Category Archives: Alberta
Province launching review of Seniors Lodge Program
The Alberta Government has appointed a new seniors lodge review panel with hopes it will find ways to make the most of existing seniors lodge spaces, and help seniors age in their communities.The Seni...
Jan 18, 2024
STARS LOTTERY returns to Alberta
The lottery that goes above and beyond is back with the launch of STARS LOTTERY Alberta. From now until March 21, 2024, people from across the province can buy their tickets for their chance to win th...
Jan 18, 2024 (Supplied)
Submissions open for 2024 Michener journalism fellowships
Submissions are now open for the 2024 Michener Fellowships.The fellowships are offered by The Michener Awards Foundation in partnership with the Rideau Hall Foundation. One is in support of investigat...
Jan 18, 2024
Extreme weather a growing risk to Canada’s electricity grid: experts
A series of electricity grid alerts in Alberta during the deep freeze last week made headlines across the country, but experts say power systems all across North America are increasingly at risk of be...
Jan 18, 2024
AMA reports one of its busiest periods for roadside workers
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Motor Association (AMA) said it is working as quickly as it can to get to your vehicle. The company said it received more than 49,000 requests for roadside assistance in t...
Jan 18, 2024
Province announces $42 million in CFEP grants
The province announced this week more than 270 recipients of $42 million worth of Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) grants.CFEP dollars allow community groups to invest in facilities that ...
Jan 17, 2024
In-person engagements on future of Alberta health care start next week
The Government of Alberta says the future of health care is in your hands.Starting Jan. 23, the province will host a series of 40 in-person engagement sessions with health care workers and Albertans t...
Jan 17, 2024
Alberta releases first report on well cleanup; $33B liability estimate called too low
Alberta's oil and gas producers spent nearly $700 million in 2022 on cleaning up the hundreds of thousands of old wells that dot the province, the regulator's first report on the extent of those liabi...
Jan 17, 2024
Winning $70 million LOTTO MAX ticket sold in Alberta
Someone in Alberta is poised to be living in paradise after their LOTTO MAX ticket for Jan. 16, 2024 won $70 million, the Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) shares.The WCLC says another person ...
Jan 17, 2024
Alberta tourist town to make decision on permanent pedestrian zone in its downtown
BANFF, Alta. - An Alberta tourist town in Canada's busiest national park is expected to make a decision today on whether to continue its popular downtown pedestrian zone every summer and fall. The Tow...
Jan 17, 2024