Category Archives: Alberta
Oil begins moving on Canada's $34B Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Smith calls it 'monumental'
Canada's energy sector as well as the country's main oil-producing province celebrated Wednesday as the long-awaited $34-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion officially came online. Crown corpora...
May 01, 2024
Alberta government reverses planned cut to aid funding for low-income transit riders
The Alberta government is reversing its plan to axe a subsidy program that helps low-income people pay for transit passes. It comes after a day of backlash from the mayors of Edmonton and Calgary. The...
May 01, 2024
Alberta begins third phase of 'Alberta is Calling' campaign
The province has launched the third phase of the Alberta is Calling campaign to attract skilled workers to Alberta.The campaign, which is now in-market in British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario, provide...
May 01, 2024
Provincial government says funding for sexual assault centres increased in new budget
The provincial government says an additional $3 million is included in the new budget for Alberta's sexual assault centres.The government says in a release that this means the 15 centres in Alberta wi...
Apr 30, 2024
Funding announced to boost Alberta’s irrigation infrastructure
VAUXHALL, AB - Irrigation districts will benefit from a big funding boost.The Government of Alberta has announced a $19 million investment through Budget 2024 to update irrigation infrastructure acros...
Apr 30, 2024
AgriSpirit fund supports rural communities
A program with a goal to provide financial support for rural projects is now accepting applications.Since the inception of the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) AgriSpirit Fund in 2004, FCC has supported 1,615...
Apr 30, 2024
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets green light to open for May 1
CALGARY - The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is complete and the Canada Energy Regulator has given the go-ahead for the project to open. The regulator says it has approved the last remaining "leave...
Apr 30, 2024
Medicine Hat city councillor blasts Alberta 'overreach'
Alberta's proposal to give itself the ability to remove city councillors and repeal any municipal bylaws are an "overreach", a Medicine Hat city councillor said Monday.While the province insisted it w...
Apr 30, 2024
Red Deer a possible transit hub in Alberta's vision for passenger rail
Alberta's government says it will develop a Passenger Rail Master Plan as the foundation to advancing passenger rail in the province. Since the early days of Alberta's development, government official...
Apr 29, 2024
Multimillion-dollar cold storage facility coming to Coaldale
A significant investment is being made in Coaldale.The Government of Alberta has announced that a $222-million cold storage facility is being built in the town by NewCold, with construction to begin "...
Apr 29, 2024