Category Archives: Alberta
Nominations open for Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame class of 2024
The province is celebrating individuals in the agriculture industry. Nominations are open for the 2024 Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame. It honours those who have advanced the province's agriculture i...
Feb 14, 2024
Alberta reveals new tourism strategy it says will boost economy by $159B
The Alberta government is aiming to more than double the value of the province's tourism industry by 2035 through a new five-part plan revealed Wednesday it says will have a $159-billion impact.Albert...
Feb 14, 2024
Minister Loewen to promote Alberta's great outdoors in Salt Lake City
Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen will travel to Utah Feb. 15-19 to participate in the auction of five Minister's Special Licences. According to government officials, during his visit to Salt...
Feb 14, 2024 Todd Loewen, Minister of Forestry and Parks. (Government of Alberta)
Alberta NDP leadership hopeful Kathleen Ganley unveils new tax plan for Albertans
Alberta NDP leadership candidate Kathleen Ganley has unveiled a new tax plan that she says will leave more money in the pockets of Albertans struggling to afford the basics. "We're putting money where...
Feb 14, 2024
Suspects arrested in several break-ins throughout central and southern Alberta
Two Calgary residents are facing multiple charges after a gun club break and enter in Mountain View County last week.On Feb. 9, 2024, at approximately 5:10 a.m., Didsbury RCMP were dispatched to a bre...
Feb 13, 2024
Province inviting you to have your say on Springbank Reservoir land use
Albertans are invited to shape how the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir is used when not full of water.The government says the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir is currently under construction west of Ca...
Feb 13, 2024
25th Alberta Winter Games in 2026
Thousands of Alberta's best athletes, coaches and visitors from across the province will gather for the 25th Alberta Winter Games in 2026. Government officials say the province's top junior athletes w...
Feb 13, 2024
Alberta Mountie accused of accessing police records for 'foreign actor'
CALGARY, AB - The RCMP's national security team says a front-line Alberta Mountie has been arrested for allegedly accessing police record systems to assist a "foreign actor."The force says in a news r...
Feb 13, 2024
Alberta Wildfire asking residents to revisit winter burn sites
Alberta Wildfire is encouraging residents to revisit their winter burn sites before the start of wildfire season. With the dry conditions last fall and a lack of moisture in the ground, Alberta Wildfi...
Feb 13, 2024
One person taken to hospital after cougar attack in Banff National Park
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - A cougar attack in a wilderness area of Banff National Park has left one person with minor injuries. Alberta Health Services says its EMS crews responded to the Rockbound Lake tra...
Feb 13, 2024