Alberta

Alberta announces funds to support innovation in ag tech

The Government of Alberta hopes that more innovations in technology will come forward to support the province's agriculture sector. They have announced a grant of $1.2 million over three years for the...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 8, 2024

'Just chills throughout my body': Medicine Hat welcomes home lacrosse club alumni in exhibition game

Calgary Junior 'A' lacrosse players hit the Moose Recreation Center for an exhibition game yesterday afternoon. Two Medicine Hat Lacrosse Club alumni are vying for roster spots with the Calgary Mounta...

Apr 8, 2024

Debt anxiety improving in Alberta, but majority still concerned

While the majority of Albertans remain anxious about being able to pay off their debts, there have been some recent improvements.That is according to the latest MNP Consumer Debt Index.On the positive...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 8, 2024

Father says 11-year-old boy felt safe with dogs before deadly attack in Edmonton home

EDMONTON - The father of an 11-year-old boy killed in a dog attack in an Edmonton home says he never saw the two animals act aggressively towards people. Wesley Grist says the large dogs belonged to h...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 7, 2024

Grid alert announced Friday in Alberta

UPDATE (11:30 am Friday): The AESO has ended the grid alert. They are thanking Albertans for doing their part to reduce their energy consumption.Original StoryAlbertans are asked to do what they can t...

Apr 5, 2024

Premier Smith making school funding announcement in Brooks today

Premier Danielle Smith will reveal funding on Friday for the Brooks Junior High School replacement project..The Alberta budget tabled earli this year promised $2.1 billion in capital funding over thre...

Apr 5, 2024

Alberta's Smith calls for Trudeau to meet with premiers over federal carbon tax

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Thursday requested Prime Minister Justin Trudeau call a meeting of the premiers for an urgent discussion about the federal government's carbon tax program and the pos...

Apr 4, 2024

Alberta teams up with Saskatchewan, Ontario to build recovery care systems

The governments of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan are establishing a partnership to help strengthen recovery care.On April 3 and 4, 2024, the eighth annual Recovery Capital Conference of Canada in ...

Apr 4, 2024

Wait times for most surgery types still over benchmarks in Alberta

Despite some positive momentum over the last year, Albertans are still having to wait longer than the clinically-recommended benchmark times for some surgeries.The Canadian Institute for Health Inform...

Apr 4, 2024

Eight-inch SMIRD allocation just enough for southern irrigators, official says

St. Mary's River Irrigation District on Wednesday revealed eight inches of water per acre as its allocation for the 2024 season, a number high enough to get crucial southern Alberta irrigators through...

Apr 3, 2024