-Palestinian protests on university cam...
May 14, 2024
NDP Leadership Candidate Gil McGowan suspends campaign
The leadership race for the Alberta NDP has thinned out yet again. Candidate Gil McGowan has announced his formal farewell to his campaign, but not to the political party.The Alberta Federation of Lab...
May 13, 2024