Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta, Ottawa and oilsands companies reach Pathways agreement
CALGARY - The Alberta government, Ottawa and five major oilsands producers have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance the multibillion-dollar Pathways carbon capture and storage project. The...
Jul 13, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith arrive to announce a proposed pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast in Calgary on Thursday, July 2, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
Regulated iGaming market goes live in Alberta
Alberta's regulated iGaming system is now live, starting the race for private sports betting companies and online casinos to stake their shares in the provincial gambling market.It makes Alberta the s...
Jul 13, 2026 (Image Credit: Giordano Ciampini | The Canadian Press)
Amber Alert cancelled in Alberta, B.C. for six-year-old boy who remains missing
RCMP in Alberta and British Columbia have cancelled Amber Alerts in those provinces for a six-year-old boy, but the child remains missing.Alberta RCMP said Friday that they were cancelling their alert...
Jul 11, 2026 (Image Credit: Jason Franson | The Canadian Press)
Missing six-year-old spotted in Fort St. John
Another update has been shared regarding the search for six-year-old Lanakai Morrison.RCMP say they had multiple reported sightings of the boy in BC, and one confirmed sighting Wednesday morning (July...
Jul 10, 2026 Photo courtesy of the Beaverlodge RCMP (Image Credit: Photo courtesy of the Beaverlodge RCMP)
Three sent to hospital after tornadoes touch down in Alberta, campground evacuated
CHAUVIN - Two tornadoes touched down in Alberta on Wednesday, toppling trees, tearing up trailers in a campground and sending three people to hospital.Dillberry Lake Provincial Park in central Alberta...
Jul 9, 2026 (Image Credit: The Canadian Press/Handout-Benjamin Hager)
Elections Alberta alerts public to spoofed website
Elections Alberta announced they recently identified a website that appears to be attempting to represent itself as Elections Alberta.The government says the spoofed URL of electionsab.ca was designed...
Jul 9, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Update: Amber Alert cancelled for Alberta and B.C.
July 10 evening update: As of Friday night, the Amber Alert originating in Alberta on July 8 has been cancelled for BOTH Alberta and British Columbia.However, it has now been extended to the Yukon and...
Jul 9, 2026 Lanakai Morrison (left), 4, and his mother Krista Morrison, 35 -- seen here in images provided by Beaverlodge RCMP.
ASIRT completes investigation into in-custody death of Lethbridge man in Spring 2025
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team has concluded its findings into the Spring 2025 death of a man while in police custody. In its report, released Wednesday, it said the incident in question c...
Jul 8, 2026 (Image Credit: Pattison Media)
Data centre capacity could soar to 20 GW in planned projects: government document
OTTAWA - A document prepared for the federal artificial intelligence minister to use when pitching international investors on Canada's AI ecosystem identifies a massive proposed increase in Canada's d...
Jul 8, 2026 The area of Olds, Alta., where Synapse Real Estate Corp. is planning a data centre complex with 1.4 gigawatts of natural gas-fired power generation is shown on Thursday, June 4, 2026. (Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lauren Krugel)
Province uses AI tools to rebuild decades-old technology
The Government of Alberta announced they've accelerated the rebuilding of decades-old technology using advanced artificial intelligence tools.These tools are from companies like Google and Anthropic, ...
Jul 7, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 319647573 | Artificial Intelligence © HAKINMHAN | Dreamstime.com)