Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta RCMP provide tips to include in emergency plan
Alberta RCMP are urging members of the public to prepare an emergency plan in case of flood or wildfire as the summer season approaches.They added that it's important to be prepared to act quickly in ...
Apr 22, 2026 (Image Credit: rdnewsNOW file photo)
Alberta and South Korea sign MOU on global energy, manufacturing
The Government of Alberta has secured another deal with a South Korean partner.Announced Tuesday, the province says it has secured an MOU with Hanwha Group to attract investment and strengthen its rol...
Apr 21, 2026 L-R: Mr. Byungkeun Jun, Head of Energy Business Development Division, Executive Vice President, Hanwha Energy; His Excellency Mr. Ki-mo Lim, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Canada; Mr. Jae-Kyu Lee, CEO, Hanwha Energy Corporation; Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta; Joseph Schow, Minister of Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration; Martin Long, Minister of Infrastructure (Image Credit: Supplied)
Alberta investing $600 million into modular school classrooms
The provincial government has announced it is investing $600 million over the next three years to install more modular classrooms.In a release, the government notes student enrolment is growing, with ...
Apr 21, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 362134979 © Trong Nguyen | Dreamstime.com)
Alberta's 'Forever Canadian' petition leader says UCP stifling democratic process
The former politician who gathered more than 456,000 signatures to keep Alberta in Canada says he watched firsthand the legislature committee tasked with its review stifle the democratic process. Thom...
Apr 21, 2026 Thomas Lukaszuk, a former Alberta deputy premier, and organizer behind the ``Forever Canadian'' petition. (Image Credit: Forever Canadian Petition-Facebook)
Alberta legislature members expected to vote to revisit riding maps for 2027 election
Politicians in the Alberta legislature are expected to vote today on a controversial motion that directly affects next year's general election. Premier Danielle Smith's governing United Conservatives ...
Apr 21, 2026 Alberta legislature
Alberta and South Korea sign agreement to eliminate 3% tariff
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has signed a joint statement with the Republic of Korea's Customs Commissioner, Myeong-ku Lee, to waive a three per cent tariff for Alberta crude exports to that country...
Apr 20, 2026 The Republic of Korea’s Customs Commissioner, Myeong-ku Lee, with Premier Danielle Smith. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta)
Alberta premier rejects Opposition claims UCP interfering on electoral boundaries
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting Opposition accusations that her United Conservatives are pulling the strings behind the scenes to rejig election ridings in their favour. Smith dismissed th...
Apr 20, 2026
Indigenous-led recovery community opens on Blood Tribe
A new Indigenous-led recovery community is now open in southern Alberta.The Blood Tribe Iitakamotsiipiohsopi Recovery Community offers 75 beds at no cost, with land-based treatment for those strugglin...
Apr 18, 2026 L-R: Joseph Schow, MLA for Cardston-Siksika; Rick Wilson, Minister of Mental Health and Addiction; Danielle Smith, Premier; Chief Traveller Plaited Hair, Crystal Day Chief, Blood Tribe Department of Health; Kash Shade, CEO, Blood Tribe Department of Health; Councillor Marcel Weasel Head, board chair, Blood Tribe Department of Health. (Image Credit: Blood Tribe Department of Health Communications)
Tragic fire in Brazeau County claims two young lives
A baby and a toddler have tragically died in a house fire in Brazeau County. On April 16, at about 12:30 p.m., Breton RCMP received a report of a residential house fire on Township Road 42 in Brazeau ...
Apr 17, 2026
Redraw of electoral boundaries would present challenging timeline; Elections Alberta
Alberta's elections agency says a government decision to revisit how provincial ridings are drawn up will be a challenge as the clock ticks toward an October 2027 vote. Elections Alberta says it needs...
Apr 17, 2026