Category Archives: Alberta
2023 livestock drought recovery support being expanded
The governments of Canada and Alberta are expanding drought livestock assistance eligibility to help producers maintain breeding herds.Provincial government officials say the 2023 Canada-Alberta Droug...
Jan 30, 2024
Protester's overturned acquittal could have impact on 'Freedom Convoy' case: expert
OTTAWA - An Ontario court's order to retry a "Freedom Convoy" protester could have implications for the ongoing trial of the protest's two key organizers. The Superior Court of Justice ordered a retri...
Jan 30, 2024
Alberta NDP missing an opportunity to enhance public profile with new leadership race format, says political observer
A retired political science instructor at Medicine Hat College says the Alberta New Democrats are squandering an opportunity to enhance its profile with its new leadership contest rules.Jim Groom said...
Jan 30, 2024
Contamination from old Alberta Rockies coal mines raises cleanup questions
EDMONTON - A former coal mine in the Alberta Rockies is releasing a contaminant toxic to fish at rates more than dozens of times higher than federal and provincial guidelines, while another periodical...
Jan 30, 2024
Minister Loewen to promote Alberta's great outdoors in Nashville
Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen will travel to Tennessee to promote Alberta as a world-class destination for outdoor recreation activities. Officials with the Alberta government say Ministe...
Jan 29, 2024 Photo 109094689 © Franky | Dreamstime.com
CP NewsAlert: Trucker loses bid for third trial in killing of woman at Edmonton hotel
EDMONTON - Alberta's highest court has dismissed a former Ontario truck driver's bid for a third trial in the 2011 death of a woman in an Edmonton hotel. Bradley Barton was sentenced to 12 1/2 years f...
Jan 29, 2024
Alberta achieves red tape reduction goal
The Government of Alberta has announced that it has cut red tape by one-third, meeting the goal that it set for itself by the end of 2023Red tape is defined as "excessive bureaucracy or adherence to r...
Jan 29, 2024
Anti-UCP signs posted to Premier Danielle Smith's constituency office
Premier Danielle Smith's constituency office in Medicine Hat was seen decorated with homemade signs Sunday with messages denouncing some of her government's policies.We Don't Trust Dani, Lies Lies Lie...
Jan 28, 2024
Alberta NDP finalize rules for leadership race which will run Feb. 5 until June 22
Candidates can begin the paperwork to declare they want to be the next leader of the Alberta NDP on Jan. 29, kicking off a race Feb. 5 that will culminate on June 22.The location for the party's leade...
Jan 27, 2024
'Privacy of Albertans is non-negotiable': Alberta strengthening privacy laws, creating framework
Alberta's government wants to amend privacy law to ensure that the penalties for misusing the data of Albertans or violating their privacy are the strongest in Canada.It's one proposal of many initiat...
Jan 26, 2024